78 lines
2.1 KiB
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78 lines
2.1 KiB
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# Chapter 14
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1. "Man _who is_ born of woman
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Is of few days and full of trouble.
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2. He comes forth like a flower and fades away;
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He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
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3. And do You open Your eyes on such a one,
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And bring me to judgment with Yourself?
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4. Who can bring a clean _thing_ out of an unclean?
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No one!
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5. Since his days _are_ determined,
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The number of his months _is_ with You;
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You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.
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6. Look away from him that he may rest,
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Till like a hired man he finishes his day.
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7. "For there is hope for a tree,
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If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
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And that its tender shoots will not cease.
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8. Though its root may grow old in the earth,
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And its stump may die in the ground,
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9. _Yet_ at the scent of water it will bud
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And bring forth branches like a plant.
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10. But man dies and is laid away;
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Indeed he breathes his last
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And where _is_ he?
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11. _As_ water disappears from the sea,
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And a river becomes parched and dries up,
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12. So man lies down and does not rise.
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Till the heavens _are_ no more,
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They will not awake
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Nor be roused from their sleep.
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13. "Oh, that You would hide me in the grave,
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That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
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That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
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14. If a man dies, shall he live _again?_
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All the days of my hard service I will wait,
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Till my change comes.
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15. You shall call, and I will answer You;
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You shall desire the work of Your hands.
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16. For now You number my steps,
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But do not watch over my sin.
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17. My transgression _is_ sealed up in a bag,
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And You cover my iniquity.
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18. "But _as_ a mountain falls _and_ crumbles away,
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And _as_ a rock is moved from its place;
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19. _As_ water wears away stones,
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_And as_ torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
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So You destroy the hope of man.
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20. You prevail forever against him, and he passes on;
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You change his countenance and send him away.
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21. His sons come to honor, and he does not know _it;_
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They are brought low, and he does not perceive _it._
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22. But his flesh will be in pain over it,
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And his soul will mourn over it."
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