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For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
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Verse 13 is found in chapter 3 of Job. Job asks why he was born and why he survived birth. Death is described as a place where social differences disappear and oppression ceases. The passage does not present an abstract doctrine about death, but rather imagines rest from a life that has become unbearable.
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Compare Job 3:13 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 So läge ich doch nun und wäre still, schliefe und hätte Ruhe
Español · RVR1909 Pues que ahora yaciera yo, y reposara; Durmiera, y entonces tuviera reposo,
Español · NTBT Ahora estaría acostado y tranquilo; dormiría y tendría descanso,
Français · LSG Je serais couché maintenant, je serais tranquille, Je dormirais, je reposerais,
Italiano · DIO1885 Conciossiachè ora giacerei, e mi riposerei; Io dormirei, e pezzo fa sarei in riposo,
Português · ARC Porque já agora jazeria e repousaria; dormiria, e então haveria repouso para mim.
中文 · RCUV 不然，我現在已躺臥安睡， 而且，早已長眠安息；
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