5. The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed.
6. Depart a little from him, that he may rest, until his wished for day come, as that of the hireling.
7. A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout.
8. If its root be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:
9. At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.
10. But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you where is he?
11. As if the waters should depart out of the sea, and an emptied river should be dried up:
12. So man when he is fallen asleep shall not rise again; till the heavens be broken, he shall not awake, nor rise up out of his sleep.
13. Who will grant me this, that thou mayest protect me in hell, and hide me till thy wrath pass, and appoint me a time when thou wilt remember me?