May its morning stars grow dark.
May it wait for daylight but have none;
may it not see the breaking of dawn.

Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child,
like infants who never see daylight?

I have seen a fool taking root,
but I immediately pronounced a curse on his home.

See how happy the man is God corrects;
so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

So this is what you have now become to me.
When you see something dreadful, you are afraid.

Remember that my life is but a breath.
My eye will never again see anything good.

The eye of anyone who looks on me
will no longer see me.
Your eyes will look for me, but I will be gone.

Why not forgive my sin
and pardon my transgression?
For soon I will lie down in the grave.
You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

But if you earnestly seek God
and ask the Almighty for mercy,

If He passes by me, I wouldn’t see Him;
if He goes right by, I wouldn’t recognize Him.

Do You have eyes of flesh,
or do You see as a human sees?

“Why did You bring me out of the womb?
I should have died and never been seen.

Surely He knows which people are worthless.
If He sees iniquity, will He not take note of it?

You will lie down without fear,
and many will seek your favor.

Look, my eyes have seen all this;
my ears have heard and understood it.

Listen to me and I will inform you.
I will describe what I have seen,

They turned night into day
and made light seem near in the face of darkness.

where then is my hope?
Who can see any hope for me?

Even after my skin has been destroyed,
yet I will see God in my flesh.

I will see Him myself;
my eyes will look at Him, and not as a stranger.
My heart longs within me.

The eye that saw him will see him no more,
and his household will no longer see him.

Let his own eyes see his demise;
let him drink from the Almighty’s wrath!

or darkness, so you cannot see,
and a flood of water covers you.

Clouds veil Him so that He cannot see,
as He walks on the circle of the sky.”

The righteous see this and rejoice;
the innocent mock them, saying,

When He is at work to the north, I cannot see Him;
when He turns south, I cannot find Him.

Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment?
Why do those who know Him never see His days?

The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,
thinking: No eye will see me;
he covers his face.

All of you have seen this for yourselves,
why do you keep up this empty talk?

No bird of prey knows that path;
no falcon’s eye has seen it.

For He looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.

Does He not see my ways
and number all my steps?

if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing
or a needy person without a cloak,

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and I will continue to see the light.”

But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,

Teach me what I cannot see;
if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.”

Look at the heavens and see;
gaze at the clouds high above you.

how much less when you complain
that you do not see Him,
that your case is before Him
and you are waiting for Him.

All mankind has seen it;
people have looked at it from a distance.

Have the gates of death been revealed to you?
Have you seen the gates of deep darkness?

Have you entered the place where the snow is stored?
Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,

I had heard rumors about You,
but now my eyes have seen You.