But if only God would speak, And open His lips against you,

惟愿神说话；愿他开口攻击你，

但是，惟愿上帝说话，愿他张开嘴唇攻击你。

但是，惟愿神说话，愿他张开嘴唇攻击你。

唯愿上帝发言，开口驳斥你，

但愿神说话，愿他开口跟你说话，

惟願神說話；願他開口攻擊你，

但是，惟願上帝說話，願他張開嘴唇攻擊你。

但是，惟願神說話，願他張開嘴唇攻擊你。

唯願上帝發言，開口駁斥你，

但願神說話，願他開口跟你說話，

但是哦，惟願上帝發表意見哦！願他開口同你辯駁。

願上帝發言、啟口以攻爾、

我願上帝與爾辯論、

惟願天主有言、向爾啟口、

Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you

I wish God would speak. I wish he’d answer you.

But oh, that God would speak and open his lips to you,

If only God would speak; if only he would tell you what he thinks!

But if only God would speak and open his lips against you!

But oh, that God would speak, And open His lips against you,

But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

But if only God would speak and declare His case against you,

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said,“ Who is this who darkens the divine plan By words without knowledge?

It came about after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite,“ My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, because you have not spoken of Me what is trustworthy, as My servant Job has.

Then the Lord said to Job,“ Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who rebukes God give an answer.”Then Job answered the Lord and said,“ Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You? I put my hand on my mouth.I have spoken once, and I will not reply; Or twice, and I will add nothing more.”

Oh that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written,

Behold, I belong to God, like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.Behold, no fear of me should terrify you, Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.“ You have in fact spoken while I listened, And I heard the sound of your words:‘ I am pure, without wrongdoing; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.Behold, He invents criticisms against me; He counts me as His enemy.He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.’Behold, let me respond to you, you are not right in this, For God is greater than mankind.“ Why do you complain to Him That He does not give an account of all His doings?Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it.In a dream, a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls on people, While they slumber in their beds,Then He opens the ears of people, And horrifies them with warnings,So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct, And keep a man from pride;He keeps his soul back from the pit, And his life from perishing by the spear.

Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.I would learn the words which He would answer, And perceive what He would tell me.Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.There the upright would argue with Him; And I would be free of my Judge forever.

Will you really nullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?