1 Man, born of woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.
2 He comes forth like a flower, and is crushed, and he flees, as if a shadow, and never remains in the same state.
3 And do you consider it fitting to look down with your eyes on someone in this way and to lead him into judgment with you?
4 Who can make him clean who is conceived of unclean seed? Are you not the only one who can?
5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with you; you have determined his limits, which cannot be surpassed.
6 Withdraw a little from him, so that he may rest, until his awaited day arrives, like that of the hired hand.
7 A tree has hope: if it has been cut, it turns green again, and its branches spring forth.
8 If its roots grow old in the earth, and its trunk passes into dust,
9 at the scent of water, it will sprout and bring forth leaves, as when it had first been planted.
10 Truly, when a man dies, and has been left unprotected, and has decayed, I ask you where is he?
11 It is as if the waters had receded from the sea and an emptied river had dried up;
12 just so, when a man is fallen asleep, he will not rise again, until the heavens are worn away; he will not awaken, nor rise from his sleep.
13 Who will grant this to me, that you will protect me in the underworld, and hide me until your fury passes by, and establish a time for me, in which you will remember me?
14 Do you suppose that a dead man will live again? On each of the days in which I now battle, I wait until my transformation occurs.
15 You will call me and I will answer you; to the work of your hands, you will extend your right hand.
16 Indeed, you have numbered my steps, but you have been lenient with my sins.
17 You have sealed up my offenses, as if in a purse, but you have cured my iniquity.
18 A falling mountain flows away, and a stone is transferred from its place.
19 Waters wear away stones, and with a flood the land is reduced little by little; and similarly, you will destroy man.
20 You have strengthened him for a little while, so that he may cross over into eternity. You will change his face and send him forth.
21 Whether his sons have been noble or ignoble, he will not understand.
22 And in this way his body, while he yet lives, will have grief, and his soul will mourn over himself.
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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