Job 14:13-22

New American Standard Bible

¹³ “Oh that You would hide me in ^[a]Sheol,
That You would conceal me ^(A)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 ^(B)the work of Your hands.
¹⁶ For now You ^(C)number my steps,
You do not ^(D)observe my sin.
¹⁷ My wrongdoing is ^(E)sealed up in a bag,
And You cover over my ^[b]guilt.

¹⁸ “But the falling mountain ^[c]crumbles away,
And the rock moves from its place;
¹⁹ Water wears away stones,
Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;
So You ^(F)destroy a man’s hope.
²⁰ You forever overpower him and he ^(G)departs;
You change his appearance and send him away.
²¹ His sons achieve honor, but ^(H)he does not know it;
Or they become insignificant, and he does not perceive it.
²² However, his ^[d]body pains him,
And his soul mourns for himself.”