1 [“] Man, born of a woman, [is] short of days and full of trouble.10 And a man dies and is laid low; and a man expires, and where [is] he?11 As waters disappear from the sea, and a river dries up and withers,12 so a man lies down and does not arise; until the heavens [are] no more, they will not awaken and they will not be roused from their sleep.13 Who will give [that] You would hide me in Sheol, [that] You would hide me until the turning back of Your anger, [that] You would set for me a limit, and then remember me!14 If a man dies, will he live? All the days of my hardship, I will wait, until the coming of my change.15 You will call, and I will answer You; You will desire the work of Your hands.16 For now, You count my steps; You do not watch over my sin.17 My transgression is sealed up in a bundle, and You plaster over my iniquity.18 But [as] a falling mountain wastes away, and [as] a rock moves from its place,19 [as] stones [by] the waters are worn away, [and] her torrents engulf the dust of the earth, so the hope of man You destroy.2 Like a flower he comes forth and withers, and he flees like a shadow, and does not stand.20 You prevail over him forever, and he goes away; You change his face and send him away.21 His sons gain honor, and he does not know [it]; and they are diminished, and he does not perceive it.22 Indeed his flesh upon him is in pain, and his soul mourns over him.”3 And upon this one do You open Your eyes; and bring me into judgment with You?4 Who will bring clean from unclean? Not one!5 Since his days are determined, the number of his months [is] with You; his limits You have made, and he cannot pass over [them].6 Look away from him that he may rest, until he can enjoy his day like a hireling.7 For there is hope for a tree, if it is cut down, that again it will pass through, and its tender shoots will not cease.8 Though its root may grow old in the earth, and its stump may die in the dirt,9 from the scent of water it will sprout, and will make branch[es] like a [fresh] planting.