Then he said, "Naked I came out from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh's name be blessed."

"Let [the] day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, 'A man-child is conceived.'

Let that day become darkness; may God not seek it from above, nor may daylight shine on it.

Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let clouds settle on it; let them terrify it [with the] blackness of day.

Let darkness seize that night; let it not rejoice among [the] days of [the] year; let it not enter among [the] number of [the] months.

Look, let that night become barren; let a joyful song not enter it.

Let those who curse the day curse it, those who are skilled at rousing Leviathan.

Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light but there be none, and let it not see [the] eyelids of dawn

that God would decide that he would crush me, [that] he would let loose his hand and {kill me}.

Please turn, let no injustice happen; indeed, turn, {my righteousness is still intact}.

May he remove his rod from me, and let his dread not terrify me;

I will say to God, 'You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend [against] me.

[Are] not my days few? Let him leave [me] alone; let him turn from me, and let me rejoice a little.

if iniquity [is] in your hand, put it far away, and you must not let wickedness reside in your tents--

"{Let me have silence}, and I myself will speak, and let come over me whatever [may].

"Listen carefully [to] my words, and [let] my exposition [be] in your ears.

withdraw your hand from me, and let not your dread terrify me.

Then call, and I myself will answer; or let me speak, then reply to me.

Look away from him, and let him desist until he enjoys his days like a laborer.

that you turn your spirit against God, and you let [such] words go out of your mouth?

Let him not trust in emptiness--he will be deceiving himself-- for worthlessness will be his recompense.

"O earth, you should not cover my blood, and let there be no place for my cry for help.

Indeed, you have closed their mind from understanding; therefore, you will not let [them] triumph.

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

[though] he spares it and does not let it go [and] holds it back in the midst of his palate,

Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach, {he lets nothing escape that he desires}.

{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 words, and let this be your consolation.

'God stores up his iniquity for his children'? [Then] let him repay [it] to him that he may know.

Let his eyes see his decay, and let him drink from the wrath of Shaddai,

I hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart will not blame [any] of my days.

"Let my enemy be like [the] wicked and my opponent like [the] unrighteous,

let him weigh me in [the] balance of justice, and let God know my blamelessness.

let me sow, and let another eat, and let my crops be rooted out.

let my wife grind for another, and let other [men] kneel over her,

[then] let my shoulder blade fall from [my] shoulder, and let my arm be broken from its socket.

{O that} {I had} someone hearing me! Here is my signature; let Shaddai answer me! {As for} [the] written communication [that] {my adversary} has written,

let thorns grow in place of wheat and noxious weeds in place of barley." The words of Job are ended.

I thought, 'Let days speak, and let many years teach wisdom.'

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

So do not say, 'We have found wisdom; let God refute him, not a man.'

Let me speak {that I may find relief}; let me open my lips, and let me answer.

{Please let me not show partiality to anyone}, and let me not show flattery to human beings,

Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us determine among ourselves what [is] good--

Indeed, he will repay [according to] a human being's deeds, and according to a man's way he will let [it] happen [to] him.

Yes, [it is] wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let [the] ransom's greatness turn you aside.

He lets it loose under all the heavens, and his lightning to the earth's corners.

Whether as {correction} or for his land, or as loyal love, he lets it happen.

Indeed, it leaves its eggs to the earth, and it lets [them] be warmed on [the] ground,