Job 10:15-22
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 10
15If I am wicked, woe to me! But if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am full of shame, and conscious of my misery. 16And should my head be high, You would hunt me like a lion; And You would show Your power against me again. 17You renew Your witnesses against me And increase Your anger toward me; Hardship after hardship is with me. 18‘Why then did You bring me out of the womb? If only I had died and no eye had seen me! 19I should have been as though I had not been, Brought from womb to tomb.’ 20Would He not leave my few days alone? Withdraw from me so that I may have a little cheerfulness 21Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and deep shadow, 22The land of utter gloom like darkness itself, Of deep shadow without order, And it shines like darkness.'King James Version
Chapter 10
15If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; 16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. 17Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. 18Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! 19I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. 20Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, 21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 10
15If I am wicked, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head. I am filled with shame and have drunk deeply of my affliction. 16If I am proud, you hunt me like a lion and again display your miraculous power against me.
17You produce new witnesses against me and multiply your anger toward me. Hardships assault me, wave after wave.
18"Why did you bring me out of the womb? I should have died and never been seen.
19I wish I had never existed but had been carried from the womb to the grave.
20Are my days not few? Stop it! Leave me alone, so that I can smile a little
21before I go to a land of darkness and gloom, never to return.
22It is a land of blackness like the deepest darkness, gloomy and chaotic, where even the light is like the darkness."
New Living Translation
Chapter 10
15If I am guilty, too bad for me; and even if I’m innocent, I can’t hold my head high, because I am filled with shame and misery. 16And if I hold my head high, you hunt me like a lion and display your awesome power against me. 17Again and again you witness against me. You pour out your growing anger on me and bring fresh armies against me.
18'‘Why, then, did you deliver me from my mother’s womb? Why didn’t you let me die at birth?
19It would be as though I had never existed, going directly from the womb to the grave.
20I have only a few days left, so leave me alone, that I may have a moment of comfort
21before I leave — never to return — for the land of darkness and utter gloom.
22It is a land as dark as midnight, a land of gloom and confusion, where even the light is dark as midnight.’'
English Standard Version
Chapter 10
15If I am guilty, woe to me! If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look on my affliction. 16And were my head lifted up, you would hunt me like a lion and again work wonders against me. 17You renew your witnesses against me and increase your vexation toward me; you bring fresh troops against me. 18“Why did you bring me out from the womb? Would that I had died before any eye had seen me 19and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. 20Are not my days few? Then cease, and leave me alone, that I may find a little cheer 21before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow, 22the land of gloom like thick darkness, like deep shadow without any order, where light is as thick darkness.”New International Version
Chapter 10
15If I am guilty--woe to me! Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head, for I am full of shame and drowned in my affliction. 16If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion and again display your awesome power against me.
17You bring new witnesses against me and increase your anger toward me; your forces come against me wave upon wave.
18Why then did you bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died before any eye saw me.
19If only I had never come into being, or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!
20Are not my few days almost over? Turn away from me so I can have a moment's joy
21before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,
22to the land of deepest night, of utter darkness and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.'
New King James Version