"Let the day when I was born be annihilated, along with the night when it was announced, "It's a boy!'

Let that day be dark; let God above not care about it; let no light shine over it.

Let darkness and deep gloom reclaim it; let clouds settle down on it; let blackness in mid-day terrify it.

Let darkness carry that night away; let it not take its place joyfully among the days of the year; let it not be entered into the calendar.

"Yes, let that night be barren; let it not appear with its joyful shout.

Let whoever curses days curse it those who are ready to awaken monsters.

Let the stars of its evening twilight be dark; let it hope for light but let there be none; let it not see the breaking rays of the dawn.

that God would just be willing to crush me; that he would let loose and eliminate me!

Repent! Let there be no injustice; Change your ways! My vindication is at stake.

He won't let me catch my breath; instead, he fills me with bitterness.

If I were to say, "Let me forget my complaint,' change the expression on my face, and look cheerful,

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

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

If you have any iniquity, throw it far away. Don't let evil live in your residence.

Or ask the green plants of the earth and they'll teach you; let the fish in the sea tell you.

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

Then call and I'll answer, or let me speak and then you reply to me!"

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

Let him not trust in a worthless speech. He leads only himself astray, for emptiness will be his reward.

"Because you're the one who closed their hearts to compassion; therefore, you won't let them triumph.

"Since his appetite won't quit; he won't let anything escape his lust.

"Listen carefully to my words; let this encourage all of you.

Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me.

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

what I've planted, let another eat or let my crops be uprooted."

then let my wife cook for another person and may someone else sleep with her,

then let my arm fall from its socket; and may my arm be torn off at the shoulder.

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

"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 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!"

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

let's choose what's right for us. Let's consider among ourselves what is good."

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

He doesn't let the wicked live; he grants justice to the afflicted.

So that no one entices you with riches, don't let a large ransom turn you astray.

when they crouch down to give birth to their offspring, and let go of their birth pangs?

She abandons her eggs on the ground and lets them be warmed in the sand,

"Should the one who is fighting the Almighty find fault with him? Let God's accuser answer."