"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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