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1 Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2 And Job said, And Job said: He said:
3 “May the day on which I was to be born perish, As well as the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’ “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ “May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
4 “May that day be darkness; May God above not care for it, Nor light shine on it. Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it. That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.
5 “May darkness and black gloom claim it; May a cloud settle on it; May the blackness of the day terrify it. Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.
6 “As for that night, may darkness seize it; May it not rejoice among the days of the year; May it not come into the number of the months. That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. That night—may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.
7 “Behold, may that night be barren; May no joyful shout enter it. Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it. May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
8 “May those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to disturb Leviathan. Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan. May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9 “May the stars of its twilight be darkened; May it wait for light but have none, And may it not see the breaking dawn; Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning, May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
10 Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb, Or hide trouble from my eyes. because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes. for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
11 “Why did I not die at birth, Come out of the womb and pass away? “Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire? “Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
12 “Why were the knees there in front of me, And why the breasts, that I would nurse? Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 “For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest, For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest, For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14 With kings and counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves; with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves, with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15 Or with rulers who had gold, Who were filling their houses with silver. or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16 “Or like a miscarriage which is hidden, I would not exist, As infants that never saw light. Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light? Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
17 “There the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest. There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
18 “The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster. There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster. Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
19 “The small and the great are there, And the slave is free from his master. The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master. The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 “Why is light given to one burdened with grief, And life to the bitter of soul, “Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul, “Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures; who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures, to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22 Who are filled with jubilation, And rejoice when they find the grave? who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave? who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
23 “Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has shut off? Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24 “For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water. For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water. For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water.
25 “For what I fear comes upon me, And what I dread encounters me. For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me. What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
26 “I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes.” I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.” I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.”
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