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

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,

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 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:“ Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?

After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite:“ I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.

Then the Lord said to Job,“ Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”Then Job replied to the Lord,“ I am nothing— how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand.I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.”

“ If only someone would listen to me! Look, I will sign my name to my defense. Let the Almighty answer me. Let my accuser write out the charges against me.

Look, you and I both belong to God. I, too, was formed from clay.So you don’t need to be afraid of me. I won’t come down hard on you.“ You have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard your very words.You said,‘ I am pure; I am without sin; I am innocent; I have no guilt.God is picking a quarrel with me, and he considers me his enemy.He puts my feet in the stocks and watches my every move.’“ But you are wrong, and I will show you why. For God is greater than any human being.So why are you bringing a charge against him? Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings.He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride.He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.

If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court.I would lay out my case and present my arguments.Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me.Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing.Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.

“ Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?