Job 14:6

turn from him lit. look away from him, cf. ch. Job 7:19; Job 10:20. turn thy keen scrutiny away from him.

may rest i. e. have peace, from unwonted affliction.

till he shall accomplish Or, so that he may enjoyso that he may have such pleasure as is possible in his brief and evil life, which is of no higher kind than the joy of the labourer during his hot and toilsome "day," cf. ch. Job 7:1 seq. The sense given by the A. V., "to pay off," is, however, possible (Isaiah 40:2), and not unsuitable here.