NET Bible
"But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came."
— Job 30:26, NET Bible
“When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.”
“When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness. ”
“When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.”
“I expected good things, and evils are come upon me: I waited for light, and darkness broke out.”
“For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.”
“When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.”
I know that you are bringing me to death, to the meeting place for all the living.
The Contrast With the Past“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.
My heart is in turmoil unceasingly; the days of my affliction confront me.
I go about blackened, but not by the sun; in the assembly I stand up and cry for help.
I have become a brother to jackals and a companion of ostriches.