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Seeing his days are determined,
The number of his months is with thee,
And thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Look away from him, that he may [a]rest,
Till he shall [b]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.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:6 Hebrew cease.
  2. Job 14:6 Or, have pleasure in

A person’s days are determined;(A)
    you have decreed the number of his months(B)
    and have set limits he cannot exceed.(C)
So look away from him and let him alone,(D)
    till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.(E)

“At least there is hope for a tree:(F)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(G) will not fail.(H)

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