Job 30:20–26

20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;

I stand up, but you merely look at me.

21 You turn on me ruthlessly;

with the might of your hand you attack me.

22 You snatch me up and drive me before the wind;

you toss me about in the storm.

23 I know you will bring me down to death,

to the place appointed for all the living.

24 “Surely no one lays a hand on a broken man

when he cries for help in his distress.

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.

20 I cry to you for help and you do not answer me;

I stand, and you only look at me.

21 You have turned cruel to me;

with the might of your hand you persecute me.

22 You lift me up on the wind; you make me ride on it,

and you toss me about in the roar of the storm.

23 For I know that you will bring me to death

and to the house appointed for all living.

24 “Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand,

and in his disaster cry for help?

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

Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

26 But when I hoped for good, evil came,

and when I waited for light, darkness came.

20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me:

I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

21 Thou art become cruel to me:

With thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it,

And dissolvest my substance.

23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death,

And to the house appointed for all living.

24 Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave,

Though they cry in his destruction.

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.

20 “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer.

I stand before you, but you don’t even look.

21 You have become cruel toward me.

You use your power to persecute me.

22 You throw me into the whirlwind

and destroy me in the storm.

23 And I know you are sending me to my death—

the destination of all who live.

24 “Surely no one would turn against the needy

when they cry for help in their trouble.

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.

20 “I cry out to You, but You do not answer me;

I stand up, and You regard me.

21 But You have become cruel to me;

With the strength of Your hand You oppose me.

22 You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride on it;

You spoil my success.

23 For I know that You will bring me to death,

And to the house appointed for all living.

24 “Surely He would not stretch out His hand against a heap of ruins,

If they cry out when He destroys it.

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.

20 “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;

I stand up, but you just look at me.

21 You have turned on me without mercy;

with your powerful hand you attacked me.

22 You snatched me up and threw me into the wind

and tossed me about in the storm.

23 I know you will bring me down to death,

to the place where all living people must go.

24 “Surely no one would hurt those who are ruined

when they cry for help in their time of trouble.

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.

20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me:

I stand up, and thou gazest at me.

21 Thou art turned to be cruel to me;

With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

22 Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride upon it;

And thou dissolvest me in the storm.

23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death,

And to the house appointed for all living.

24 Howbeit doth not one stretch out the hand in his fall?

Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?

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.

20 I cry unto thee, and thou answerest me not; I stand up, and thou lookest at me. 21 Thou art changed to a cruel one to me; with the strength of thy hand thou pursuest me. 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to be borne away, and dissolvest my substance. 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and into the house of assemblage for all living. 24 Indeed, no prayer availeth when he stretcheth out his hand: though they cry when he destroyeth. 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.

20 “I call to you for help, 

but you don’t answer me. 

I stand up, but you just look at me. 

21 You have begun to treat me cruelly. 

With your mighty hand you assault me. 

22 You pick me up and let the wind carry me away. 

You toss me around with a storm. 

23 I know you will lead me to death, 

to the dwelling place appointed for all living beings.” 

24 “But God doesn’t stretch out his hand against one who is ruined 

when that person calls for help in his disaster. 

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. 

20 I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;

when I stand up, You merely look at me.

21 You have turned against me with cruelty;

You harass me with Your strong hand.

22 You lift me up on the wind and make me ride it;

You scatter me in the storm.

23 Yes, I know that You will lead me to death—

the place appointed for all who live.

24 Yet no one would stretch out his hand

against a ruined man

when he cries out to him for help

because of his distress.

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.

20 I cry to you, and you do not answer me;

I stand, and you merely look at me.

21 You have turned cruel to me;

with the might of your hand you persecute me.

22 You lift me up on the wind, you make me ride on it,

and you toss me about in the roar of the storm.

23 I know that you will bring me to death,

to the house appointed for all living.

24 “Surely one does not turn against the needy,

when in disaster they cry for help.

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.

20 “God, I cry out to you. But you don’t answer me.

I stand up. But all you do is look at me.

21 You do mean things to me.

Your mighty hand attacks me.

22 You pick me up and blow me away with the wind.

You toss me around in the storm.

23 I know that you will bring me down to death.

That’s what you have appointed for everyone.

24 “No one would crush people

when they cry out for help in their trouble.

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.

20 “I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;

I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.

21 “You have become cruel to me;

With the might of Your hand You persecute me.

22 “You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride;

And You dissolve me in a storm.

23 “For I know that You will bring me to death

And to the house of meeting for all living.

24 “Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand,

Or in his disaster therefore cry out for help?

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.