Job 3:13–15

For then I would have lain down and been quiet;

I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,

with kings and counselors of the earth

who rebuilt ruins for themselves,

or with princes who had gold,

who filled their houses with silver.

Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;

I would be asleep.

Then I would be at rest

with the kings and counselors of the earth,

who rebuilt ruined cities for themselves,

or with princes who had gold,

who filled their houses with silver.

Had I died at birth, I would now be at peace.

I would be asleep and at rest.

I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers,

whose great buildings now lie in ruins.

I would rest with princes, rich in gold,

whose palaces were filled with silver.

For now I would lie down, and I would be at peace;

I would be asleep; then I would be at rest

with kings and counselors of the earth,

who rebuild ruins for themselves,

or with high officials who have gold,

who fill up their houses with silver.

For now should I have lain still and been quiet,

I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

With kings and counsellers of the earth,

Which built desolate places for themselves;

Or with princes that had gold,

Who filled their houses with silver: