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After a while, Job opened his mouth to speak. He called down a curse on the day he had been born. |
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"May the day I was born be wiped out. May the night be wiped away when people said, 'A boy is born!' |
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May that day turn into darkness. May God in heaven not care about it. May no light shine on it. |
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May darkness and deep shadow take it back. May a cloud settle over it. May blackness cover up its light. |
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May deep darkness take over the night I was born. May it not be included among the days of the year. May it never appear in any of the months. |
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May no children ever have been born on that night. May no shout of joy be heard in it. |
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May people call down a curse on that day. May those who are ready to wake up the sea monster Leviathan curse that day. |
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May its morning stars become dark. May it lose all hope of ever seeing daylight. May it not see the first light of the morning sun. |
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It didn't keep my mother from letting me be born. It didn't keep my eyes from seeing trouble. |
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"Why didn't I die when I was born? Why didn't I die as I came out of my mother's body? |
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Why was I placed on her knees? Why did her breasts give me milk? |
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If all of that hadn't happened, I would be lying down in peace. I'd be asleep and at rest in the grave. |
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I'd be with the earth's kings and advisers. They had built for themselves places that are now destroyed. |
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I'd be with rulers who used to have gold. They had filled their houses with silver. |
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Why wasn't I buried like a baby who was born dead? Why wasn't I buried like a child who never saw the light of day? |
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In the grave, sinful people don't cause trouble anymore. And there those who are tired find rest. |
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Prisoners also enjoy peace there. They don't hear a slave driver shouting at them anymore. |
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The least important and most important people are there. And there the slaves are set free from their owners. |
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"Why is the light that leads to life given to those who suffer? Why is it given to those whose spirits are bitter? |
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Why is life given to those who long for death that doesn't come? Why is it given to those who would rather search for death than for hidden treasure? |
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Why is life given to those who are actually happy and glad when they reach the grave? |
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Why is life given to a man like me? God hasn't told me what will happen to me. He has surrounded me with nothing but trouble. |
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I sigh instead of eating food. Groans pour out of me like water. |
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What I was afraid of has come on me. What I worried about has happened to me. |
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I don't have any peace and quiet. I can't find any rest. All I have is trouble." |
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