Job 30:25–26

25 Have I not wept for those in trouble?

Has not my soul grieved for the poor?

26 Yet when I hoped for good, evil came;

when I looked for light, then came darkness.

25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble?

Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me:

And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

25 Did I not weep for those in trouble?

Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?

26 So I looked for good, but evil came instead.

I waited for the light, but darkness fell.

25 Have I not wept for him who was in trouble?

Has not my soul grieved for the poor?

26 But when I looked for good, evil came to me;

And when I waited for light, then came darkness.

25 I cried for those who were in trouble;

I have been very sad for poor people.

26 But when I hoped for good, only evil came to me;

when I looked for light, darkness came.

25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble?

Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

26 When I looked for good, then evil came;

And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

25 Did not I weep for him whose days were hard? was not my soul grieved for the needy? 26 For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.

25 Didn’t I cry for the person whose days were difficult? 

Didn’t my soul grieve for the poor? 

26 When I waited for good, evil came. 

When I looked for light, darkness came. 

25 Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times?

Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

26 But when I hoped for good, evil came;

when I looked for light, darkness came.

25 Did I not weep for those whose day was hard?

Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

26 But when I looked for good, evil came,

and when I waited for light, darkness came.

25 Have I not wept for the unfortunate,

and grieved myself over the poor?

26 Indeed, I hoped for good, but evil came,

and I waited for light, but darkness came.

25 Haven’t I sobbed over those who are in trouble?

Haven’t I felt sorry for poor people?

26 I hoped good things would happen, but something evil came.

I looked for light, but all I saw was darkness.

25 “Have I not wept for the one whose life is hard?

Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

26 “When I expected good, then evil came;

When I waited for light, then darkness came.