KJV

1  Man¹²⁰ that is born³²⁰⁵ of a woman⁸⁰² is of few⁷¹¹⁶ days,³¹¹⁷ and full⁷⁶⁴⁹ of trouble.⁷²⁶⁷

2  He cometh forth³³¹⁸ like a flower,⁶⁷³¹ and is cut down:⁵²⁴³ he fleeth¹²⁷² also as a shadow,⁶⁷³⁸ and continueth⁵⁹⁷⁵ not.³⁸⁰⁸

3  And⁶³⁷ dost thou open⁶⁴⁹¹ thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ upon⁵⁹²¹ such a one,²⁰⁸⁸ and bringest⁹³⁵ me into judgment⁴⁹⁴¹ with⁵⁹⁷³ thee?

4  Who⁴³¹⁰ can bring⁵⁴¹⁴ a clean²⁸⁸⁹ thing out of an unclean?^{4480 2931} not³⁸⁰⁸ one.²⁵⁹

5  Seeing⁵¹⁸ his days³¹¹⁷ are determined,²⁷⁸² the number⁴⁵⁵⁷ of his months²³²⁰ are with⁸⁵⁴ thee, thou hast appointed⁶²¹³ his bounds²⁷⁰⁶ that he cannot³⁸⁰⁸ pass;⁵⁶⁷⁴

6  Turn⁸¹⁵⁹ from^{4480 5921} him, that he may rest,²³⁰⁸ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ he shall accomplish,⁷⁵²¹ as a hireling,⁷⁹¹⁶ his day.³¹¹⁷

7  For³⁵⁸⁸ there is³⁴²⁶ hope⁸⁶¹⁵ of a tree,⁶⁰⁸⁶ if⁵¹⁸ it be cut down,³⁷⁷² that it will sprout²⁴⁹⁸ again,⁵⁷⁵⁰ and that the tender³¹²⁷ branch thereof will not³⁸⁰⁸ cease.²³⁰⁸

8  Though⁵¹⁸ the root⁸³²⁸ thereof wax old²²⁰⁴ in the earth,⁷⁷⁶ and the stock¹⁵⁰³ thereof die⁴¹⁹¹ in the ground;⁶⁰⁸³

9  Yet through the scent^{4480 7381} of water⁴³²⁵ it will bud,⁶⁵²⁴ and bring forth⁶²¹³ boughs⁷¹⁰⁵ like³⁶⁴⁴ a plant.⁵¹⁹⁴

10  But man¹³⁹⁷ dieth,⁴¹⁹¹ and wasteth away:²⁵²² yea, man¹²⁰ giveth up the ghost,¹⁴⁷⁸ and where³⁴⁶ is he?

11  As the waters⁴³²⁵ fail²³⁵ from⁴⁴⁸⁰ the sea,³²²⁰ and the flood⁵¹⁰⁴ decayeth²⁷¹⁷ and drieth up:³⁰⁰¹

12  So man³⁷⁶ lieth down,⁷⁹⁰¹ and riseth⁶⁹⁶⁵ not:³⁸⁰⁸ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ the heavens⁸⁰⁶⁴ be no more,¹¹¹⁵ they shall not³⁸⁰⁸ awake,⁶⁹⁷⁴ nor³⁸⁰⁸ be raised⁵⁷⁸² out of their sleep.^{4480 8142}

13  O that⁴³¹⁰ thou wouldest⁵⁴¹⁴ hide⁶⁸⁴⁵ me in the grave,⁷⁵⁸⁵ that thou wouldest keep me secret,⁵⁶⁴¹ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ thy wrath⁶³⁹ be past,⁷⁷²⁵ that thou wouldest appoint⁷⁸⁹⁶ me a set time,²⁷⁰⁶ and remember²¹⁴² me!

14  If⁵¹⁸ a man¹³⁹⁷ die,⁴¹⁹¹ shall he live²⁴²¹ again? all³⁶⁰⁵ the days³¹¹⁷ of my appointed time⁶⁶³⁵ will I wait,³¹⁷⁶ till⁵⁷⁰⁴ my change²⁴⁸⁷ come.⁹³⁵

15  Thou shalt call,⁷¹²¹ and I⁵⁹⁵ will answer⁶⁰³⁰ thee: thou wilt have a desire³⁷⁰⁰ to the work⁴⁶³⁹ of thine hands.³⁰²⁷

16  For³⁵⁸⁸ now⁶²⁵⁸ thou numberest⁵⁶⁰⁸ my steps:⁶⁸⁰⁶ dost thou not³⁸⁰⁸ watch⁸¹⁰⁴ over⁵⁹²¹ my sin?²⁴⁰³

17  My transgression⁶⁵⁸⁸ is sealed up²⁸⁵⁶ in a bag,⁶⁸⁷² and thou sewest up^{2950 5921} mine iniquity.⁵⁷⁷¹

18  And surely¹⁹⁹ the mountain²⁰²² falling⁵³⁰⁷ cometh to naught,⁵⁰³⁴ and the rock⁶⁶⁹⁷ is removed⁶²⁷⁵ out of his place.^{4480 4725}

19  The waters⁴³²⁵ wear⁷⁸³³ the stones:⁶⁸ thou washest away⁷⁸⁵⁷ the things which grow⁵⁵⁹⁹ out of the dust⁶⁰⁸³ of the earth;⁷⁷⁶ and thou destroyest⁶ the hope⁸⁶¹⁵ of man.⁵⁸²

20  Thou prevailest⁸⁶³⁰ forever⁵³³¹ against him, and he passeth:¹⁹⁸⁰ thou changest⁸¹³⁸ his countenance,⁶⁴⁴⁰ and sendest him away.⁷⁹⁷¹

21  His sons¹¹²¹ come to honor,³⁵¹³ and he knoweth³⁰⁴⁵ it not;³⁸⁰⁸ and they are brought low,⁶⁸¹⁹ but he perceiveth⁹⁹⁵ it not³⁸⁰⁸ of them.³⁹²⁶

22  But³⁸⁹ his flesh¹³²⁰ upon⁵⁹²¹ him shall have pain,³⁵¹⁰ and his soul⁵³¹⁵ within⁵⁹²¹ him shall mourn.⁵⁶

Sep

1 βροτὸς γὰρ γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ὀλιγόβιος καὶ πλήρης ὀργῆς

2 ἢ ὥσπερ ἄνθος ἀνθῆσαν ἐξέπεσεν ἀπέδρα δὲ ὥσπερ σκιὰ καὶ οὐ μὴ στῇ

3 οὐχὶ καὶ τούτου λόγον ἐποιήσω καὶ τοῦτον ἐποίησας εἰσελθεῖν ἐν κρίματι ἐνώπιόν σου

4 τίς γὰρ καθαρὸς ἔσται ἀπὸ ῥύπου ἀλλ᾽ οὐθείς

5 ἐὰν καὶ μία ἡμέρα ὁ βίος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀριθμητοὶ δὲ μῆνες αὐτοῦ παρὰ σοί εἰς χρόνον ἔθου καὶ οὐ μὴ ὑπερβῇ

6 ἀπόστα ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἵνα ἡσυχάσῃ καὶ εὐδοκήσῃ τὸν βίον ὥσπερ ὁ μισθωτός

7 ἔστιν γὰρ δένδρῳ ἐλπίς ἐὰν γὰρ ἐκκοπῇ ἔτι ἐπανθήσει καὶ ὁ ῥάδαμνος αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπῃ

8 ἐὰν γὰρ γηράσῃ ἐν γῇ ἡ ῥίζα αὐτοῦ ἐν δὲ πέτρᾳ τελευτήσῃ τὸ στέλεχος αὐτοῦ

9 ἀπὸ ὀσμῆς ὕδατος ἀνθήσει ποιήσει δὲ θερισμὸν ὥσπερ νεόφυτον

10 ἀνὴρ δὲ τελευτήσας ᾤχετο πεσὼν δὲ βροτὸς οὐκέτι ἔστιν

11 χρόνῳ γὰρ σπανίζεται θάλασσα ποταμὸς δὲ ἐρημωθεὶς ἐξηράνθη

12 ἄνθρωπος δὲ κοιμηθεὶς οὐ μὴ ἀναστῇ ἕως ἂν ὁ οὐρανὸς οὐ μὴ συρραφῇ καὶ οὐκ ἐξυπνισθήσονται ἐξ ὕπνου αὐτῶν

13 εἰ γὰρ ὄφελον ἐν ᾅδῃ με ἐφύλαξας ἔκρυψας δέ με ἕως ἂν παύσηταί σου ἡ ὀργὴ καὶ τάξῃ μοι χρόνον ἐν ᾧ μνείαν μου ποιήσῃ

14 ἐὰν γὰρ ἀποθάνῃ ἄνθρωπος ζήσεται συντελέσας ἡμέρας τοῦ βίου αὐτοῦ ὑπομενῶ ἕως ἂν πάλιν γένωμαι

15 εἶτα καλέσεις ἐγὼ δέ σοι ὑπακούσομαι τὰ δὲ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ ἀποποιοῦ

16 ἠρίθμησας δέ μου τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα καὶ οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ σε οὐδὲν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου

17 ἐσφράγισας δέ μου τὰς ἀνομίας ἐν βαλλαντίῳ ἐπεσημήνω δέ εἴ τι ἄκων παρέβην

18 καὶ πλὴν ὄρος πῖπτον διαπεσεῖται καὶ πέτρα παλαιωθήσεται ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς

19 λίθους ἐλέαναν ὕδατα καὶ κατέκλυσεν ὕδατα ὕπτια τοῦ χώματος τῆς γῆς καὶ ὑπομονὴν ἀνθρώπου ἀπώλεσας

20 ὦσας αὐτὸν εἰς τέλος καὶ ᾤχετο ἐπέστησας αὐτῷ τὸ πρόσωπον καὶ ἐξαπέστειλας

21 πολλῶν δὲ γενομένων τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ οὐκ οἶδεν ἐὰν δὲ ὀλίγοι γένωνται οὐκ ἐπίσταται

22 ἀλλ᾽ ἢ αἱ σάρκες αὐτοῦ ἤλγησαν ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπένθησεν

Tan

‎1 ‏אָ֭דָם יְל֣וּד אִשָּׁ֑ה קְצַ֥ר יָ֝מִ֗ים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־רֹֽגֶז׃

‎2 ‏כְּצִ֣יץ יָ֭צָא וַיִּמָּ֑ל וַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֽוֹד׃

‎3 ‏אַף־עַל־זֶ֭ה פָּקַ֣חְתָּ עֵינֶ֑ךָ וְאֹ֘תִ֤י תָבִ֖יא בְמִשְׁפָּ֣ט עִמָּֽךְ׃

‎4 ‏מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן טָ֭הוֹר מִטָּמֵ֗א לֹ֣א אֶחָֽד׃

‎5 ‏אִ֥ם חֲרוּצִ֨ים׀ יָמָ֗יו מִֽסְפַּר־חֳדָשָׁ֥יו אִתָּ֑ךְ חקו חֻקָּ֥יו עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲבֽוֹר׃

‎6 ‏שְׁעֵ֣ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וְיֶחְדָּ֑ל עַד־יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה כְּשָׂכִ֥יר יוֹמֽוֹ׃

‎7 ‏כִּ֤י יֵ֥שׁ לָעֵ֗ץ תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה אִֽם־יִ֭כָּרֵת וְע֣וֹד יַחֲלִ֑יף וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תֶחְדָּֽל׃

‎8 ‏אִם־יַזְקִ֣ין בָּאָ֣רֶץ שָׁרְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בֶעָפָ֗ר יָמ֥וּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

‎9 ‏מֵרֵ֣יחַ מַ֣יִם יַפְרִ֑חַ וְעָשָׂ֖ה קָצִ֣יר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃

‎10 ‏וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃

‎11 ‏אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃

‎12 ‏וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃

‎13 ‏מִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן׀ בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁ֣וּב אַפֶּ֑ךָ תָּ֤שִׁ֥ית³ לִ֖י חֹ֣ק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃

‎14 ‏אִם־יָמ֥וּת גֶּ֗בֶר הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה כָּל־יְמֵ֣י צְבָאִ֣י אֲיַחֵ֑ל עַד־בּ֝֗וֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃

‎15 ‏תִּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ לְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶ֣יךָ תִכְסֹֽף׃

‎16 ‏כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה צְעָדַ֣י תִּסְפּ֑וֹר לֹֽא־תִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃

‎17 ‏חָתֻ֣ם בִּצְר֣וֹר פִּשְׁעִ֑י וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל עַל־עֲוֹנִֽי׃

‎18 ‏וְ֭אוּלָם הַר־נוֹפֵ֣ל יִבּ֑וֹל וְ֝צ֗וּר יֶעְתַּ֥ק מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

‎19 ‏אֲבָנִ֤ים׀ שָׁ֥חֲקוּ מַ֗יִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶ֥יהָ עֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ וְתִקְוַ֖ת אֱנ֣וֹשׁ הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃

‎20 ‏תִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּ לָ֭נֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה פָ֝נָ֗יו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃

‎21 ‏יִכְבְּד֣וּ בָ֭נָיו וְלֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִ֥ין לָֽמוֹ׃

‎22 ‏אַךְ־בְּ֭שָׂרוֹ עָלָ֣יו יִכְאָ֑ב וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פ

Vul

1 [Homo natus de muliere, brevi vivens tempore,
repletur multis miseriis.

2 Qui quasi flos egreditur et conteritur,
et fugit velut umbra, et numquam in eodem statu permanet.

3 Et dignum ducis super hujuscemodi aperire oculos tuos,
et adducere eum tecum in judicium?

4 Quis potest facere mundum de immundo conceptum semine?
nonne tu qui solus es?

5 Breves dies hominis sunt:
numerus mensium ejus apud te est:
constituisti terminos ejus, qui præteriri non poterunt.

6 Recede paululum ab eo, ut quiescat,
donec optata veniat, sicut mercenarii, dies ejus.

7 Lignum habet spem:
si præcisum fuerit, rursum virescit,
et rami ejus pullulant.

8 Si senuerit in terra radix ejus,
et in pulvere emortuus fuerit truncus illius,

9 ad odorem aquæ germinabit,
et faciet comam, quasi cum primum plantatum est.

10 Homo vero cum mortuus fuerit, et nudatus,
atque consumptus, ubi, quæso, est?

11 Quomodo si recedant aquæ de mari,
et fluvius vacuefactus arescat:

12 sic homo, cum dormierit, non resurget:
donec atteratur cælum, non evigilabit,
nec consurget de somno suo.

13 Quis mihi hoc tribuat, ut in inferno protegas me,
et abscondas me donec pertranseat furor tuus,
et constituas mihi tempus in quo recorderis mei?

14 Putasne mortuus homo rursum vivat?
cunctis diebus quibus nunc milito, expecto
donec veniat immutatio mea.

15 Vocabis me, et ego respondebo tibi:
operi manuum tuarum porriges dexteram.

16 Tu quidem gressus meos dinumerasti:
sed parce peccatis meis.

17 Signasti quasi in sacculo delicta mea,
sed curasti iniquitatem meam.

18 Mons cadens defluit,
et saxum transfertur de loco suo:

19 lapides excavant aquæ,
et alluvione paulatim terra consumitur:
et hominem ergo similiter perdes.

20 Roborasti eum paululum, ut in perpetuum transiret:
immutabis faciem ejus, et emittes eum.

21 Sive nobiles fuerint filii ejus,
sive ignobiles, non intelliget.

22 Attamen caro ejus, dum vivet, dolebit,
et anima illius super semetipso lugebit.]