Why didn't I die while I was still in the womb, or die while I was being born?

Why was there a lap to hold me, and why were there breasts to nurse me?

"Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like babies who never saw the light?

"Why does God give light to the sufferer or life to the bitter person:

It would weigh more than the sand on the seashore! Here's why I've talked so rashly:

"Do I have the strength to wait? And why should I be patient?

Why won't you look away from me? Why don't you leave me alone so I can swallow my saliva?

So what if I sin? What have I done against you, you observer of humankind? Why have you made me your target? Why burden yourself with me?

Why haven't you pardoned my transgression and taken away my iniquity? Now I'm about to lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I won't be around!"

I will be condemned, so why should I wear myself out with this futility?

I'll say to God, "Don't condemn me! Let me know why you are fighting me.

So why did you bring me out from the womb? I wish I had died, before anyone had seen me,

Why do you speak falsely on God's behalf and speak deceitfully about him?

Why shouldn't I bite my flesh or take my life in my hands?

Why do you hide your face and regard me as your enemy?

Why have your emotions carried you away? And why do your eyes flash

Why do you think we're like dumb animals? Do you think we're stupid?

Why are you chasing me, as God has been doing? Aren't you satisfied that I'm sick?

After all, isn't my complaint against a human being? If so, why shouldn't I be impatient?

"Why do the wicked live to reach old age and increase in power and wealth, too?

That's why disaster surrounds you, terror suddenly overwhelms you,

That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him.

Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? And why don't those who know him perceive his days?

Look! All of you have been watching, so why have you become so completely worthless?

Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you!