After this , Job - - opened his mouth and cursed - the day of his (birth).
And (this is what) (he) said :
“ May the day of my birth perish , and the night it was said , ‘ A boy is conceived. ’
If only that day had turned to darkness ! May God above ... vvv disregard it ; (may no) light shine upon it.
May darkness and gloom reclaim it , and a cloud settle over it ; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
If only darkness had taken that night away ! May it not appear among the days of the year ; may it never be entered in any of the months.
Behold , may that night be barren ; may no joyful voice come
May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
May its morning stars grow dark ; may it wait in vain for daylight ; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.
Why vvv did I not perish at birth ; why did I not die as I came from the womb ?
Why were there knees to receive me , (and) breasts that I should be nursed ?
For now I would be lying down in peace ; I would be asleep and at rest
with kings and counselors of the earth , who built cities now in ruins ,
or with princes who had gold who filled their houses with silver.
Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child , like an infant who never sees daylight ?
There the wicked cease from raging , and there the weary ... find rest.
The captives enjoy their ease ; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
Both small and great are there ... , and the slave is freed from his master.
Why is light given to the miserable , and life to the bitter of soul ,
who long for death that does not come , and search for it like hidden treasure ,
who rejoice ... and greatly exult when they can find the grave ?
Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden , whom God ... has hedged in ?
I sigh when food is put before me , and my groans pour out like water.
For the thing I feared has overtaken me , and what I dreaded has befallen
I am not at ease or quiet ... ; I have no rest , for trouble has come. ”