1 Man born of woman is short-lived and full of trouble,
2 Like a flower that springs up and fades, swift as a shadow that does not abide.
3 Upon such a one will you cast your eyes so as to bring him into judgment before you,
4 Can a man be found who is clean of defilement? There is none,
5 however short his days. You know the number of his months; you have fixed the limit which he cannot pass.
6 Look away from him and let him be, while, like a hireling, he completes his day.
7 For a tree there is hope, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again and that its tender shoots will not cease.
8 Even though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the dust,
9 Yet at the first whiff of water it may flourish again and put forth branches like a young plant.
10 But when a man dies, all vigor leaves him; when man expires, where then is he?
11 As when the waters of a lake fail, or a stream grows dry and parches,
12 So men lie down and rise not again. Till the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
13 Oh, that you would hide me in the nether world and keep me sheltered till your wrath is past; would fix a time for me, and then remember me!
14 When a man has died, were he to live again, all the days of my drudgery I would wait, until my relief should come.
15 You would call, and I would answer you; you would esteem the work of your hands.
16 Surely then you would count my steps, and not keep watch for sin in me.
17 My misdeeds would be sealed up in a pouch, and you would cover over my guilt.
18 But as a mountain falls at last and its rock is moved from its place,
19 As waters wear away the stones and floods wash away the soil of the land, so you destroy the hope of man.
20 You prevail once for all against him and he passes on; with changed appearance you send him away.
21 If his sons are honored, he is not aware of it; if they are in disgrace, he does not know about them.
22 Only his own flesh pains him, and his soul grieves for him.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 14:
In Job chapter 14, the character expresses his anguish in the face of the brevity of human life and the inevitability of death. He wonders whether there will be hope after death and reflects on the transience of human existence. The verses selected below address themes related to the fragility of human life and hope in God.
Psalm 39:4-5: "Make me know, Lord, my end, and the measure of my days what is I feel how fragile I am. Behold, my days have done as Palm; the time of my life It is like nothing before you, in fact, every man, no matter how firm, is totally vanity. " This psalm expresses the same anguish present in Job's heart about the fragility of human life and the brevity of time.
Psalm 90:12: "Teach us to tell our days, that we may reach wise heart." This psalm also addresses the transience of human life and the importance of valuing every moment as if it were the last.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52: "Behold, I say a mystery here: In fact, we will not all sleep, but we will all be transformed into an open and close eye, before the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and them Dead will be incorru with incorruptible, and we will be transformed. " In this verse, Paul speaks of hope in the resurrection and transformation of the human body into a glorified body.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18: "Therefore we do not break down; but even though our outer man is corrupted, the interior, however, renews himself from day to day. Because our light and momentary tribulation produces an eternal weight for us. of very excellent glory; not paying attention to us in things that are seen, but in those that are not seen; for those who see themselves are temporal, and those who do not see are eternal. " In this verse, Paul talks about the importance of maintaining hope in eternal life, even in the midst of the tribulations and difficulties of earthly life.
Revelation 21:4: "And God will clean from his eyes every tear; and there will be no more death, no weeping, no cry, no pain; for the first things are passed." This verse speaks of hope in eternal life in a new heaven and new earth, where there will be no more pain, death or sadness.
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