13 For now I (A)would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept then, I would have been at rest,

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13 For now I would be lying down(A) in peace;
    I would be asleep and at rest(B)

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10 But (A)a man dies and lies prostrate.
A person (B)passes away, and where is he?
11 As (C)water [a]evaporates from the sea,
And a river becomes parched and dried up,
12 So (D)a man lies down and does not rise.
Until the heavens no longer exist,
[b]He will not awake nor be woken from [c]his sleep.

13 “Oh that You would hide me in [d]Sheol,
That You would conceal me (E)until Your wrath returns to You,
That You would set a limit for me and remember me!
14 If a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my struggle I will wait
Until my relief comes.
15 You will call, and I will answer You;
You will long for (F)the work of Your hands.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:11 Lit disappears
  2. Job 14:12 Lit They
  3. Job 14:12 Lit their
  4. Job 14:13 I.e., the netherworld

10 But a man dies and is laid low;(A)
    he breathes his last and is no more.(B)
11 As the water of a lake dries up
    or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,(C)
12 so he lies down and does not rise;(D)
    till the heavens are no more,(E) people will not awake
    or be roused from their sleep.(F)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Job 14:14 Or release