2 He comes forth like a flower and fades away;He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
3 And do You open Your eyes on such a one,And bring me to judgment with Yourself?
4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?No one!
5 Since his days are determined,The number of his months is with You;You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.
6 Look away from him that he may rest,Till like a hired man he finishes his day.
7 “For there is hope for a tree,If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,And that its tender shoots will not cease.
8 Though its root may grow old in the earth,And its stump may die in the ground,