Job 3:16-18

New Century Version

¹⁶Why was I not buried like a child born dead,
    like a baby who never saw the light of day?
¹⁷In the grave the wicked stop making trouble,
    and the weary workers are at rest.
¹⁸In the grave there is rest for the captives
    who no longer hear the shout of the slave driver.

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Job 3:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,^(A)
    like an infant who never saw the light of day?^(B)
¹⁷There the wicked cease from turmoil,^(C)
    and there the weary are at rest.^(D)
¹⁸Captives^(E) also enjoy their ease;
    they no longer hear the slave driver’s^(F) shout.^(G)