This chapter continues Job's speech, which started in [Job 12:1](../12/01.md).

## Man, who is born of woman ##

This refers to all people, both men and women; all are born into this world.

## is full of trouble ##

AT: "his life is full of trouble" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## He sprouts from the ground like a flower and is cut down ##

A man's short life is compared to that of a flower. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## He flees like a shadow and does not last ##

A man's short life is compared to a shadow that disappears quickly. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## Do you look at any of these? ##

Job talks to God; he implies that God should not pay attention to him. AT: "God, you should pay attention to any human being" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## look at ##

This has here a negative connotation. AT: "pay attention to" or "look for faults in" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## any of these ##

Job speaks about himself in the third person. AT: "me"

## Do you bring me into judgment with you? ##

Implied is that God should not judge Job because he is so small. AT: "Do you accuse me of sinning?" or "You should not threaten to judge me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])