Job 14 - Compare Translations
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Job 14:1
KJVMan that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.
WEB“Man, who is born of a woman,
YLTMan, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
Job 14:2
KJVHe cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
WEBHe grows up like a flower, and is cut down.
YLTAs a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
Job 14:3
KJVAnd doth thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?
WEBDo you open your eyes on such a one,
YLTAlso -- on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
Job 14:4
KJVWho can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
WEBWho can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
YLTWho giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job 14:5
KJVSeeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
WEBSeeing his days are determined,
YLTIf determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;
Job 14:6
KJVTurn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
WEBLook away from him, that he may rest,
YLTLook away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
Job 14:7
KJVFor 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.
WEB“For there is hope for a tree,
YLTFor there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.
Job 14:8
KJVThough the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
WEBThough its root grows old in the earth,
YLTIf its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
Job 14:9
KJVYet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
WEByet through the scent of water it will bud,
YLTFrom the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
Job 14:10
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Job 14:11
KJVAs the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
WEBAs the waters fail from the sea,
YLTWaters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
Job 14:12
KJVSo man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
WEBso man lies down and doesn’t rise.
YLTAnd man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
Job 14:13
KJVO that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
WEB“Oh that you would hide me in Sheol,
YLTO that in Sheol Thou wouldst conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.
Job 14:14
KJVIf a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
WEBIf a man dies, shall he live again?
YLTIf a man dieth -- doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
Job 14:15
KJVThou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.
WEBYou would call, and I would answer you.
YLTThou dost call, and I -- I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
Job 14:16
KJVFor now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
WEBBut now you count my steps.
YLTBut now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
Job 14:17
KJVMy transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.
WEBMy disobedience is sealed up in a bag.
YLTSealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
Job 14:18
KJVAnd surely the mountains falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.
WEB“But the mountain falling comes to nothing.
YLTAnd yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
Job 14:19
KJVThe waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.
WEBThe waters wear the stones.
YLTStones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
Job 14:20
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Job 14:21
KJVHis sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
WEBHis sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it.
YLTHonoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
Job 14:22
KJVBut his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
WEBBut his flesh on him has pain,
YLTOnly -- his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
22 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT