<vn='1'><sn="120">Man</s> that is <sn="3205">born</s> of a <sn="802">woman</s> is of <sn="7116">few</s><sn="3117">days</s>, and <sn="7649">full</s> of <sn="7267">trouble</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>He cometh <sn="3318">forth</s> like a <sn="6731">flower</s>, and is cut <sn="5243">down</s>: he <sn="1272">fleeth</s> also as a <sn="6738">shadow</s>, and <sn="5975">continueth</s><sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="637">And</s> dost thou <sn="6491">open</s> thine <sn="5869">eyes</s><sn="5921">upon</s> such a <sn="2088">one</s>, and <sn="935">bringest</s> me into <sn="4941">judgment</s><sn="5973">with</s> thee? </v>
<vn='4'><sn="4310">Who</s> can <sn="5414">bring</s> a <sn="2889">clean</s> thing out of an <sn="4480 2931">unclean</s>? <sn="3808">not</s><sn="259">one</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="518">Seeing</s> his <sn="3117">days</s> are <sn="2782">determined</s>, the <sn="4557">number</s> of his <sn="2320">months</s> are <sn="854">with</s> thee, thou hast <sn="6213">appointed</s> his <sn="2706">bounds</s> that he <sn="3808">cannot</s><sn="5674">pass</s>; </v>
<vn='6'><sn="8159">Turn</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> him, that he may <sn="2308">rest</s>, <sn="5704">till</s> he shall <sn="7521">accomplish</s>, as a <sn="7916">hireling</s>, his <sn="3117">day</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="3588">For</s> there <sn="3426">is</s><sn="8615">hope</s> of a <sn="6086">tree</s>, <sn="518">if</s> it be cut <sn="3772">down</s>, that it will <sn="2498">sprout</s><sn="5750">again</s>, and that the <sn="3127">tender</s> branch thereof will <sn="3808">not</s><sn="2308">cease</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="518">Though</s> the <sn="8328">root</s> thereof wax <sn="2204">old</s> in the <sn="776">earth</s>, and the <sn="1503">stock</s> thereof <sn="4191">die</s> in the <sn="6083">ground</s>; </v>
<vn='9'> Yet through the <sn="4480 7381">scent</s> of <sn="4325">water</s> it will <sn="6524">bud</s>, and bring <sn="6213">forth</s><sn="7105">boughs</s><sn="3644">like</s> a <sn="5194">plant</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>But <sn="1397">man</s><sn="4191">dieth</s>, and wasteth <sn="2522">away</s>: yea, <sn="120">man</s> giveth up the <sn="1478">ghost</s>, and <sn="346">where</s> is he? </v>
<vn='11'> As the <sn="4325">waters</s><sn="235">fail</s><sn="4480">from</s> the <sn="3220">sea</s>, and the <sn="5104">flood</s><sn="2717">decayeth</s> and drieth <sn="3001">up</s>: </v>
<vn='12'>So <sn="376">man</s> lieth <sn="7901">down</s>, and <sn="6965">riseth</s><sn="3808">not</s>: <sn="5704">till</s> the <sn="8064">heavens</s> be no <sn="1115">more</s>, they shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="6974">awake</s>, <sn="3808">nor</s> be <sn="5782">raised</s> out of their <sn="4480 8142">sleep</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>O <sn="4310">that</s> thou <sn="5414">wouldest</s><sn="6845">hide</s> me in the <sn="7585">grave</s>, that thou wouldest keep me <sn="5641">secret</s>, <sn="5704">until</s> thy <sn="639">wrath</s> be <sn="7725">past</s>, that thou wouldest <sn="7896">appoint</s> me a set <sn="2706">time</s>, and <sn="2142">remember</s> me! </v>
<vn='14'><sn="518">If</s> a <sn="1397">man</s><sn="4191">die</s>, shall he <sn="2421">live</s> again? <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="3117">days</s> of my appointed <sn="6635">time</s> will I <sn="3176">wait</s>, <sn="5704">till</s> my <sn="2487">change</s><sn="935">come</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Thou shalt <sn="7121">call</s>, and <sn="595">I</s> will <sn="6030">answer</s> thee: thou wilt have a <sn="3700">desire</s> to the <sn="4639">work</s> of thine <sn="3027">hands</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="3588">For</s><sn="6258">now</s> thou <sn="5608">numberest</s> my <sn="6806">steps</s>: dost thou <sn="3808">not</s><sn="8104">watch</s><sn="5921">over</s> my <sn="2403">sin</s>? </v>
<vn='17'>My <sn="6588">transgression</s> is sealed <sn="2856">up</s> in a <sn="6872">bag</s>, and thou sewest <sn="2950 5921">up</s> mine <sn="5771">iniquity</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And <sn="199">surely</s> the <sn="2022">mountain</s><sn="5307">falling</s> cometh to <sn="5034">naught</s>, and the <sn="6697">rock</s> is <sn="6275">removed</s> out of his <sn="4480 4725">place</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>The <sn="4325">waters</s><sn="7833">wear</s> the <sn="68">stones</s>: thou washest <sn="7857">away</s> the things which <sn="5599">grow</s> out of the <sn="6083">dust</s> of the <sn="776">earth</s>; and thou <sn="6">destroyest</s> the <sn="8615">hope</s> of <sn="582">man</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>Thou <sn="8630">prevailest</s><sn="5331">forever</s> against him, and he <sn="1980">passeth</s>: thou <sn="8138">changest</s> his <sn="6440">countenance</s>, and sendest him <sn="7971">away</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>His <sn="1121">sons</s> come to <sn="3513">honor</s>, and he <sn="3045">knoweth</s> it <sn="3808">not</s>; and they are brought <sn="6819">low</s>, but he <sn="995">perceiveth</s> it <sn="3808">not</s> of <sn="3926">them</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="389">But</s> his <sn="1320">flesh</s><sn="5921">upon</s> him shall have <sn="3510">pain</s>, and his <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="5921">within</s> him shall <sn="56">mourn</s>. </v>