Are my days not few? Stop it! Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little
Job 14:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised look away from him and let him rest so that he can enjoy his day like a hired worker. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Turn from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [O God] turn from him [and cease to watch him so pitilessly]; let him rest until he has accomplished as does a hireling the appointed time for his day. American Standard Version (1901) Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. Common English Bible Look away from us that we may rest, until we are satisfied like a worker at day’s end. Catholic Public Domain Version Withdraw a little from him, so that he may rest, until his awaited day arrives, like that of the hired hand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Depart a little from him, that he may rest, until his wished-for day come, as that of the hireling. |
Are my days not few? Stop it! Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little
There is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its shoots will not die.
I give up! I will not live for ever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.
Will you ever look away from me, or leave me alone long enough to swallow?
And now the Lord says, ‘In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab’s splendour will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.’