1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,
2 and this is what he said:
3 May the day perish on which I was born, and the night, in which it was said, “A man has been conceived.”
4 May that day be turned into darkness, may God not seek it from above, and may light not illuminate it.
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it, let a fog overtake it, and let it be enveloped in bitterness.
6 Let 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.
7 May that night be alone and unworthy of praise.
8 May they curse it, who curse the day, who are prepared to awaken a leviathan.
9 Let the stars be concealed with its darkness. Let it expect light, and not see it, nor the rising of the dawn in the East.
10 For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me, nor take away evils from my eyes.
11 Why did I not die in the womb? Having left the womb, why did I not immediately perish?
12 Why was I received upon the knees? Why was I suckled at the breasts?
13 For by now, I should have been sleeping silently, and taking rest in my sleep
14 with the kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes,
15 either with princes, who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,
16 or, like a hidden miscarriage, I should not have continued, just like those who, being conceived, have not seen the light.
17 There the impious cease from rebellion, and there the wearied in strength take rest.
18 And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty, they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.
19 The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,
21 who expect death, and it does not arrive, like those who dig for treasure
22 and who rejoice greatly when they have found the grave,
23 to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?
24 Before I eat, I sigh; and like overflowing waters, so is my howl,
25 for the terror that I feared has happened to me, and so has the dread befallen me.
26 Have I not remained hidden? Have I not kept silence? Have I not remained calm? Yet indignation has overcome me.
Versículos relacionados com Job, 3:
In Job chapter 3, after cursing the day he was born, Job begins to regret his own life and to question why he was spared from the dead birth or to die at birth. He talks about how he is now suffering and wishing death, for his pain is too great to endure. Following are five verses related to the topics covered in Job 3:
Jeremiah 20:18: "Why did I leave the Mother to see work and sadness, to consume my days in shame?" This verse talks about the questioning of the prophet Jeremiah about the purpose of his life and the suffering he faces.
Psalm 6:6: "I'm tired of moaning so much; all night I swim in tears to my bed, flooding with them my bed." This verse portrays the anguish and sadness that Job expresses in his lament in chapter 3.
Psalm 88:3: "For my soul is full of anguish, and my life approaches seol." This verse expresses Job's feeling that death would be a relief for his suffering.
Psalm 22:1-2: "God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far away from helping me and the words of my sick? , but I have no quiet. " This verse reflects the lament and feeling of abandonment Job feels in his suffering.
Psalm 42:5: "Why are you slaughtered, O my soul, and why are you disturbed within me? Wait in God, for I will still praise you for the salvation in your presence." This verse talks about the importance of maintaining faith and hope in God, even in the midst of suffering.
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