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Job 3:20

World English Bible

“Why is light given to him who is in misery,
life to the bitter in soul,

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Job 3:20 in other translations

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Job 3:20 · American Standard Version

Job 3:20 in context

  1. 18There the prisoners are at ease together.
    They don’t hear the voice of the taskmaster.
  2. 19The small and the great are there.
    The servant is free from his master.
  3. 20“Why is light given to him who is in misery,
    life to the bitter in soul,
  4. 21Who long for death, but it doesn’t come;
    and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
  5. 22who rejoice exceedingly,
    and are glad, when they can find the grave?