Are not my days few? Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer
Job 14:6 - English Standard Version 2016 look away from him and leave him alone, that he may enjoy, like a hired hand, his day. 更多版本King 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 cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer
“For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease.
I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are a breath.
How long will you not look away from me, nor leave me alone till I swallow my spit?
But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be very few and feeble.”