Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

Let that day be darkness; Let not God from above seek for it, Neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own; Let a cloud dwell upon it; Let all that maketh black the day terrify it.

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

Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.

Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

Even that it would please God to crush me; That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

And be it still my consolation, Yea, let me exult in pain that spareth not, That I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

I loathe my life ; I would not live alway: Let me alone; for my days are vanity.

How long wilt thou not look away from me, Nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will.

Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me.

Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

O earth, cover not thou my blood, And let my cry have no resting -place.

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

Ye say , God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

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

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach me'so long as I live.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

Then let me sow, and let another eat; Yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person; Neither will I give flattering titles unto any man.

Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.

For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.