| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. | 1Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. |
| 3"May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, 'A boy is conceived!' | 3"Let the day perish on which I was to be born, And the night which said, 'A boy is conceived.' |
| 4That day--may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it. | 4"May that day be darkness; Let not God above care for it, Nor light shine on it. |
| 5May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it. | 5"Let darkness and black gloom claim it; Let a cloud settle on it; Let the blackness of the day terrify it. |
| 6That night--may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months. | 6"As for that night, let darkness seize it; Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months. |
| 7May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it. | 7"Behold, let that night be barren; Let no joyful shout enter it. |
| 8May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan. | 8"Let those curse it who curse the day, Who are prepared to rouse Leviathan. |
| 9May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn, | 9"Let the stars of its twilight be darkened; Let it wait for light but have none, And let it not see the breaking dawn; |
| 10for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes. | 10Because it did not shut the opening of my mother's womb, Or hide trouble from my eyes. |
| 11"Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb? | 11"Why did I not die at birth, Come forth from the womb and expire? |
| 12Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed? | 12"Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck? |
| 13For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest | 13"For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept then, I would have been at rest, |
| 14with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins, | 14With kings and with counselors of the earth, Who rebuilt ruins for themselves; |
| 15with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. | 15Or with princes who had gold, Who were filling their houses with silver. |
| 16Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day? | 16"Or like a miscarriage which is discarded, I would not be, As infants that never saw light. |
| 17There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest. | 17"There the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest. |
| 18Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver's shout. | 18"The prisoners are at ease together; They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster. |
| 19The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners. | 19"The small and the great are there, And the slave is free from his master. |
| 20"Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul, | 20"Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul, |
| 21to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure, | 21Who long for death, but there is none, And dig for it more than for hidden treasures, |
| 22who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave? | 22Who rejoice greatly, And exult when they find the grave? |
| 23Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? | 23"Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, And whom God has hedged in? |
| 24For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water. | 24"For my groaning comes at the sight of my food, And my cries pour out like water. |
| 25What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. | 25"For what I fear comes upon me, And what I dread befalls me. |
| 26I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil." | 26"I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, And I am not at rest, but turmoil comes." |
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