Job 14

“Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.” Naming Man keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cometh, continueth, fleeth. Its relationship to verses 1 and 3 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot…” Naming Seeing keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;” Naming Though keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.” Naming Yet keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:” The line’s distinctive content terms include decayeth, drieth, fail. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou…” The line’s distinctive content terms include wouldest, appoint, grave. Its relationship to verses 12 and 14 shows what work it does in this passage.

“If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.” The line’s distinctive content terms include iniquity, sealed, sewest. Its relationship to verses 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place.” The line’s distinctive content terms include cometh, falling, mountain. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest…” The line’s distinctive content terms include destroyest, dust, earth. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.” Naming Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.” Naming His keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.