So man lieth down, and riseth not - He lies down in the grave and does not rise again on the earth.

Till the heavens …

So man lies down
Or "and", or "but man lies down" ^F2 ; in the grave when he dies, as on a bed, and takes …

Though a tree is cut down, yet in a moist situation, shoots come forth and grow up as a newly planted tree. But when man is cut off by death, he is…

After stating his opinion, Job proceeds to clarify it. First, he shows that as things appear in this life, man is in a worse condition than even we…