Job 30:26-28

New International Reader's Version

²⁶ I hoped good things would happen, but something evil came.
    I looked for light, but all I saw was darkness.
²⁷ My insides are always churning.
    Nothing but days of suffering are ahead of me.
²⁸ My skin has become dark, but the sun didn’t do it.
    I stand up in the community and cry out for help.