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

The same day be turned to darkness, and not regarded of God from above, neither let the light shine upon it:

but let it be stained with darkness, and the shadow of death. Let the dim cloud fall upon it, and let it be lapped in with sorrow.

Let the dark storm overcome that night; let it not be reckoned among the days of the year, nor counted in the months.

Despised be that night, and discommended: let them that curse the day,

Let the stars of that night be dim through darkness of it. Let it look for light, but let it see none, neither the raising up of the fair morning:

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

That he would begin and smite me: that he would let his hand go, and hew me down.

He will not let my spirit be in rest, but filleth me with bitterness.

Let him take his rod away from me; yea, let him make me no more afraid of him,

Shall not my short life come so soon to an end? O hold thee from me, let me alone, that I may ease myself a little

Behold, if he withhold the waters, they dry up; If he let them go, they destroy the earth.

"Hold your tongues now, and let me speak, for there is something come into my mind.

Withdraw thine hand from me, and let not the fearful dread of thee make me afraid.

And then send for me to the law, that I may answer for myself: or else, let me speak, and give thou the answer.

"How great are my misdeeds and sins? Let me know my transgressions and offenses.

He shall be plucked off as an untimely grape from the vine, and shall let his flower fall, as the olive doth.

O earth, cover not my blood, and let my crying find no room.

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.

let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may see my innocence.

O then let my wife be another man's harlot and let others lie with her.

Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder, and mine arm holes be broken from the joints.

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

O that I had one which would hear me. Lo, this is my cause: Let the almighty give me answer, and let him that is my contrary party, sue me with libel.

then let thistles grow instead of my wheat, and thorns for my barley."

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.

As for the judgment, let us seek it out among ourselves, that we may know what is right.

O father let Job be well tried, because he hath turned himself to the wicked:

O hearken thou unto me also, and let me speak: answer me unto the thing that I will ask thee.

Therefore take seven oxen and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, offer up also for yourselves a burnt offering: and let my servant Job pray for you. Him will I accept, and not deal with you after your foolishness: in that ye have not spoken the thing which is right, like as my servant Job hath done."