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The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Job Chapter 3.

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CHAP. III.

1 Iob curseth the day, and seruices of his birth. 13 The ease of death. 20 He complaineth of life, because of his anguish.

1 After this, opened Iob his mouth, and cursed his day.

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2 And Iob spake, and said,2

3 Let the day perish, wherein I was borne, and the night in which it was said, There is a man-childe conceiued.3

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4 Let that day bee darkenesse, let not God regard it from aboue, neither let the light shine vpon it.

5 Let darkenes and the shadowe of death staine it, let a cloud dwell vpon it, let the blacknes of the day terrifie it.5

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6 As for that night, let darkenesse seaze vpon it, let it not be ioyned vnto the dayes of the yeere, let it not come into the number of the moneths.6

7 Loe, let that night be solitarie, let no ioyfull voice come therein.

8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise vp their mourning.8

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9 Let the starres of the twilight thereof be darke, let it looke for light, but haue none, neither let it see the dawning of the day:9

10 Because it shut not vp the doores of my mothers wombe, nor hid sorrowe from mine eyes.

11 Why died I not from the wombe? why did I not giue vp the ghost when I came out of the bellie?

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12 Why did the knees preuent mee? or why the breasts, that I should sucke?

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13 For now should I haue lien still and beene quiet, I should haue slept; then had I bene at rest,

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14 With Kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselues,

15 Or with Princes that had golde, who filled their houses with siluer:

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16 Or as an hidden vntimely birth, I had not bene; as infants which neuer saw light.

17 There the wicked cease from troubling: and there the wearie be at rest.17

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18 There the prisoners rest together, they heare not the voice of the oppressour.

19 The small and great are there, and the seruant is free from his master.

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20 Wherefore is light giuen to him that is in misery, and life vnto the bitter in soule?

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21 Which long for death, but it commeth not, and dig for it more then for hid treasures:21

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22 Which reioice exceedingly, and are glad when they can finde the graue?

23 Why is light giuen to a man, whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?23

24 For my sighing commeth before I eate, and my roarings are powred out like the waters.24

25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come vpon me, and that which I was afraid of, is come vnto me.25

26 I was not in safetie, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet: yet trouble came.

Job Chapter 3 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

2 Hebr. answered.
3 Chap.10. 18, 19. iere. 20.14.
5 Or, challenge it. , Or, let them terrifie it, as those who haue a bitter day.
6 Or, let it not reioyce among the dayes.
8 Or, Leuiathan.
9 Heb. the eye lids of the morning.
17 Heb. wearied in strength.
21 Heb. wait.
23 Chap.19.8
24 Heb. before my meat.
25 Heb. I feared a feare, and it came vpon me.

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