Job Laments His Birth 1 Brenton After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day, BSB BSB: After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2 Brenton saying, BSB BSB: And this is what he said:
3 Brenton Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, Behold a man-child! BSB BSB: “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
4 Brenton Let that night be darkness, and let not the Lord regard it from above, neither let light come upon it. BSB BSB: If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.
5 Brenton But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come upon it; BSB BSB: May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
6 Brenton let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months. BSB BSB: If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.
7 Brenton But let that night be pain, and let not mirth come upon it, nor joy. BSB BSB: Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.
8 Brenton But let him that curses that day curse it, even he that is ready to attack the great whale. BSB BSB: May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
9 Brenton Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark , and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise: BSB BSB: May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
10 Brenton because it shut not up the gates of my mother's womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes. BSB BSB: For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.
11 Brenton For why died I not in the belly? and why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately? BSB BSB: Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?
12 Brenton And why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts? BSB BSB: Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?
13 Brenton Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest, BSB BSB: For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14 Brenton with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords; BSB BSB: with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,
15 Brenton or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver: BSB BSB: or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16 Brenton or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother's womb, or as infants who never saw light. BSB BSB: Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
17 Brenton There the ungodly have burnt out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest. BSB BSB: There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
18 Brenton And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor's voice. BSB BSB: The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 Brenton The small and great are there, and the servant that feared his lord. BSB BSB: Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
20 Brenton For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to the souls which are in griefs? BSB BSB: Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 Brenton who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures; BSB BSB: who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
22 Brenton and would be very joyful if they should gain it? BSB BSB: who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?
23 Brenton Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in. BSB BSB: Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24 Brenton For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror. BSB BSB: I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
25 Brenton For the terror of which I meditated has come upon me, and that which I had feared has befallen me. BSB BSB: For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
26 Brenton I was not at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came upon me. BSB BSB: I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
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