我心裏說：正當我中年之日我就不得不去世了；在我餘剩之年我就被交進陰間之門了。

“我说：正在我中年之日必进入阴间的门；我余剩的年岁不得享受。

我说，在如日中天的时候我就走了，将剩余的年岁交给阴间的门。

我说，在如日中天的时候我就走了，将剩余的年岁交给阴间的门。

“我以为自己盛年之际，就要踏入阴间之门，不能享受余年。

我曾说：在我盛年之际，我竟要进入阴间之门；我余剩的年日，竟被夺去。

“我曾说：我如日中天就要进入阴间之门；我余剩的岁月竟被剥夺！

我說：正在我中年之日必進入陰間的門；我餘剩的年歲不得享受。

我說，在如日中天的時候我就走了，將剩餘的年歲交給陰間的門。

我說，在如日中天的時候我就走了，將剩餘的年歲交給陰間的門。

「我以為自己盛年之際，就要踏入陰間之門，不能享受餘年。

我曾說：在我盛年之際，我竟要進入陰間之門；我餘剩的年日，竟被奪去。

「我曾說：我如日中天就要進入陰間之門；我餘剩的歲月竟被剝奪！

我嘗自謂、我日當午、將入陰府之門、絕我餘齡、

我享綏安之時、自謂壽齡將絕、必臨窀穸、

我自謂、正冀綏安時、乃將入示阿勒示阿勒見五章十四節小註之門、不得享我之餘年、

I said,“ In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?”

I said,“ I’m enjoying the best years of my life. Must I now go through the gates of death? Will the rest of my years be taken away from me?”

I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.

I said,“ In the prime of my life, must I now enter the place of the dead? Am I to be robbed of the rest of my years?”

I said: In the prime of my life I must go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years.

I said,“ In the middle of my life I am to enter the gates of Sheol; I have been deprived of the rest of my years.”

I said,“ In the prime of my life I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the remainder of my years.”

I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

I said: In the prime of my life I must go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years.

I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

“ I thought,‘ In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.’

I said,“ In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years.”

自己心裏也已斷定必死。這是要使我們不倚靠自己，乃倚靠那叫死人活起來的上帝。

以致我說：『我的上帝啊，不要使我於中年灰化上升哦！你的年歲代代無窮。』

『你要記得、我的性命只是一口氣；我的眼不會再見福樂。

當那些日子、希西家病得要死。亞摩斯的兒子神言人以賽亞去見他，對他說：『永恆主這麼說：「你該立遺囑理家事，因為你一定死，你活不了啦。」』

我的日子已經過去，我的計畫、我心所想望的、已被拆壞。人們將黑夜變為白晝，說：亮光幾乎等於黑暗。假使我盼望陰間做我的房屋，假使我在黑暗中展開我的鋪蓋，假使我對冥坑呼叫說：「你是我父親」，對蛆蟲說：「你是我母親，我姐妹」，那麼、我的指望在哪裏呢？我所指望的、誰能望得見呢？所指望的要同我下到陰間麼？或是我們要一同落於塵土中呢？』

我有甚麼力氣、使我仍等候呢？我的結局能怎樣、使我仍忍耐呢？

他們的胃口厭惡各樣食物；因此他們就走近死門。