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A Short and Troubled Life
All commentators agree that this verse describes the universal human condition. Life is inherently brief ("of few days") and filled with hardship ("full of trouble"). Scholars note that even the most prosperous and seemingly happy lives are not exempt from this reality, making it a shared experience for all of humanity.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 14:1
18th Century
Theologian
Man that is born of a woman - See the notes at Job 13:28. The object of Job in these verses is to show the frailty and feebleness o…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 14:1
19th Century
Bishop
Man that is born of a woman is of few days. — He now takes the opportunity to elaborate on the miserable condition of man in general, risi…
John Gill
On Job 14:1
17th Century
Pastor
Man [that is] born of a woman
Man, Adam; not the first man, so called, for he was made and created out of the dust o…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 14:1–6
17th Century
Minister
Job enlarges upon the condition of man, addressing himself also to God. Every man of Adam's fallen race is short-lived. All his show of beauty, hap…