NET Bible
"He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain."
— Job 14:2, NET Bible
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.”
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. ”
“He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.”
“Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.”
“He comes out like a flower, and is cut down: he goes in flight like a shade, and is never seen again.”
“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.”
The Brevity of Life“Man, born of woman, lives but a few days, and they are full of trouble.
He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
Do you fix your eye on such a one? And do you bring me before you for judgment?
Who can make a clean thing come from an unclean? No one!
Since man’s days are determined, the number of his months is under your control; you have set his limit and he cannot pass it.