Job
Job
3:1
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
Job
Job
3:2
And Job spake, and said,
And Job spake, and said,
Job
Job
3:3
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived.
Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night [in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived.
Job
Job
3:4
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Job
Job
3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job
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.
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
Job
3:7
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
Job
Job
3:8
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Job
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:
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:
Job
Job
3:10
Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother's] womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother's] womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
Job
Job
3:11
Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
Job
Job
3:12
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Job
Job
3:13
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Job
Job
3:14
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
Job
Job
3:15
Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
Job
Job
3:16
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants [which] never saw light.
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants [which] never saw light.
Job
Job
3:17
There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
Job
Job
3:18
[There] the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
[There] the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
Job
Job
3:19
The small and great are there; and the servant [is] free from his master.
The small and great are there; and the servant [is] free from his master.
Job
Job
3:20
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter [in] soul;
Job
Job
3:21
Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Job
Job
3:22
Which rejoice exceedingly, [and] are glad, when they can find the grave?
Which rejoice exceedingly, [and] are glad, when they can find the grave?
Job
Job
3:23
[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Job
Job
3:24
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
Job
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.
For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
Job
Job
3:26
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
