Job 3:1-3
New International Version
Job Speaks
3 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.(A) 2 He said:
3 “May the day of my birth perish,
and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’(B)
Job 3:11-17
New International Version
11 “Why did I not perish at birth,
and die as I came from the womb?(A)
12 Why were there knees to receive me(B)
and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 For now I would be lying down(C) in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest(D)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,(E)
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,(F)
15 with princes(G) who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.(H)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(I)
like an infant who never saw the light of day?(J)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(K)
and there the weary are at rest.(L)
Job 3:20-23
New International Version
20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
and life to the bitter of soul,(A)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(B)
who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(C)
22 who are filled with gladness
and rejoice when they reach the grave?(D)
23 Why is life given to a man
whose way is hidden,(E)
whom God has hedged in?(F)
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