Job 14:6

O turn thine eyes from him, and let him rest, That he may enjoy, as a hireling, his day!

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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, And the number of his months, with thee, And that thou hast appointed him bounds which he cannot pass,

7For there is hope for a tree, If it be cut down, that it will sprout again, And that its tender branches will not fail;

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Cross References

Job 7:16I am wasting away; I shall not live alway: Let me alone, for my days are a vapor!

Job 10:20Are not my days few? O spare then, And let me alone, that I may be at ease a little while,

Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers 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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