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1After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day,

2And he said:

3Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said: A man child is conceived.

4Let that day be turned into darkness, let not God regard it from above, and let not the light shine upon it.

5Let darkness, and the shadow of death cover it, let a mist overspread it, and let it be wrapped up in bitterness.

6Let a darksome whirlwind seize upon that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.

7Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise.

8Let them curse it who curse the day. who are ready to raise up a leviathan:

9Let the stars be darkened with the mist thereof: let it expect light and not see it, nor the rising of the dawning of the day:

10Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, nor took away evils from my eyes.

11Why did I not die in the womb, why did I not perish when I came out of the belly?

12Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts?

13For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep.

14With kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes:

15Or with princes, that possess gold, and All their houses with silver:

16Or as a hidden untimely birth I should not be, or as they that being conceived have not seen the light.

17There the wicked cease from tumult, and there the wearied in strength are at rest.

18And they sometime bound together without disquiet, have not heard the voice of the oppressor.

19The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.

20Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?

21That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a treasure:

22And they rejoice exceedingly when they have found the grave.

23To a man whose way is hidden, and God hath surrounded him with darkness?

24Before I eat I sigh: and as overflowing waters, so is my roaring:

25For the fear which I feared hath come upon me: and that which I was afraid of, hath befallen me.

26Have I not dissembled? have I not kept silence? have I not been quiet? and indignation is come upon me.

1Post hæc aperuit Job os suum, et maledixit diei suo,

2et locutus est:

3[Pereat dies in qua natus sum, et nox in qua dictum est: Conceptus est homo.

4Dies ille vertatur in tenebras: non requirat eum Deus desuper, et non illustretur lumine.

5Obscurent eum tenebræ et umbra mortis; occupet eum caligo, et involvatur amaritudine.

6Noctem illam tenebrosus turbo possideat; non computetur in diebus anni, nec numeretur in mensibus.

7Sit nox illa solitaria, nec laude digna.

8Maledicant ei qui maledicunt diei, qui parati sunt suscitare Leviathan.

9Obtenebrentur stellæ caligine ejus; expectet lucem, et non videat, nec ortum surgentis auroræ.

10Quia non conclusit ostia ventris qui portavit me, nec abstulit mala ab oculis meis.

11Quare non in vulva mortuus sum? egressus ex utero non statim perii?

12Quare exceptus genibus? cur lactatus uberibus?

13Nunc enim dormiens silerem, et somno meo requiescerem

14cum regibus et consulibus terræ, qui ædificant sibi solitudines;

15aut cum principibus qui possident aurum, et replent domos suas argento;

16aut sicut abortivum absconditum non subsisterem, vel qui concepti non viderunt lucem.

17Ibi impii cessaverunt a tumultu, et ibi requieverunt fessi robore.

18Et quondam vincti pariter sine molestia, non audierunt vocem exactoris.

19Parvus et magnus ibi sunt, et servus liber a domino suo.

20Quare misero data est lux, et vita his qui in amaritudine animæ sunt:

21qui expectant mortem, et non venit, quasi effodientes thesaurum;

22gaudentque vehementer cum invenerint sepulchrum?

23viro cujus abscondita est via et circumdedit eum Deus tenebris?

24Antequam comedam, suspiro; et tamquam inundantes aquæ, sic rugitus meus:

25quia timor quem timebam evenit mihi, et quod verebar accidit.

26Nonne dissimulavi? nonne silui? nonne quievi? et venit super me indignatio.]

1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,

2and this is what he said:

3May the day perish on which I was born, and the night, in which it was said, “A man has been conceived.”

4May that day be turned into darkness, may God not seek it from above, and may light not illuminate it.

5Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it, let a fog overtake it, and let it be enveloped in bitterness.

6Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.

7May that night be alone and unworthy of praise.

8May they curse it, who curse the day, who are prepared to awaken a leviathan.

9Let the stars be concealed with its darkness. Let it expect light, and not see it, nor the rising of the dawn in the East.

10For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me, nor take away evils from my eyes.

11Why did I not die in the womb? Having left the womb, why did I not immediately perish?

12Why was I received upon the knees? Why was I suckled at the breasts?

13For by now, I should have been sleeping silently, and taking rest in my sleep

14with the kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes,

15either with princes, who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,

16or, like a hidden miscarriage, I should not have continued, just like those who, being conceived, have not seen the light.

17There the impious cease from rebellion, and there the wearied in strength take rest.

18And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty, they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.

19The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.

20Why is light given to the miserable, and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,

21who expect death, and it does not arrive, like those who dig for treasure

22and who rejoice greatly when they have found the grave,

23to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?

24Before I eat, I sigh; and like overflowing waters, so is my howl,

25for the terror that I feared has happened to me, and so has the dread befallen me.

26Have I not remained hidden? Have I not kept silence? Have I not remained calm? Yet indignation has overcome me.