With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

and said, "Let the day perish, wherein I was born,

“Let the day perish on which I was to be born,
And the night which said, ‘A boy is conceived.’

“May that day be darkness;
Let not God above care for it,
Nor light shine on it.

“Let darkness and black gloom claim it;
Let a cloud settle on it;
Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

“As for that night, let darkness seize it;
Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
Let it not come into the number of the months.

“Behold, let that night be barren;
Let no joyful shout enter it.

“Let those curse it who curse the day,
Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

“Let the stars of its twilight be darkened;
Let it wait for light but have none,
And let it not see the breaking dawn;

There, are those let out free which have been in prison, so that they hear no more the voice of the oppressor.

Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

And that it would please +God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!

Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

Now then, let your eyes be turned to me, for truly I will not say what is false to your face.

“Desist now, let there be no injustice;
Even desist, my righteousness is yet in it.

So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.

I loathe it; I shall not live always: let me alone, for my days are a breath.

“Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

He would not let me take my breath, but I would be full of bitter grief.

If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;

You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?

“Let Him remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me.

My soul doth loathe my life, - I let loose my complaint, I speak, in the bitterness of my soul.

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.

Didn't you pour me out like milk and let me congeal like cheese?

“Would He not let my few days alone?
Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer

If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far off, And let not perverseness dwell in thy tents.

“But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.

“Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you;
And let the fish of the sea declare to you.

Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

When he withholds water, rivers dry up; when he lets them loose, they'll flood the land.

If only you would shut up
and let that be your wisdom!

“Be silent before me so that I may speak;
Then let come on me what may.

“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.

Thy hand put far off from me, And Thy terror let not terrify me.

“Then call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, then reply to me.

How many iniquities and sins have I? My transgression and my sin let me know.

Look away from him; and let him rest, till he accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

That you should turn your spirit against God
And let such words [as you have spoken] go out of your mouth?

"I'll tell you what, listen to me! Let me relate what I've seen,

Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.

Like a vine he will let his sour grapes fall, and like an olive tree he will shed his blossoms.

O earth, do not thou cover my blood! And let there not be a place for my cry.

“But You [Lord] have closed their hearts to understanding,
Therefore You will not exalt them [by giving a verdict against me].

Let his strength be famished, and, calamity, be ready at his side;

Let it devour the members of his body, Let the firstborn of death devour his members;

Uprooted, out of his tent, be his confidence, and let it drive him down to the king of terrors;

There shall dwell in his tent, what is naught-of-his, Let brimstone be strewed over his dwelling;

Beneath, let his roots be dried up, and, above, be cut off his branch;

His memorial, have perished out of the land, and let him have no name over the face of the open field;

Let them thrust him out of light into darkness, Yea, out of the world, let them chase him;

Let him have neither scion nor seed among his people, neither any survivor in his place of sojourn:

If indeed you must magnify yourselves against me, and you must let my disgrace argue against me,

Though he desires it and will not let it go,
But holds it in his mouth,

Let him not see in the channels the flowings of torrents of honey and milk.

For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.

{When his stomach fills up}, [God] will send {his burning anger} upon him, and he will let [it] rain down upon him as his food.

“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be your way of consolation.

Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.

They let their little ones run around like lambs;
their children skip about,

“You say, ‘God stores away a man’s iniquity for his sons.’
Let God repay him so that he may know it.

“Let his own eyes see his decay,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Be pleased to take teaching from his mouth, and let his words be stored up in your heart.

They reap the corn field that is not their own; and let the vineyard of the ungodly alone.

insomuch that they let him go naked without clothing, and take way the sheaf of the hungry.

God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all their ways.

Far be it from me! that I should justify, you, - Even until I breathe my last, will I not let go mine integrity from me:

On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;

Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known my integrity.

Let me sow -- and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.

Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)

Yet they of mine own household say, 'Who shall let us to have our belly full of his flesh?'

Then let me be made to tremble at a great throng, yea let, the contempt of families, terrify me, so that, keeping silence, I shall not go out of the door!

"Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,

Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.

I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.

Therefore I say, 'Listen to me; let me also declare my knowledge myself.'

"So that you cannot claim, "We have found wisdom!' let God do the rebuking, not man;

let him not direct a rebuke toward me. I won't be responding to him with your arguments.

"Let me speak! I need relief! Let me open my lips and respond.

Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,

“Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this,
For God is greater than man.

Then let him be gracious to him, and say,
‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,
I have found a ransom’;

Let his flesh be rejuvenated as he was in his youth! Let him recover the strength of his youth.

Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!"

Such a respect hath he unto men. Therefore let a man confess, and say, 'I offended, but he hath chastened and reformed me: I did unrighteously nevertheless he hath not recompensed me thereafter.

"Job, pay attention! Listen to me! Be silent and let me speak.

Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what is good.

Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.

because he repays a person for his behavior; and according to a person's conduct, he lets it happen to him.

Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

My Father! let Job be tried -- unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,