World English Bible
"When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness."
— Job 30:26, World English 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. ”
“But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.”
“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.”
For I know that you will bring me to death, To the house appointed for all living.
"However doesn't one stretch out a hand in his fall? Or in his calamity therefore cry for help?
Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy?
When I looked for good, then evil came; When I waited for light, there came darkness.
My heart is troubled, and doesn't rest. Days of affliction have come on me.
I go mourning without the sun. I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.
I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.