NET Bible
"as water wears away stones, and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man’s hope."
— Job 14:19, NET Bible
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.”
“The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man. ”
“The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.”
“Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man.”
“The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by their overflowing: and so you put an end to the hope of man.”
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.”
The Present Condition“Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.
My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin.
But as a mountain falls away and crumbles, and as a rock will be removed from its place,
as water wears away stones, and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy man’s hope.
You overpower him once for all, and he departs; you change his appearance and send him away.
If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
His flesh only has pain for him, and he mourns for himself.”