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

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

As a cloud fades away and vanishes,
so the one who goes down to Sheol will never rise again.

He will never return to his house;
his hometown will no longer remember him.

If he is uprooted from his place,
it will deny knowing him, saying, “I never saw you.”

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

I wish I had never existed
but had been carried from the womb to the grave.

before I go to a land of darkness and gloom,
never to return.

so man lies down never to rise again.
They will not wake up until the heavens are no more;
they will not stir from their sleep.

Why do you persecute me as God does?
Will you never get enough of my flesh?

He will fly away like a dream and never be found;
he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

Because his appetite is never satisfied,
he does not let anything he desires escape.

Yet another person dies with a bitter soul,
having never tasted prosperity.

Have you never consulted those who travel the roads?
Don’t you accept their reports?

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

In the dark they break into houses;
by day they lock themselves in,
never experiencing the light.

They float on the surface of the water.
Their section of the land is cursed,
so that they never go to their vineyards.

I will never affirm that you are right.
I will maintain my integrity until I die.

I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.
My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!

Even if his children increase, they are destined for the sword;
his descendants will never have enough food.

Proud beasts have never walked on it;
no lion has ever prowled over it.

Night pierces my bones,
but my gnawing pains never rest.

It scoffs at the noise of the village
and never hears the shouts of a driver.

Lay a hand on him.
You will remember the battle
and never repeat it!