May the stars of its twilight be darkened;
May it wait for light but have none,
And may it not see the [a]breaking dawn;
10 Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb,
Or hide trouble from my eyes.

11 (A)Why did I not die [b]at birth,
Come out of the womb and pass away?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 3:9 Lit eyelids of dawn
  2. Job 3:11 Lit from the womb

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