BeforeI go--and I shall not return--To the landof darknessand deepshadow,
"But nowhe has died;whyshould I fast?CanI bringhim backagain?I will goto him, but he will not returnto me."
"For we will surelydieand are like waterspilledon the groundwhichcannotbe gatheredup again. Yet Goddoes not takeaway life,but planswaysso that the banishedonewill not be castout from him.
The landof uttergloomas darkness[itself], Of deepshadowwithoutorder,And which shinesas the darkness."
"For when a fewyearsare past,I shall gothe wayof noreturn.
"IfI lookfor Sheolas my home,I makemy bedin the darkness;
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
"Let darknessand blackgloomclaimit; Let a cloudsettleon it; Let the blacknessof the dayterrifyit.
"Thereis nodarknessor deepshadowWherethe workersof iniquitymay hidethemselves.
"Have the gatesof deathbeen revealedto you, Or have you seenthe gatesof deepdarkness?
EventhoughI walkthrough the valleyof the shadowof death,I fearnoevil,for You are with me; Your rodand Your staff,they comfortme.
"TurnYour gazeawayfrom me, that I may smile[again] BeforeI departand am nomore."
Manin [his] pomp,yet withoutunderstanding,Is likethe beaststhat perish.
But I, O LORD,have criedout to You for help,And in the morningmy prayercomesbeforeYou.
You have putme in the lowestpit,In darkplaces,in the depths.
Indeed,ifa manshould livemanyyears,let him rejoicein them all,and let him rememberthe daysof darkness,for they will be many.Everythingthat is to come[will be] futility.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
I said,"I will not seethe LORD,The LORDin the landof the living;I will lookon mannomoreamongthe inhabitantsof the world.
"They did not say,'Whereis the LORDWho broughtus up out of the landof Egypt,Who ledus through the wilderness,Through a landof desertsand of pits,Through a landof droughtand of deepdarkness,Through a landthat noonecrossedAnd wherenomandwelt?'
