¹[] Ανθρωπος γεγεννημενος εκ γυναικος ειναι ολιγοβιος και πληρης ταραχης·

¹“Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.

²αναβλαστανει ως ανθος και κοπτεται· φευγει ως σκια και δεν διαμενει.

²He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.

³Και επι τοιουτον ανοιγεις τους οφθαλμους σου, και με φερεις εις κρισιν μετα σου;

³Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?

⁴Τις δυναται να εξαγαγη καθαρον απο ακαθαρτου; ουδεις.

⁴Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

⁵Επειδη αι ημεραι αυτου ειναι προσδιωρισμεναι, ο αριθμος των μηνων αυτου ευρισκεται παρα σοι, και συ εθεσας τα ορια αυτου, και δεν δυναται να υπερβη αυτα,

⁵Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass;

⁶αποστρεψον απ' αυτου, δια να ησυχαση, εωσου χαιρων εκπληρωση ως μισθωτος την ημεραν αυτου.

⁶Look away from him, that he may rest, until he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

⁷[] Διοτι περι του δενδρου, εαν κοπη, ειναι ελπις οτι θελει αναβλαστησει, και οτι ο τρυφερος αυτου βλαστος δεν θελει εκλειψει.

⁷“For there is hope for a tree, If it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.

⁸Και αν η ριζα αυτου παλαιωθη εν τη γη και ο κορμος αυτου αποθανη εν τω χωματι,

⁸Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,

⁹ομως δια της οσμης του υδατος θελει αναβλαστησει και θελει εκβαλει κλαδους ως νεοφυτον.

⁹yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.

¹⁰Αλλ' ο ανθρωπος αποθνησκει και παρερχεται· και ο ανθρωπος εκπνεει, και που ειναι;

¹⁰But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

¹¹Καθως τα υδατα εκλειπουσιν εκ της θαλασσης και ο ποταμος στειρευει και ξηραινεται,

¹¹As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,

¹²ουτως ο ανθρωπος, αφου κοιμηθη, δεν ανισταται· εωσου οι ουρανοι μη υπαρξωσι, δεν θελουσιν εξυπνησει, και δεν θελουσιν εγερθη εκ του υπνου αυτων.

¹²so man lies down and doesn’t rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

¹³Ειθε να με εκρυπτες εν τω ταφω, να με εσκεπαζες εωσου παρελθη η οργη σου, να προσδιωριζες εις εμε προθεσμιαν, και τοτε να με ενθυμηθης

¹³“Oh that you would hide me in Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , that you would keep me secret, until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

¹⁴Εαν αποθανη ο ανθρωπος, θελει αναζησει; πασας τας ημερας της εκστρατειας μου θελω περιμενει, εωσου ελθη η απαλλαγη μου.

¹⁴If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare would I wait, until my release should come.

¹⁵Θελεις καλεσει, και εγω θελω σοι αποκριθη· θελεις επιβλεψει εις το εργον των χειρων σου.

¹⁵You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.

¹⁶[] Διοτι τωρα αριθμεις τα διαβηματα μου· δεν παραφυλαττεις τας αμαρτιας μου;

¹⁶But now you number my steps. Don’t you watch over my sin?

¹⁷Η παραβασις μου ειναι επεσφραγισμενη εν βαλαντιω, και επισημειονεις την ανομιαν μου.

¹⁷My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.

¹⁸Βεβαιως το μεν ορος πιπτον εξουδενουται, ο δε βραχος μετακινειται απο του τοπου αυτου.

¹⁸“But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place;

¹⁹Τα υδατα τρωγουσι τας πετρας· αι πλημμυραι αυτων παρασυρουσι το χωμα της γης· ουτω συ καταστρεφεις την ελπιδα του ανθρωπου,

¹⁹The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

²⁰υπερισχυεις παντοτε εναντιον αυτου, και αυτος παρερχεται· μεταβαλλεις την οψιν αυτου και αποπεμπεις αυτον.

²⁰You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away.

²¹Οι υιοι αυτου υψουνται, και αυτος δεν εξευρει· και ταπεινουνται, και αυτος δεν εννοει ουδεν περι αυτων.

²¹His sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it of them.

²²Μονον η σαρξ αυτου επ' αυτου θελει πονει, και η ψυχη αυτου εν αυτω θελει πενθει.

²²But his flesh on him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.”