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Job 14

Job Speaks of the Finality of Death

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aMan, who is born of woman, Is  1short-lived and  bfull of turmoil.

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aLike a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like  ba shadow and does not remain.

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"You also  aopen Your eyes on him And  bbring  1him into judgment with Yourself.

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aWho can make the clean out of the unclean? No one!

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"Since his days are determined, The  anumber of his months is with You; And his limits You have  1set so that he cannot pass.

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aTurn Your gaze from him that he may  1rest, Until he  2fulfills his day like a hired man.

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"For there is hope for a tree, When it is cut down, that it will sprout again, And its shoots will not  1fail.

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"Though its roots grow old in the ground And its stump dies in the dry soil,

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At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant.

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"But  aman dies and lies prostrate. Man  bexpires, and where is he?

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"As  awater  1evaporates from the sea, And a river becomes parched and dried up,

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So  aman lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer,  1He will not awake nor be aroused out of  2his sleep.

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"Oh that You would hide me in  1Sheol, That You would conceal me  auntil Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me!

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"If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my struggle I will wait Until my change comes.

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"You will call, and I will answer You; You will long for  athe work of Your hands.

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"For now You  anumber my steps, You do not  bobserve my sin.

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"My transgression is  asealed up in a bag, And You  1wrap up my iniquity.

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"But the falling mountain  1crumbles away, And the rock moves from its place;

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Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You  adestroy man's hope.

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"You forever overpower him and he  adeparts; You change his appearance and send him away.

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"His sons achieve honor, but  ahe does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.

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"But his  1body pains him, And he mourns only for himself."



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