New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 14:1-12

1“Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,who is bornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, Isshort-livedקְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗יםke.Tzar ya.MimH7116 H3117andfullוּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'-H7649of turmoilרֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gezH7267.

2Like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731he comesH3318outH3318and withersH4448.He also fleesוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272likea shadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗לka.TzelH6738and does not remainיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.

3You alsoאַף־'af-H637openפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869on him Andbringתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935him into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941with Yourself.

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can makeיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414the cleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889out of the uncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931?Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259!

5Sinceאִ֥ם'imH518his daysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117are determinedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782, Thenumberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320is with You; And You havesetעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213his limitsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706so that he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674.

6Lookשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159awayH8159from him so that he mayrestוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,Untilעַד־'ad-H5704hefulfillsיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117like a hiredכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916workerH7916.

7“For thereH3426isH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086,Whenאִֽם־'im-H518it is cutיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772downH3772,that it will sproutיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750,And its shootsוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127will notfailתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.

8Thoughאִם־'im-H518its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328growH2204oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,And its stumpגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the dryH6083soilH6083,

9At the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will flourishיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524And produceוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213sprigsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a plantנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.

10Buta manוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191and liesH2522prostrateH2522.A personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120passesH1478awayH1478,and whereוְאַיּֽוֹ׃ve.'ai.YoH335is he?

11Aswaterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325evaporatesאָֽזְלוּ־'a.ze.lu-H235from the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,And a riverוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104becomesH2717parchedH2717and driedוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001upH3001,

12Soa manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376liesH7901downשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901and does not riseיָ֫ק֥וּםya.KumH6965.Untilעַד־'ad-H5704the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064noH1115longerH1115existH1115,He will not awakeH7019norH3808be wokenיֵ֝עֹ֗רוּye.'O.ruH5782fromhis sleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.

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