May those curse it who curse the day,
Who are [a]prepared to (A)disturb Leviathan.
May the stars of its twilight be darkened;
May it wait for light but have none,
And may it not see the [b]breaking dawn;
10 Because it did not shut the opening of my mother’s womb,
Or hide trouble from my eyes.

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  1. Job 3:8 Or skillful
  2. Job 3:9 Lit eyelids of dawn

May those who curse days[a] curse that day,(A)
    those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.(B)
May its morning stars become dark;
    may it wait for daylight in vain
    and not see the first rays of dawn,(C)
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
    to hide trouble from my eyes.

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  1. Job 3:8 Or curse the sea