¹Post hæc aperuit Job os suum,After this,et maledixit diei suo,Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,

¹Post hæc aperuit Job os suum,After this,et maledixit diei suo,Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,

²et locutus est:and this is what he said:

²et locutus est:and this is what he said:

³Pereat dies in qua natus sum,May the day perish on which I was born,et nox in qua dictum est:and the night, in which it was said,Conceptus est homo.“A man has been conceived.”

³Pereat dies in qua natus sum,May the day perish on which I was born,et nox in qua dictum est:and the night, in which it was said,Conceptus est homo.“A man has been conceived.”

⁴Dies ille vertatur in tenebras:May that day be turned into darkness,non requirat eum Deus desuper,may God not seek it from above,et non illustretur lumine.and may light not illuminate it.

⁴Dies ille vertatur in tenebras:May that day be turned into darkness,non requirat eum Deus desuper,may God not seek it from above,et non illustretur lumine.and may light not illuminate it.

⁵Obscurent eum tenebræ et umbra mortis;Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it,occupet eum caligo,let a fog overtake it,et involvatur amaritudine.and let it be enveloped in bitterness.

⁵Obscurent eum tenebræ et umbra mortis;Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it,occupet eum caligo,let a fog overtake it,et involvatur amaritudine.and let it be enveloped in bitterness.

⁶Noctem illam tenebrosus turbo possideat;Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night,non computetur in diebus anni,let it not be counted in the days of the year,nec numeretur in mensibus.nor numbered in the months.

⁶Noctem illam tenebrosus turbo possideat;Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night,non computetur in diebus anni,let it not be counted in the days of the year,nec numeretur in mensibus.nor numbered in the months.

⁷Sit nox illa solitaria,May that night be alonenec laude digna.and unworthy of praise.

⁷Sit nox illa solitaria,May that night be alonenec laude digna.and unworthy of praise.

⁸Maledicant ei qui maledicunt diei,May they curse it, who curse the day,qui parati sunt suscitare Leviathan.who are prepared to awaken a leviathan.

⁸Maledicant ei qui maledicunt diei,May they curse it, who curse the day,qui parati sunt suscitare Leviathan.who are prepared to awaken a leviathan.

⁹Obtenebrentur stellæ caligine ejus;Let the stars be concealed with its darkness.expectet lucem,Let it expect light,et non videat,and not see it,nec ortum surgentis auroræ.nor the rising of the dawn in the East.

⁹Obtenebrentur stellæ caligine ejus;Let the stars be concealed with its darkness.expectet lucem,Let it expect light,et non videat,and not see it,nec ortum surgentis auroræ.nor the rising of the dawn in the East.

¹⁰Quia non conclusit ostia ventris qui portavit me,For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me,nec abstulit mala ab oculis meis.nor take away evils from my eyes.

¹⁰Quia non conclusit ostia ventris qui portavit me,For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me,nec abstulit mala ab oculis meis.nor take away evils from my eyes.

¹¹Quare non in vulva mortuus sum?Why did I not die in the womb?egressus ex utero non statim perii?Having left the womb, why did I not immediately perish?

¹¹Quare non in vulva mortuus sum?Why did I not die in the womb?egressus ex utero non statim perii?Having left the womb, why did I not immediately perish?

¹²Quare exceptus genibus?Why was I received upon the knees?cur lactatus uberibus?Why was I suckled at the breasts?

¹²Quare exceptus genibus?Why was I received upon the knees?cur lactatus uberibus?Why was I suckled at the breasts?

¹³Nunc enim dormiens silerem,For by now, I should have been sleeping silently,et somno meo requiesceremand taking rest in my sleep

¹³Nunc enim dormiens silerem,For by now, I should have been sleeping silently,et somno meo requiesceremand taking rest in my sleep

¹⁴cum regibus et consulibus terræ,with the kings and consuls of the earth,qui ædificant sibi solitudines;who build themselves solitudes,

¹⁴cum regibus et consulibus terræ,with the kings and consuls of the earth,qui ædificant sibi solitudines;who build themselves solitudes,

¹⁵aut cum principibus qui possident aurum,either with princes,et replent domos suas argento;who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,

¹⁵aut cum principibus qui possident aurum,either with princes,et replent domos suas argento;who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,

¹⁶aut sicut abortivum absconditum non subsisterem, vel qui concepti non viderunt lucem.or, like a hidden miscarriage, I should not have continued, just like those who, being conceived, have not seen the light.

¹⁶aut sicut abortivum absconditum non subsisterem, vel qui concepti non viderunt lucem.or, like a hidden miscarriage, I should not have continued, just like those who, being conceived, have not seen the light.

¹⁷Ibi impii cessaverunt a tumultu,There the impious cease from rebellion,et ibi requieverunt fessi robore.and there the wearied in strength take rest.

¹⁷Ibi impii cessaverunt a tumultu,There the impious cease from rebellion,et ibi requieverunt fessi robore.and there the wearied in strength take rest.

¹⁸Et quondam vincti pariter sine molestia,And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty,non audierunt vocem exactoris.they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.

¹⁸Et quondam vincti pariter sine molestia,And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty,non audierunt vocem exactoris.they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.

¹⁹Parvus et magnus ibi sunt,The small and great are there,et servus liber a domino suo.and the servant is free from his master.

¹⁹Parvus et magnus ibi sunt,The small and great are there,et servus liber a domino suo.and the servant is free from his master.

²⁰Quare misero data est lux,Why is light given to the miserable,et vita his qui in amaritudine animæ sunt:and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,

²⁰Quare misero data est lux,Why is light given to the miserable,et vita his qui in amaritudine animæ sunt:and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,

²¹qui expectant mortem,who expect death,et non venit,and it does not arrive,quasi effodientes thesaurum;like those who dig for treasure

²¹qui expectant mortem,who expect death,et non venit,and it does not arrive,quasi effodientes thesaurum;like those who dig for treasure

²²gaudentque vehementer cum invenerint sepulchrum?and who rejoice greatly when they have found the grave,

²²gaudentque vehementer cum invenerint sepulchrum?and who rejoice greatly when they have found the grave,

²³viro cujus abscondita est via et circumdedit eum Deus tenebris?to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?

²³viro cujus abscondita est via et circumdedit eum Deus tenebris?to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?

²⁴Antequam comedam,Before I eat,suspiro;I sigh;et tamquam inundantes aquæ,and like overflowing waters,sic rugitus meus:so is my howl,

²⁴Antequam comedam,Before I eat,suspiro;I sigh;et tamquam inundantes aquæ,and like overflowing waters,sic rugitus meus:so is my howl,

²⁵quia timor quem timebam evenit mihi,for the terror that I feared has happened to me,et quod verebar accidit.and so has the dread befallen me.

²⁵quia timor quem timebam evenit mihi,for the terror that I feared has happened to me,et quod verebar accidit.and so has the dread befallen me.

²⁶Nonne dissimulavi?Have I not remained hidden?nonne silui?Have I not kept silence?nonne quievi?Have I not remained calm?et venit super me indignatio.Yet indignation has overcome me.

²⁶Nonne dissimulavi?Have I not remained hidden?nonne silui?Have I not kept silence?nonne quievi?Have I not remained calm?et venit super me indignatio.Yet indignation has overcome me.