Job 14:1

Easy To Read Version

\{Job said,\} “We are all human beings. {\cf2\super [24]} Our life is short and full of trouble.

Cross References

Genesis 3:17

Then the Lord God said to the man,

Genesis 47:9

Jacob said to Pharaoh, “I have had a short life with many troubles. I have lived only 130 years. My father and his ancestors [251] lived to be much older than I am.”

2 Kings 4:19

The boy said to his father, “Oh, my head! My head hurts!”

Job 10:20

My life is almost finished.\par So leave me alone!\par Let me enjoy the little time I have left,\par

Job 15:14

“A man can’t really be pure.\par A person {\cf2\super [25]} can’t be more right than God!\par

Job 25:4

Compared to God, no person is good.\par No human being {\cf2\super [45]} can really be pure.\par

Job 25:5

In Gods eyes,\par even the moon is not pure and bright,\par even the stars are not pure.\par

Job 5:7

But man is born to have trouble,\par as sure as sparks fly up from a fire.\par

Job 7:1

Job said,

Job 7:6

“My days go by faster\par than a weaver’s shuttle. {\cf2\super [13]} \par And my life ends without hope.\par

Job 8:9

It seems like we were born yesterday.\par We are too young to know for sure.\par Our days on earth are very short,\par like a shadow.\par

Job 9:25

“My days go faster than a runner.\par My days fly away and there is\par no happiness in them.\par

Psalm 39:5

Lord, you gave me only a short life. {\cf2\super [236]} \par My short life is nothing,\par compared to you.\par Every person’s life is only like a cloud\par \{that quickly disappears\}.\par No person lives forever! {\cf2\super [237]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [238]})\i0 \par

Psalm 39:6

Our life is like an image \{in a mirror\}. {\cf2\super [239]} \par We rush through life collecting things,\par but we don’t know who will get them\par \{after we die\}.\par

Psalm 51:5

I was born in sin,\par and in sin my mother conceived me.\par

Psalm 89:47

Remember how short my life is:\par You created us to live a short life,\par and then die.\par

Ecclesiastes 2:17

This made me hate life. It made me very sad to think that everything in this life {\cf2\super [10]} is useless, like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [11]}

Ecclesiastes 2:23

All his life he has pain, frustrations, and hard work. Even at night, a person’s mind does not rest. This is also senseless.

Jeremiah 20:18

Why did I have to come out of the body?\par All I have seen is trouble and sorrow.\par And my life will end in shame.\par

Matthew 11:11

I tell you the truth: John the Baptizer is greater than any man that has ever lived. But even the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John.