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13     O that You would merely hide me in the land of the dead
        and keep me in secret till Your wrath is gone,
        until a time You decide when You might think upon me.
14     If one dies, can he live again?
        Through these days of toil and struggle,
        I will patiently wait until my situation changes.
15     You will call out, and I will answer You then;
        and You will long for me,
        the work of Your hands, again.

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13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(A)
    and conceal me till your anger has passed!(B)
If only you would set me a time
    and then remember(C) me!(D)
14 If someone dies, will they live again?
    All the days of my hard service(E)
    I will wait for my renewal[a](F) to come.
15 You will call and I will answer you;(G)
    you will long for the creature your hands have made.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:14 Or release