Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
Man ,
that is born of a woman ,
Is of few days ,
and full of trouble.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
And doth
thou open thine eyes upon such an
one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
And dost
thou open thine eyes upon such a
one, And bringest me into judgment with thee?
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are
with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Seeing his days are determined, The number of his months is
with thee, And
thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Turn
from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an
hireling, his day.
Look
away
from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a
hireling, his day.
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring
forth boughs like a plant.
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put
forth boughs like a plant.
But man dieth, and wasteth
away
: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
But man dieth, and is
laid
low
: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood
decayeth
and drieth up :
`
As '
the waters fail from the sea, And the river
wasteth
and drieth up ;
So man lieth down ,
and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised
out of their sleep.
So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused
out of their sleep.
O
that thou wouldest hide me in the
grave
, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Oh
that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol
, That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed
time
will
I wait, till my change
come.
If a man die, shall he live `
again '
? All the days of my warfare
would
I wait, Till my release
should
come.
Thou shalt
call, and I will
answer thee: thou wilt
have a desire to the work of thine
hands.
Thou wouldest
call, and I would
answer thee: Thou wouldest
have a desire to the work of thy
hands.
For
now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
But
now thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin?
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest
up mine iniquity.
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest
up mine iniquity.
And
surely
the mountains
falling cometh to nought ,
and the rock is removed out of his
place .
But
the mountain
falling cometh to nought ;
And the rock is removed out of its
place ;
The waters wear the stones :
thou
washest
away
the things
which
grow
out
of
the dust of the earth ;
and
thou destroyest the hope of man.
The waters wear the stones ;
The overflowings
thereof
wash
away
the dust of the earth :
So
thou destroyest the hope of man.
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth :
thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth ;
Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
His sons come to honour
, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
His sons come to honor
, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
But his flesh upon him shall
have
pain, and his soul within him shall
mourn
.
But his flesh upon him hath
pain, And his soul within him mourneth
.
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