Welcome to our website where we explore the Bible! Pleasure to meet you here!
May your journey into the world of the Holy Scriptures be engaging and inspiring!
You can change reading language: uk ru
Parallel
New King James Version
New International Version
Job Deplores His Birth
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
Job Speaks
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
“May the day perish on which I was born,
And the night in which it was said,
‘A male child is conceived.’
And the night in which it was said,
‘A male child is conceived.’
“May the day of my birth perish,
and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
May that day be darkness;
May God above not seek it,
Nor the light shine upon it.
May God above not seek it,
Nor the light shine upon it.
That day — may it turn to darkness;
may God above not care about it;
may no light shine on it.
may God above not care about it;
may no light shine on it.
May darkness and the shadow of death claim it;
May a cloud settle on it;
May the blackness of the day terrify it.
May a cloud settle on it;
May the blackness of the day terrify it.
May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more;
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm it.
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm it.
That 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.
may it not be included among the days of the year
nor be entered in any of the months.
Oh, may that night be barren!
May no joyful shout come into it!
May no joyful shout come into it!
May that night be barren;
may no shout of joy be heard in it.
may no shout of joy be heard in it.
May those curse it who curse the day,
Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.
Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.
May its morning stars become dark;
may it wait for daylight in vain
and not see the first rays of dawn,
may it wait for daylight in vain
and not see the first rays of dawn,
Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother’s womb,
Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.
Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.
for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
to hide trouble from my eyes.
to hide trouble from my eyes.
“Why did I not perish at birth,
and die as I came from the womb?
and die as I came from the womb?
Why did the knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
Why were there knees to receive me
and breasts that I might be nursed?
and breasts that I might be nursed?
For now I would have lain still and been quiet,
I would have been asleep;
Then I would have been at rest
I would have been asleep;
Then I would have been at rest
For now I would be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest
I would be asleep and at rest
With kings and counselors of the earth,
Who built ruins for themselves,
Who built ruins for themselves,
with kings and rulers of the earth,
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
Or with princes who had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver;
Who filled their houses with silver;
with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
who filled their houses with silver.
Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?
Like infants who never saw light?
Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,
like an infant who never saw the light of day?
like an infant who never saw the light of day?
There the wicked cease from turmoil,
and there the weary are at rest.
and there the weary are at rest.
Captives also enjoy their ease;
they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
The small and great are there,
And the servant is free from his master.
And the servant is free from his master.
The small and the great are there,
and the slaves are freed from their owners.
and the slaves are freed from their owners.
“Why is light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the bitter of soul,
And life to the bitter of soul,
“Why is light given to those in misery,
and life to the bitter of soul,
and life to the bitter of soul,
to those who long for death that does not come,
who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
Who rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad when they can find the grave?
And are glad when they can find the grave?
who are filled with gladness
and rejoice when they reach the grave?
and rejoice when they reach the grave?
Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
And whom God has hedged in?
And whom God has hedged in?
Why is life given to a man
whose way is hidden,
whom God has hedged in?
whose way is hidden,
whom God has hedged in?
For sighing has become my daily food;
my groans pour out like water.
my groans pour out like water.
For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me,
And what I dreaded has happened to me.
And what I dreaded has happened to me.
What I feared has come upon me;
what I dreaded has happened to me.
what I dreaded has happened to me.