New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 Man born of woman is short-lived and full of disquiet.
2 He blossoms like a flower and then he withers;
he slips away like a shadow and does not stay;
note he is like a wine-skin that perishes
or a garment that moths have eaten.
3 Dost thou fix thine eyes on such a creature,
and wilt thou bring him into court to confront thee? note
5 The days of his life are determined,
and the number of his months is known to thee;
thou hast laid down a limit, which he cannot pass.
6 Look away from him therefore and leave him alone note
counting the hours day by day like a hired labourer.
7 If a tree is cut down,
there is hope that it will sprout again
and fresh shoots will not fail.
8 Though its roots grow old in the earth,
and its stump is dying in the ground,
9 if it scents water it may break into bud
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and make new growth like a young plant.
10 But a man dies, and he disappears; note
man comes to his end, and where is he?
11 As the waters of a lake dwindle,
or as a river shrinks and runs dry,
12 so mortal man lies down, never to rise
until the very sky splits open.
If a man dies, can he live again? note
He shall never be roused from his sleep.
13 If only thou wouldst hide me in Sheol
and conceal me till thy anger turns aside,
if thou wouldst fix a limit for my time there, and then remember me!
14 note Then I would not lose hope, however long my service,
waiting for my relief to come.
15 Thou wouldst summon me, and I would answer thee;
thou wouldst long to see the creature thou hast made.
16 But now thou dost count every step I take,
watching all my course.
17 Every offence of mine is stored in thy bag;
thou dost keep my iniquity under seal.
18 Yet as a falling mountain-side is swept away,
and a rock is dislodged from its place,
19 as water wears away stones,
and a rain-storm scours the soil from the land,
so thou hast wiped out the hope of frail man;
20 thou dost overpower him finally, and he is gone;
his face is changed, and he is banished from thy sight.
22 note His flesh upon him becomes black,
and his life-blood dries up within him. note
21 His sons rise to honour, and he sees nothing of it;
they sink into obscurity, and he knows it not.
New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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