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Job 3

Job's Lament

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Afterwardh310h3651 Jobh347 openedh6605a his mouthh6310 and cursedh7043  1the dayh3117 of his birth.

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And Jobh347  1saidh6030ah559,

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aLet the dayh3117 perishh6 on which I was to be bornh3205, And the nighth3915 which saidh559, `A  1boyh1397 is conceivedh2029.'

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"May that dayh3117 be darknessh2822; Let not Godh433 aboveh4605 careh1875 for it, Norh408 lighth5105 shineh3313 on it.

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"Let  adarknessh2822 and blackh6757 gloomh6757 claimh1350 it; Let a cloudh6053 settleh7931 on it; Let the blacknessh3650 of the dayh3117 terrifyh1204 it.

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"As for that nighth3915, let darknessh652 seizeh3947 it; Let it not rejoiceh2302b among the daysh3117 of the yearh8141; Let it not comeh935 into the numberh4557 of the monthsh3391.

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"Beholdh2009, let that nighth3915 be barrenh1565; Let noh408 joyfulh7445 shouth7445 enterh935 it.

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"Let those curseh6895 it who curseh779 the dayh3117, Who are  1preparedh6264 to  arouseh5782 Leviathanh3882.

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"Let the starsh3556 of its twilighth5399 be darkenedh2821; Let it waith6960a for lighth216 but haveh369 noneh369, And let it not seeh7200 the  1breakingh6079 dawnh7837;

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Becauseh3588 it did not shuth5462 the openingh1817 of my mother's wombh990, Or hideh5641 troubleh5999 from my eyesh5869.

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aWhyh4100 did I not dieh4191  1at birthh7358, Comeh3318 forthh3318 from the wombh990 and expireh1478?

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"Whyh4069 did the kneesh1290 receiveh6923 me, And whyh4100 the breastsh7699a, that I should suckh3243?

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"For nowh6258 I  awould have lainh7901 downh7901 and beenh8252 quieth8252; I would have slepth3462 thenh227, I would have beenh5117 at resth5117,

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With  akingsh4428 and with  bcounselorsh3289 of the earthh776, Who rebuilth1129  cruinsh2723 for themselves;

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Orh176 with  aprincesh8269  bwho had goldh2091, Who were fillingh4390 their housesh1004 with silverh3701.

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"Orh176 like a miscarriageh5309 which is  1discardedh2934, I would not be, As infantsh5768 that neverh3808 sawh7200 lighth216.

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"Thereh8033 the wickedh7563 ceaseh2308 from ragingh7267, And thereh8033 the  1wearyh3019 are at  aresth5117.

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"The prisonersh615 are at easeh7599 togetherh3162; They do not hearh8085 the voiceh6963 of the taskmasterh5065.

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"The smallh6996b and the greath1419 are thereh8033, And the slaveh5650 is freeh2670 from his masterh113.

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"Whyh4100 is  alighth216 givenh5414 to him whoh6001a suffersh6001a, And lifeh2425b to the bitterh4751 of soulh5315,

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Who  1 alongh2442 for deathh4194, but thereh369 is noneh369, And digh2658 for it moreh4480 thanh4480 for  bhiddenh4301 treasuresh4301,

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Who rejoiceh8056 greatlyh413h1524a, And exulth7797 whenh3588 they findh4672 the graveh6913?

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"Why is light given to a manh1397  awhoseh834 wayh1870 is hiddenh5641, And whom  bGodh433 has hedgedh5480b in?

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"For  amy groaningh585 comesh935 at the sighth6440 of my foodh3899, And  bmy criesh7581 pourh5413 out like waterh4325.

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"For  1 awhath6343 I fearh6342 comesh857 upon me, And whath834 I dreadh3025 befallsh935 me.

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"I  aam not at easeh7951, norh3808 am I quieth8252, And I am not at resth5117, but turmoilh7267 comesh935."



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