and he saith, 'Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

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

Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep.
Then I would be at rest

Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.

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

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Though the noise of the lion and the sounding of his voice, may be loud, the teeth of the young lions are broken.

Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

Job answered, and said, "Oh that my misery were weighed, and my punishment laid in the balances:

Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

Even over [the] orphan you would cast the lot, and you would bargain over your friend.

Now then, let your eyes be turned to me, for truly I will not say what is false to your face.

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

When I go to my bed, I say, When will it be time to get up? but the night is long, and I am turning from side to side till morning light.

So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.

I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

“Why then do You not pardon my transgression
And take away my sin and guilt?
For now I will lie down in the dust;
And You will seek me [diligently], but I will not be.”

Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.

He doesn’t let me catch my breath
but soaks me with bitter experiences.

If I say, I will put my grief out of mind, I will let my face be sad no longer and I will be bright;

You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

My soul is tired of life; I will let my sad thoughts go free in words; my soul will make a bitter outcry.

I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive with me.

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

And these Thou hast laid up in Thy heart, I have known that this is with Thee.

Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Godliness is a light despised in the hearts of the rich, and is set for them to stumble upon.

“But now ask the beasts, and let them teach you;
And the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you.

Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you;
let the fish of the sea inform you.

Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

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

With him strength and purpose:to him the one led astray and him leading astray.

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

If only you would shut up
and let that be your wisdom!

Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

How many iniquities and sins have I? My transgression and my sin let me know.

Look away from him; and let him rest, till he accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

But man dieth, and is laid low: Yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

That you should turn your spirit against God
And let such words [as you have spoken] go out of your mouth?

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

The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

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

“But now He has exhausted me;
You have laid waste all my company.

And thou hast laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me : And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.

At ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark.

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, And have laid my horn in the dust.

O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

“But You [Lord] have closed their hearts to understanding,
Therefore You will not exalt them [by giving a verdict against me].

As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.

The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.

For his own feet lead him into a net,
and he strays into its mesh.

The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

Let his strength be famished, and, calamity, be ready at his side;

Let it devour the members of his body, Let the firstborn of death devour his members;

His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall lead him away to the king of terrors:

There shall dwell in his tent, what is naught-of-his, Let brimstone be strewed over his dwelling;

Beneath, let his roots be dried up, and, above, be cut off his branch;

His memorial, have perished out of the land, and let him have no name over the face of the open field;

He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.

Let him have neither scion nor seed among his people, neither any survivor in his place of sojourn:

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

He is breaking me down on every side, and now it's too late for me; he has uprooted my hopes like a tree.

That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever!

Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;

Let him not see the rivers of oil, the streams of honey and milk.

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

{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.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

This is the wicked man’s lot from God,
the inheritance God ordained for him.

Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.

Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.

They let their little ones run around like lambs;
their children skip about,

How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

Ye say , God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

And he shall be led away to the graves, and shall watch over the tomb.

Or darkness, so that you cannot see,
And a flood of water covers you.