Job 14:1

“Man, born of woman, ¹  lives but a few days, ²  and they are full of trouble. ³ 

biblegateway Job 14:1

"Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble.

biblegateway Job 14:1

"Man, who is born of woman, Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

biblegateway Job 14:1

"How frail is humanity! How short is life, and how full of trouble!

biblegateway Job 14:1

"We're all adrift in the same boat: too few days, too many troubles.

SABDAweb Job 14:1

As for man, the son of woman, his days are short and full of trouble.

bibleoremus Job 14:1

"A mortal, born of woman, few of days and full of trouble,

biblegateway Job 14:1

"Man who is born of woman Is of few days and full of trouble.

biblegateway Job 14:1

“Man, born of woman, ¹  lives but a few days, ²  and they are full of trouble. ³ 

¹ tn The first of the threefold apposition for אָדָם (’adam, “man”) is “born of a woman.” The genitive (“woman”) after a passive participle denotes the agent of the action (see GKC 359 §116.l).

² tn The second description is simply “[is] short of days.” The meaning here is that his life is short (“days” being put as the understatement for “years”).

³ tn The third expression is “consumed/full/sated – with/of – trouble/restlessness.” The latter word, רֹגֶז (rogez), occurred in Job 3:17; see also the idea in 10:15.