'Man' in the Bible

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

“Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,And whom God has hedged in?

‘Can mankind be just before God?Can a man be pure before his Maker?

“For anger slays the foolish man,And jealousy kills the simple.

For man is born for trouble,As sparks fly upward.

“Behold, how happy is the man whom God reproves,So do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;So that he does not forsake the fear of the Almighty.

“Is not man forced to labor on earth,And are not his days like the days of a hired man?

“As a slave who pants for the shade,And as a hired man who eagerly waits for his wages,

“What is man that You magnify him,And that You are concerned about him,

“Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity,Nor will He support the evildoers.

“In truth I know that this is so;But how can a man be in the right before God?

“For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him,That we may go to court together.

‘Have You eyes of flesh?Or do You see as a man sees?

“Shall a multitude of words go unanswered,And a talkative man be acquitted?

“An idiot will become intelligentWhen the foal of a wild donkey is born a man.

“I am a joke to my friends,The one who called on God and He answered him;The just and blameless man is a joke.

“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

“They grope in darkness with no light,And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

“Will it be well when He examines you?Or will you deceive Him as one deceives a man?

“This also will be my salvation,For a godless man may not come before His presence.

“Man, who is born of woman,Is short-lived and full of turmoil.

“Turn Your gaze from him that he may rest,Until he fulfills his day like a hired man.

“But man dies and lies prostrate.Man expires, and where is he?

So man lies down and does not rise.Until the heavens are no longer,He will not awake nor be aroused out of his sleep.

“If a man dies, will he live again?All the days of my struggle I will waitUntil my change comes.

“Should a wise man answer with windy knowledgeAnd fill himself with the east wind?

“Were you the first man to be born,Or were you brought forth before the hills?

“What is man, that he should be pure,Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

How much less one who is detestable and corrupt,Man, who drinks iniquity like water!

“The wicked man writhes in pain all his days,And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.

“O that a man might plead with GodAs a man with his neighbor!

“But come again all of you now,For I do not find a wise man among you.

“Do you know this from of old,From the establishment of man on earth,

“As for me, is my complaint to man?And why should I not be impatient?

“Can a vigorous man be of use to God,Or a wise man be useful to himself?

“But the earth belongs to the mighty man,And the honorable man dwells in it.

“How then can a man be just with God?Or how can he be clean who is born of woman?

How much less man, that maggot,And the son of man, that worm!”

“This is the portion of a wicked man from God,And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty.

“Man puts an end to darkness,And to the farthest limit he searches outThe rock in gloom and deep shadow.

“Man does not know its value,Nor is it found in the land of the living.

“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

“But it is a spirit in man,And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

“Do not say,‘We have found wisdom;God will rout him, not man.’

“Let me now be partial to no one,Nor flatter any man.

“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,For God is greater than man.

That He may turn man aside from his conduct,And keep man from pride;

“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,And with unceasing complaint in his bones;

“If there is an angel as mediator for him,One out of a thousand,To remind a man what is right for him,

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,That he may see His face with joy,And He may restore His righteousness to man.

“What man is like Job,Who drinks up derision like water,

“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothingWhen he is pleased with God.’

“For He pays a man according to his work,And makes him find it according to his way.

All flesh would perish together,And man would return to dust.

“For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,And He sees all his steps.

“For He does not need to consider a man further,That he should go before God in judgment.

When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,That is, in regard to both nation and man?—

“Men of understanding will say to me,And a wise man who hears me,

“Your wickedness is for a man like yourself,And your righteousness is for a son of man.

“All men have seen it;Man beholds from afar.

Which the clouds pour down,They drip upon man abundantly.

“He seals the hand of every man,That all men may know His work.

“Shall it be told Him that I would speak?Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?

“Now gird up your loins like a man,And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!

To bring rain on a land without people,On a desert without a man in it,

“Now gird up your loins like a man;I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

And Job died, an old man and full of days.