"Let the day on which I was born perish, and the night that said, 'A man has been conceived!'

That day -- let it be darkness; let not God on high regard it, nor let light shine on it!

Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it; let a cloud settle on it; let whatever blackens the day terrify it!

That night -- let darkness seize it; let it not be included among the days of the year; let it not enter among the number of the months!

Indeed, let that night be barren; let no shout of joy penetrate it!

Let those who curse the day curse it -- those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.

Let its morning stars be darkened; let it wait for daylight but find none, nor let it see the first rays of dawn,

And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.

Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact!

Will you never look away from me, will you not let me alone long enough to swallow my spittle?

if iniquity is in your hand -- put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents.

Or speak to the earth and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea declare to you.

"Refrain from talking with me so that I may speak; then let come to me what may.

Listen carefully to my words; let your ears be attentive to my explanation.

Look away from him and let him desist, until he fulfills his time like a hired man.

Let him not trust in what is worthless, deceiving himself; for worthlessness will be his reward.

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

"O earth, do not cover my blood, nor let there be a secret place for my cry.

if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth,

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

"Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you offer me.

You may say, 'God stores up a man's punishment for his children!' Instead let him repay the man himself so that he may know it!

Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink of the anger of the Almighty.

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

I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.

let him weigh me with honest scales; then God will discover my integrity.

then let me sow and let another eat, and let my crops be uprooted.

then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her.

then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let my arm be broken off at the socket.

"If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature -- let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.

then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!" The words of Job are ended.

Let us evaluate for ourselves what is right; let us come to know among ourselves what is good.

Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

Under the whole heaven he lets it go, even his lightning to the far corners of the earth.

Who let the wild donkey go free? Who released the bonds of the donkey,

For she leaves her eggs on the ground, and lets them be warmed on the soil.

"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!"