Job 14:6

look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

7For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.

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Cross References

Job 7:16I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

Job 10:20Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,

Matthew 20:1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for 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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