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After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
Job.3.1
Then Job broke the silence. He spoke up and cursed his fate:
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After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
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After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
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At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth.
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And Job spake, and said,
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"Obliterate the day I was born. Blank out the night I was conceived!
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He said:
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And Job spoke, and said:
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He said:
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Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
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Let it be a black hole in space. May God above forget it ever happened. Erase it from the books!
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"May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, 'A boy is born!'
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"May the day perish on which I was born, And the night in which it was said, "A male child is conceived.'
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"Cursed be the day of my birth, and cursed be the night when I was conceived.
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Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
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May the day of my birth be buried in deep darkness, shrouded by the fog, swallowed by the night.
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That day-may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine upon it.
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May that day be darkness; May God above not seek it, Nor the light shine upon it.
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Let that day be turned to darkness. Let it be lost even to God on high, and let it be shrouded in darkness.
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Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
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And the night of my conception--the devil take it! Rip the date off the calendar, delete it from the almanac.
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May darkness and deep shadow claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm its light.
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May darkness and the shadow of death claim it; May a cloud settle on it; May the blackness of the day terrify it.
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Yes, let the darkness and utter gloom claim it for its own. Let a black cloud overshadow it, and let the darkness terrify it.
Job.3.6
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.
Job.3.6
Oh, turn that night into pure nothingness--no sounds of pleasure from that night, ever!
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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.
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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.
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Let that night be blotted off the calendar, never again to be counted among the days of the year, never again to appear among the months.
Job.3.7
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
Job.3.7
May those who are good at cursing curse that day. Unleash the sea beast, Leviathan, on it.
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May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
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Oh, may that night be barren! May no joyful shout come into it!
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Let that night be barren. Let it have no joy.
Job.3.8
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
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May its morning stars turn to black cinders, waiting for a daylight that never comes, never once seeing the first light of dawn.
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May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
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May those curse it who curse the day, Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.
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Let those who are experts at cursing--those who are ready to rouse the sea monster--curse that day.
Job.3.9
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:
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And why? Because it released me from my mother's womb into a life with so much trouble.
Job.3.9
May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
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May the stars of its morning be dark; May it look for light, but have none, And not see the dawning of the day;
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Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.
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Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
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"Why didn't I die at birth, my first breath out of the womb my last?
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for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
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Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother's womb, Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.
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Curse it for its failure to shut my mother's womb, for letting me be born to all this trouble.
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Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
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Why were there arms to rock me, and breasts for me to drink from?
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"Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
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"Why did I not die at birth? Why did I not perish when I came from the womb?
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"Why didn't I die at birth as I came from the womb?
Job.3.12
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Job.3.12
I could be resting in peace right now, asleep forever, feeling no pain,
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Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
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Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
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Why did my mother let me live? Why did she nurse me at her breasts?
Job.3.13
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Job.3.13
In the company of kings and statesmen in their royal ruins,
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For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
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For now I would have lain still and been quiet, I would have been asleep; Then I would have been at rest
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For if I had died at birth, I would be at peace now, asleep and at rest.
Job.3.14
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
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Or with princes resplendent in their gold and silver tombs.
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with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
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With kings and counselors of the earth, Who built ruins for themselves,
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I would rest with the world's kings and prime ministers, famous for their great construction projects.
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Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
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Why wasn't I stillborn and buried with all the babies who never saw light,
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with rulers who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
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Or with princes who had gold, Who filled their houses with silver;
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I would rest with wealthy princes whose palaces were filled with gold and silver.
Job.3.16
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
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Where the wicked no longer trouble anyone and bone-weary people get a long-deserved rest?
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Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
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Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, Like infants who never saw light?
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Why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like a baby who never lives to see the light?
Job.3.17
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
Job.3.17
Prisoners sleep undisturbed, never again to wake up to the bark of the guards.
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There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
Job.3.17
There the wicked cease from troubling, And there the weary are at rest.
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For in death the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest.
Job.3.18
There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
Job.3.18
The small and the great are equals in that place, and slaves are free from their masters.
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Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver's shout.
Job.3.18
There the prisoners rest together; They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
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Even prisoners are at ease in death, with no guards to curse them.
Job.3.19
The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
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"Why does God bother giving light to the miserable, why bother keeping bitter people alive,
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The small and the great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
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The small and great are there, And the servant is free from his master.
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Rich and poor are there alike, and the slave is free from his master.
Job.3.20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Job.3.20
Those who want in the worst way to die, and can't, who can't imagine anything better than death,
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"Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
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"Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,
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"Oh, why should light be given to the weary, and life to those in misery?
Job.3.21
Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
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Who count the day of their death and burial the happiest day of their life?
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to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
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Who long for death, but it does not come, And search for it more than hidden treasures;
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They long for death, and it won't come. They search for death more eagerly than for hidden treasure.
Job.3.22
Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
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What's the point of life when it doesn't make sense, when God blocks all the roads to meaning?
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who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
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Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad when they can find the grave?
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It is a blessed relief when they finally die, when they find the grave.
Job.3.23
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
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"Instead of bread I get groans for my supper, then leave the table and vomit my anguish.
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Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
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Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in?
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Why is life given to those with no future, those destined by God to live in distress?
Job.3.24
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
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The worst of my fears has come true, what I've dreaded most has happened.
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For sighing comes to me instead of food; my groans pour out like water.
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For my sighing comes before I eat, And my groanings pour out like water.
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I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water.
Job.3.25
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
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My repose is shattered, my peace destroyed. No rest for me, ever--death has invaded life." Eliphaz Speaks Out Now You're the One in Trouble
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What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
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For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, And what I dreaded has happened to me.
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What I always feared has happened to me. What I dreaded has come to be.
Job.3.26
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
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Job.3.26
I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil."
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I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, for trouble comes."
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I have no peace, no quietness. I have no rest; instead, only trouble comes."
