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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me!

World English Bible (WEB)

“‘Why, then, have you brought me out of the womb? I wish I had given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me.

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

American Standard Version (ASV)

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Why then did you make me come out of my mother's body? It would have been better for me to have taken my last breath, and for no eye to have seen me,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Por qué me sacaste de la matriz? Habría yo espirado, y no me vieran ojos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¿Por qué entonces dejaste que naciera? ¿Por qué no me dejaste morir al nacer?

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