Job 14:6

Depart a little from him, that he may rest, until his wished for day come, as that of the hireling.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

In Context

5The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed.

7A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout.

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Cross References

Job 7:16I have done with hope, I shall now live no longer: spare me, for my days are nothing.

Job 10:20Shall not the fewness of my days be ended shortly? suffer me, therefore, that I may lament my sorrow a little:

Matthew 20:1The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Matthew Henry on Job 14:2-7

Brevity and Frailty of Human Life. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 6 Turn from him, that he may… Read the whole commentary →

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