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1 Cǐ hòu , Yuēbó kāikǒu zhòuzǔ zìjǐ de shēngri , shuō ,
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After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2 Yuàn wǒ shēng de nà rì ,
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He said:
3 Hé shuō huái le nántāi de nà yè dōu miè mò .
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“May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
4 Yuàn nà rì biàn wèi hēiàn . yuàn shén bù cóng shàngmian xúnzhǎo tā . yuàn liàngguāng bú zhào yú qí shang .
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That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.
5 Yuàn hēiàn hé sǐ yīn suǒ qǔ nà rì . yuàn mì yún tíng zaì qí shang . yuàn rì shí kǒng hè tā .
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May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.
6 Yuàn nà yè beì yōuàn duó qǔ , bú zaì nián zhōng de rìzi tóng lè , yĕ bù rù yuè zhōng de shùmù .
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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.
7 Yuàn nà yè méiyǒu shēngyù , qí jiān yĕ méiyǒu huānlè de shēngyīn .
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May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
8 Yuàn nà zhòuzǔ rìzi qiĕ néng rĕ dòng è yú de , zhòuzǔ nà yè .
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May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9 Yuàn nà yè límíng de xīng xiǔ biàn wèi hēiàn , pàn liàng què bù liàng , yĕ bú jiàn zǎochen de guāngxiàn ( guāngxiàn yuánwén zuò yǎnpí ) .
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May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
10 Yīn méiyǒu bǎ huái wǒ tāi de mén guānbì , yĕ méiyǒu jiāng huànnàn duì wǒde yǎn yǐncáng .
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for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
11 Wǒ wèihé bù chū mǔ tāi ér sǐ . wèihé bù chū mǔ fù jué qì .
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“Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
12 Wèihé yǒu xī jiē shōu wǒ . wèihé yǒu nǎi bǔ yǎng wǒ .
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Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 Bù rán , wǒ jiù zǎo Yǐtǎng wò ān shuì .
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For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14 Hé dì shang wèi zìjǐ zhòng zào huāng qiū de jūnwáng , móu shì .
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with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15 Huò yǔ yǒu jīnzi , jiāng yínzi zhuāng mǎn le fángwū de wáng zǐ yītóng ānxī .
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with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16 Huò xiàng yǐn ér wèi xiàn , bù dào qī ér luō de tāi , guīyú wú yǒu , rútóng wèi jiàn guāng de yīnghái .
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Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
17 Zaì nàli è rén zhǐxī jiǎorǎo , kùnfá rén dé xiǎng ānxī .
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There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
18 Beì qiú de rén tóng dé ānyì , bù tīngjian dū gōng de shēngyīn .
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Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
19 Dà xiǎo dōu zaì nàli . núpú tuōlí zhǔrén de xiá zhì .
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The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 Shòu huànnàn de rén , wèihé yǒu guāng cìgĕi tā ne . xīn zhōng chóukǔ de rén , wèihé yǒu shēngmìng cìgĕi tā ne .
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“Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
21 Tāmen qiē wàng sǐ , què bùdé sǐ . qiú sǐ , shēng yú qiú yǐncáng de zhēn bǎo .
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to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22 Tāmen xún jiàn fùnmù jiù kuaìlè , jíqí huānxǐ .
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who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
23 Rén de dàolù jìrán zhē yǐn , shén yòu bǎ tā sìmiàn wéi kùn , wèihé yǒu guāng cìgĕi tā ne .
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Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24 Wǒ wèicéng chī fàn jiù fāchū tànxī . wǒ āi hēng de shēngyīn yǒng chū rú shuǐ .
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For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water.
25 Yīn wǒ suǒ kǒngjù de líndào wǒ shēn , wǒ suǒ jùpà de yíng wǒ ér lái .
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What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
26 Wǒ bùdé ānyì , bùdé píngjìng , yĕ bùdé ānxī , què yǒu huànnàn lái dào .
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I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.”
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