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14 ¶ Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.

He comes forth like an open flower and is cut down; he flees as a shadow and does not remain.

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one and bring me into judgment with thee?

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14 “Mortals, born of woman,(A)
    are of few days(B) and full of trouble.(C)
They spring up like flowers(D) and wither away;(E)
    like fleeting shadows,(F) they do not endure.(G)
Do you fix your eye on them?(H)
    Will you bring them[a] before you for judgment?(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:3 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew me