Job 14:2
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordHe cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
— Job 14:2, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.