Are not my days few? Then stop, leave me alone so I might have a little joy,
Job 14:6 - Tree of Life Version Look away from him and let him alone, until he fulfills his time like a hired laborer. 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 not my days few? Then stop, leave me alone so I might have a little joy,
“At least there is hope for a tree— if it is cut down it will sprout again, and its shoots will not cease.
I despise it; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a vapor.
Will You never look away from me, or let me alone until I swallow my spittle?
Hear my prayer, Adonai, and listen to my cry— do not keep silent at my tears. For with You I am an outsider, a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
But now Adonai has spoken, saying: “Within three years (as with the years of a hired worker), the glory of Moab will be disgraced; for all his large population, the remnant will be very small and feeble.”