Job 3:11 says, Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?  Job continues to question why he was allowed to be born if he was going to suffer so greatly.  He had evidently forgotten all the good things that had happened in his life and now was focused only on the bad.  Even if we find ourselves in deep suffering, we need to remember that life itself is a gift from God, and if we are His through faith in Christ, then God will be with us no matter what is happening in life.  Verse twelve adds, Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? Job continues to wish he hadn't been born, or at least that he should have died shortly after his birth.  Though we might miss all the suffering in the world if we died shortly after we were born, we would also miss the joy that comes in life.  Not only that, but we would also miss the opportunity to witness for Christ.  Though in Job's time Christ had not yet come, this was still an opportunity to witness to his faith in God.  We need to realize that if trouble comes into our lives that we still need to stand firm in our faith and be a positive witness for God.  Verse thirteen continues, For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,  Job said that there would have been rest, with none of his present suffering, if he had died soon after birth.  Verse fourteen declares, With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;  Job said that in death he would be equal to the rulers of the world who had died.  Verse fifteen adds, Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:  I believe that Job was saying that in death, all are equal.  No matter how many riches or how much power people might have in life, in death even the poorest is equal to the richest.  We can also say that no matter how rich a person might be, they cannot buy off death.  Verse sixteen continues, Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.  Job continued to wish his life had never existed, here wishing he had died before he was born.  We can never afford to question the wisdom of God in giving us life if we truly put our faith in Him, no matter what happens in life.  Verse seventeen states, There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.  Job states that death releases us from the pains of this life.  He continues to state this in the next two verses.  Verse eighteen adds, There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.  Verse nineteen continues, The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.  I believe that Job was saying that all are equal when they physically die as far as the suffering, or even joy, of this world is concerned.  We know that life does not cease at death though, but that the spirit lives on.  It is our relationship to God that determines whether the suffering ceases forever or not.  Verse twenty says, Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;  Job was asking where those who were in misery, who had become bitter in their soul, could find light, or hope.  We should know that the answer is in our faith in God.  Verse twenty-one adds, Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;  Job was suffering physically more than most of us ever will, and he said that even if he longed for death, it would not come.  Verse twenty-two continues, Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?  Job said he would rejoice in death since it would free him from suffering, but even when wishing for death he never said he would end his own life. We may at times question why we are still living, especially if our world has collapsed around us, but we need to look to God in faith during these times.  He gives and sustains life, so we must never attempt to replace God by ending our own life.  Verse twenty-three states, Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?  Job saw no way of hope in his condition.  Though Job didn't curse God, he continued to question God's purpose.  Verse twenty-four adds, For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.  Job found no pleasure in even eating to sustain his life, and he just wanted to roar, or scream in pain.  We may sometimes, even if we aren't suffering to badly, lose our joy in life, but as God's children, we must never lose sight of His protection of us.  If we look to God, we will never be cut off from the Light.  Verse twenty-five continues, For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.  I believe that Job was saying that he was always fearful that life could go from being blessed and respected to his current state.  We should not live doubting our future, but always realize that no matter what, God has secured us to Him through our faith in Christ.  For Job, that would have been faith in the coming Messiah.  Verse twenty-six concludes, I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.  I believe Job was saying he had done nothing to deserve his current state of life.  We know from the beginning of the book though that it was Job's faith in God and God's faith in Job that brought Job to this point.  When we put our faith in God, that does not mean that we are exempt from suffering in this life.