Job 14:8 "Though its roots grow old in the ground And its stump dies in the dry soil,
Job 14:9 At the scent of water it will flourish And put forth sprigs like a plant.
Job 14:10 "But man dies and lies prostrate. Man expires, and where is he?
Job 14:12 So man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no longer, He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.
Job 14:13 ¶ "Oh that You would hide me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You, That You would set a limit for me and remember me!
Job 14:14 "If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my struggle I will wait Until my change comes.
Job 14:16 "For now You number my steps, You do not observe my sin.
Job 14:17 "My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And You wrap up my iniquity.
Job 14:19 Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy man's hope.
Job 14:20 "You forever overpower him and he departs; You change his appearance and send him away.
Job 14:21 "His sons achieve honor, but he does not know it; Or they become insignificant, but he does not perceive it.
Job 15:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
Job 15:2 "Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge And fill himself with the east wind?
Job 15:3 "Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which are not profitable?
Job 15:4 "Indeed, you do away with reverence And hinder meditation before God.
Job 15:6 "Your own mouth condemns you, and not I; And your own lips testify against you.
Job 15:7 ¶ "Were you the first man to be born, Or were you brought forth before the hills?
Job 15:8 "Do you hear the secret counsel of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?
Job 15:10 "Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, Older than your father.
Job 15:11 "Are the consolations of God too small for you, Even the word spoken gently with you?