Job 3:23

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Job 3:23 — American Standard Version

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Context — Job 3

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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?

24For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my groanings are poured out like water.

25For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.

26I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.

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