3:3 “Let the day I was born be destroyed. And destroy the night when it was said, ‘A boy is born!’
3:4 Let that day turn to darkness. Let God not even care about it. Don’t let light shine on that day.
3:5 Let darkness and gloom have that day. Let a cloud hide that day. Let darkness cover its light.
3:6 Let thick darkness capture that night. Don’t count it among the days of the year. Don’t put it in any of the months.
3:7 Let that night be empty. Let no shout of joy be heard in it.
3:8 Let the people who curse days curse that day. They know how to wake up the sea monster Leviathan.
3:9 Let that day’s morning stars become dark. Let it wait for daylight, but don’t let it come. Don’t let it see the first light of dawn.
3:10 This is because it allowed me to be born. That day did not hide trouble from my eyes.
3:11 “Why didn’t I die as soon as I was born? Why didn’t I die when I came out of the womb?
3:12 Why did my mother’s knees receive me? Why did my mother’s breasts feed me?
3:13 If they had not been there, I would be lying dead in peace. I would be asleep and at rest.
3:14 I would be asleep with kings and wise men of the earth. They built places for themselves that are now ruined.
3:15 I would be asleep with rulers who had gold. They filled their houses with silver!
3:16 Or why was I not buried like a child born dead? I wish I were like a baby who never saw the light of day.
3:17 In the grave the wicked stop causing trouble. And people who are tired are at rest.
3:18 In the grave there is rest for the captives. They no longer hear the shout of the slave driver.
3:19 People great and small are in the grave. And the slave is freed from his master.
3:20 “Why is life given to those who are in misery? Why is it given to those who are so unhappy?
3:21 Some people want to die, but death does not come. They search for death more than for hidden treasure.
3:22 They are very happy when they get to the grave.
3:23 Life shouldn’t be given to a man who doesn’t know what will happen to him. It shouldn’t be given to a man who feels trapped by God.
3:24 I make sad sounds as I eat. My groans pour out like water.
3:25 The thing I was afraid of has happened to me. And the thing I dreaded has happened.
3:26 I have no peace. I have no quietness. I have no rest. I only have trouble.”
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