5. Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with thee, and thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
6. Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.
7. 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 cease.
8. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9. Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.
10. But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11. As the waters fail from the sea, and the river decayeth and drieth up;
12. So man lieth down and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.
13. Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14. If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my warfare would I wait, till my release should come.
15. Thou shouldest call, and I would answer thee: thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thine hands.
16. But now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?