Thursday, July 31, 2008

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth saying:

"May the day of my birth perish
and the night it was said, 'A boy is born!'
That day- may it turn to darkness;
may God above not care about it;
may no light shine upon it.
May darkness and deep shadow
claim it once more;
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm its light.
That night- may thick darkness seize it;
may it not be included
among the days of the year
nor be entered in any of the months.
May that night be barren;
may no shout of joy be heard in it.
May those who curse days curse that day,
those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
May its morning star become dark;
may it wait for daylight in vain
and not see the first rays of dawn,
for it did not shut the doors of the womb
on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
Why did I not perish at birth
and die as I came from the womb?
Why were there knees to recieve me
and breasts that I might be nursed?
For now I would be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep at rest with kings
and counselors of the earth,
who built for themselves places
now lying in ruins,
with rulers who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
Or why was I not hidden in the ground
like a stillborn child, like an infant
who never say the light of day?
There the wicked cease from turmoul
and there the weary are at rest.
Captives also enjoy their ease;
they no longer hear the slave drivers shout.
The small and the great are there,
and the slave is freed from his master.
Why is light given to those in misery
and life to the bitter of soul,
to those who long for death
that does not come,
who search for it
more than for hidden treasure,
who are filled with gladness
and rejoice when they reach the grave?
Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden,
whom God has hedged in?
For sighing comes to me instead of food;
my groans pour out like water.
What I fear has come upon me;
what I dreaded has happened to me.
I have no peace, no quietness;
I have no rest, but only turmoil."

I think Job was a bit overwhelmed.

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