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

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:“ Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

After the LORD had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite,“ My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.

Then the LORD answered Job:“ Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!”Then Job answered the LORD:“ Indeed, I am completely unworthy– how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.I have spoken once, but I cannot answer; twice, but I will say no more.”

“ If only I had someone to hear me! Here is my signature– let the Almighty answer me! If only I had an indictment that my accuser had written.

Look, I am just like you in relation to God; I too have been molded from clay.Therefore no fear of me should terrify you, nor should my pressure be heavy on you.“ Indeed, you have said in my hearing( I heard the sound of the words!):‘ I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.Yet God finds occasions with me; he regards me as his enemy!He puts my feet in shackles; he watches closely all my paths.’Now in this, you are not right– I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person’s words?“ For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it.In a dream, a night vision, when deep sleep falls on people as they sleep in their beds.Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person’s pride.He spares a person’s life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!I would lay out my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.Would he contend with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?