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19 and were as though I had not been,
    carried from the womb to the grave.
20 Are not the days of my life few?[a]
    Let me alone, that I may find a little comfort[b]
21 before I go whence I shall not return,
    to the land of gloom and deep darkness,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 10:20 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb Are not my days few? Let him cease
  2. Job 10:20 Heb brighten up

19 If only I had never come into being,
    or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!(A)
20 Are not my few days(B) almost over?(C)
    Turn away from me(D) so I can have a moment’s joy(E)
21 before I go to the place of no return,(F)
    to the land of gloom and utter darkness,(G)

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