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Job 3:13-23
New King James Version
Job 3:13-23
New King James Version
13 For now I would have lain still and been quiet,
I would have been asleep;
Then I would have been at rest
14 With kings and counselors of the earth,
Who (A)built ruins for themselves,
15 Or with princes who had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver;
16 Or why was I not hidden (B)like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the [a]weary are at (C)rest.
18 There the prisoners [b]rest together;
(D)They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there,
And the servant is free from his master.
20 “Why(E) is light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the (F)bitter of soul,
21 Who (G)long[c] for death, but it does not come,
And search for it more than (H)hidden treasures;
22 Who rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad when they can find the (I)grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
(J)And whom God has hedged in?
Job 3:13-23
New International Version
Job 3:13-23
New International Version
13 For now I would be lying down(A) in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest(B)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,(C)
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,(D)
15 with princes(E) who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.(F)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(G)
like an infant who never saw the light of day?(H)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(I)
and there the weary are at rest.(J)
18 Captives(K) also enjoy their ease;
they no longer hear the slave driver’s(L) shout.(M)
19 The small and the great are there,(N)
and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
and life to the bitter of soul,(O)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(P)
who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(Q)
22 who are filled with gladness
and rejoice when they reach the grave?(R)
23 Why is life given to a man
whose way is hidden,(S)
whom God has hedged in?(T)
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