1. After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day he was born.
2. Job spoke up and said:
3. “Let the day on which I was born perish,and the night that said,‘A man has been conceived!’
4. That day – let it be darkness;let not God on high regard it,nor let light shine on it!
5. Let darkness and the deepest shadow claim it;let a cloud settle on it;let whatever blackens the day terrify it!
6. That night – let darkness seize it;let it not be included among the days of the year;let it not enter among the number of the months!
7. Indeed, let that night be barren;let no shout of joy penetrate it!
8. Let those who curse the day curse it – those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.