Job 3:3-10

3May the day I was born perish, and the night that said, “A boy is conceived.”

4If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above not care about it, or light shine on it.

5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it. May what darkens the day terrify it.

6If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year or be listed in the calendar.

7Yes, may that night be barren; may no joyful shout be heard in it.

8Let those who curse days condemn it, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.

9May its morning stars grow dark. May it wait for daylight but have none; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

10For that night did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, and hide sorrow from my eyes.