1 At length it was Job who spoke, cursing the day of his birth. This is what he said:
3 Cursed be the day I was born, and the night which whispered: A boy has been conceived.
4 May that day be dark, may God on high ignore it. May no light shine upon it.
5 May the shadow of death claim it as its own. May a cloud settle over it; may blackness obstruct its light.
6 Let darkness swallow that night let it not add to the rest of the year let it not be included in the month.
7 That night - oh, let it be barren, untouched by shouts of joy.
8 Let it be cursed by those who hate the light, sorcerers who call on the Devil.
9 Let its morning stars no longer shine; let it wait for light in vain and never see the first rays of dawn,
10 since it did not close the womb to keep my eyes from seeing doom.
11 Why didn't I die at birth, or come from the womb without breath?
12 Why the knees that received me, why the breasts that suckled me?
13 For then I should have lain down asleep and been at rest
14 with kings and rulers of the earth who built for themselves lonely tombs;
15 or with princes who had gold to spare and houses stuffed with silver.
16 Why was I not stillborn, like others who did not see the light of morn?
17 There the trouble of the wicked ceases, there the weary find repose.
18 There the prisoners are at ease; they no longer hear the taskmaster's voice.
19 Great and small fare equally there, where the slave is free from his master.
20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the embittered?
21 To those who long for death more than for hidden treasure?
22 They rejoice at the sight of their end, they are happy upon reaching the grave.
23 Why give light to a man whose path has vanished, whose ways God blocks at every side?
24 Instead of bread I feed on sighs. My groans are like water poured out.
25 For what I fear has come upon me, what I dread has befallen me.
26 I find no rest, I find no ease; only turmoil, nothing of peace!
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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