King James Version (KJV)
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Modern English
But when I hoped for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, darkness came.
Hebrew
כִּ֣י ט֭וֹב קִוִּ֣יתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא אֹֽפֶל׃
kiy ṭvob qiviytiy vayaboʾ raʿ vaʾayaḥalah lʾvor vayaboʾ ʾopel