1 Job curseth the day of his birth, 11 and wisheth he had never been roused out of the quiet sleep of the grave: 20 he complaineth of life because of his anguish.
1. After this aopened Job his mouth, and bcursed his day.
2. And Job 1spake, and said,
3. cLet the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4. Let that day be ddarkness; let not eGod regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
5. Let darkness and the fshadow of death 2stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; 3let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6. As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; 4let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
7. Lo, let that night be gsolitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
8. Let them curse it hthat curse the day, who are ready to raise up 5their mourning.
9. Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it ilook for light, but have none; neither let it see 6the dawning of the day:
10. Because it jshut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid ksorrow from mine eyes.
11. Why ldied I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
12. Why mdid the knees *prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
13. For now should nI have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
14. oWith kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
15. Or with princes that had gold, who pfilled their houses with silver:
16. Or qas an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
17. There the rwicked cease from troubling; and there the 7weary be at rest.
18. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the soppressor.
19. The tsmall and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
20. Wherefore is ulight given to him that is in misery, and life unto the vbitter in soul;
21. wWhich 8long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
22. Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
23. Why is light given to a man xwhose way is hid, and ywhom God hath zhedged in?
24. For amy sighing cometh 9before I eat, and bmy roarings are poured out like the waters.
25. For 10the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
26. cI was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. And Job spake, and said, Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived. Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: Because it shut not up the doors of my mother<i>'s</i> womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves; Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver: Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light. There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.