Job 14:6

Turn thyself from him that he may recover from his pain, and be able to enjoy like a hired laborer his day.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Seeing that his days are determined, the number of his months are [fixed] with thee, that thou hast set his bounds which he cannot pass:

7For there is hope for the tree: if it be cut down, it may still sprout again, while its young shoot will not cease.

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Cross References

Job 7:16I loathe it; I cannot live for ever: let me alone; for my days are but nought.

Job 10:20Lo! my days are but few: cease, then, withdraw from me [thy hand], that I may recover my cheerfulness a little.

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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