Job 3:20

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Job 3:20 — American Standard Version

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Context — Job 3

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17There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.

18There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster.

19The small and the great are there: And the servant is free from his master.

20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

21Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

22Who rejoice exceedingly, And are glad, when they can find the grave?

23[Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

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