Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 14:2
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Berean Standard Bible
Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
King James Version
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
World English Bible
He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.
American Standard Version
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 14
1 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
2 Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.
3 Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?
4 Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!
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