Add parallel Print Page Options

10 “But[a] a man dies, and he dwindles away;
thus[b] a human being passes away, and where is he?[c]
11 As water disappears from a lake,
and a river withers away and dries up,[d]
12 so[e] a man lies down, and he does not arise.
Until the heavens are no more,[f] they will not awaken,
and they will not be roused out of their sleep.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Job 14:10 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 14:10 Hebrew “And”
  3. Job 14:10 Or “where is he then?”
  4. Job 14:11 Or “it dries up”
  5. Job 14:12 Literally “and”
  6. Job 14:12 Literally “Until not heavens”