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Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
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Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.
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He will never come to his house again; his place will know him no more.
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Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant?
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But when it is torn from its spot, that place disowns it and says, ‘I never saw you.’
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If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!
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Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing?
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“Earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!
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Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
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Why do you pursue me as God does? Will you never get enough of my flesh?
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Their bulls never fail to breed; their cows calve and do not miscarry.
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Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.
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For what do they care about the families they leave behind when their allotted months come to an end?
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Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good.
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Have you never questioned those who travel? Have you paid no regard to their accounts—
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They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’
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I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity.
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I will maintain my innocence and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live.
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However many his children, their fate is the sword; his offspring will never have enough to eat.
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Night pierces my bones; my gnawing pains never rest.
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The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me.
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if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’—
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and further, that his anger never punishes and he does not take the least notice of wickedness.
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Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds; they leave and do not return.
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Will you rely on it for its great strength? Will you leave your heavy work to it?
