“ I cry out,‘ Someone harmed me!’ But I don’t get any reply. I call out for help. But I’m not treated fairly.

我因委屈呼叫，却不蒙应允；我呼求，却不得公断。

看哪，我喊冤叫屈，却不蒙应允；我呼求，却没有公正。

看哪，我喊冤叫屈，却不蒙应允；我呼求，却没有公正。

我喊冤，却无人回应；我呼救，却不见公道。

我呼叫‘强暴！’却没有回答；我呼求，却得不到公断。

我因委曲呼叫，卻不蒙應允；我呼求，卻不得公斷。

看哪，我喊冤叫屈，卻不蒙應允；我呼求，卻沒有公正。

看哪，我喊冤叫屈，卻不蒙應允；我呼求，卻沒有公正。

我喊冤，卻無人回應；我呼救，卻不見公道。

我呼叫‘強暴！’卻沒有回答；我呼求，卻得不到公斷。

『我若哀叫說：「受橫暴啊！」卻沒有應我的；我呼救，卻得不到公斷。

我呼屈抑、而不蒙垂聽、我求援助、而不得公斷、

我雖赴訴、不蒙聽察、我雖呼籲、不得昭雪。

我因被屈哀告、不蒙對答、我雖呼號、不得伸冤、

“ Though I cry,‘ Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.

Behold, I cry out,‘ Violence!’ but I am not answered; I call for help, but there is no justice.

“ I cry out,‘ Help!’ but no one answers me. I protest, but there is no justice.

I cry out,“ Violence!” but get no response; I call for help, but there is no justice.

“ Behold, I cry,‘ Violence!’ but I get no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice.

“ If I cry out concerning wrong, I am not heard. If I cry aloud, there is no justice.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.

I cry out:“ Violence!” but get no response; I call for help, but there is no justice.

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but[ there is] no judgment.

“ If I cry out,‘ Violence!’ I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.

“ Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

Lord, how long do I have to call out for help? Why don’t you listen to me? How long must I keep telling you that things are terrible? Why don’t you save us?Why do you make me watch while people treat others so unfairly? Why do you put up with the wrong things they are doing? I have to look at death. People are harming others. They are arguing and fighting all the time.

I call out and cry for help. But he won’t listen to me when I pray.

“ God, I cry out to you. But you don’t answer me. I stand up. But all you do is look at me.

But I haven’t harmed anyone. My prayers to God are pure.“ Earth, please don’t cover up my blood! May God always hear my cry for help!Even now my witness is in heaven. The one who speaks up for me is there.

If I were guilty, how terrible that would be for me! Even if I haven’t sinned, I can’t be proud of what I’ve done. That’s because I’m so full of shame. I’m drowning in my suffering.If I become proud, you hunt me down like a lion. You show your mighty power against me.You bring new witnesses against me. You become more and more angry with me. You use your power against me again and again.

“ God isn’t a mere human being like me. I can’t answer him. We can’t take each other to court.

Does it make you happy when you crush me? Does it please you to turn your back on what you have made? While you do those things, you smile on the plans of sinful people!

“ Job says,‘ I’m not guilty of doing anything wrong. But God doesn’t treat me fairly.

“ I know exactly what you people are thinking. I know you are planning to do bad things to me.

My God, I cry out in the daytime. But you don’t answer. I cry out at night. But you don’t let me sleep.

I wish I knew where I could find him! I wish I could go to the place where he lives!I would state my case to him. I’d give him all my arguments.I’d find out what his answers would be. I’d think about what he would say to me.Would he strongly oppose me? No. He wouldn’t bring charges against me.There honest people can prove to him they’re not guilty. There my Judge would tell me once and for all that I’m not guilty.

Every time I speak, I cry out. All you ever tell me to talk about is fighting and trouble. Your message has brought me nothing but dishonor. It has made me suffer shame all day long.

Suppose a nation falls into the power of sinful people. Then God makes its judges blind to the truth. If he isn’t the one doing it, who is?

“ Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?

Even if God kills me, I’ll still put my hope in him. I’ll argue my case in front of him.No matter how things turn out, I’m sure I’ll still be saved. After all, no ungodly person would dare to come into his court.Listen carefully to what I’m saying. Pay close attention to my words.I’ve prepared my case. And I know I’ll be proved right.Can others bring charges against me? If they can, I’ll keep quiet and die.“ God, I won’t hide from you. Here are the only two things I want.Stop treating me this way. And stop making me so afraid.Then send for me, and I’ll answer. Or let me speak, and you reply.How many things have I done wrong? How many sins have I committed? Show me my crime. Show me my sin.

He makes his appeal to God to help me as a person pleads for a friend.

“ I wish someone would listen to me! I’m signing my name to everything I’ve said. I hope the Mighty One will give me his answer. I hope the one who brings charges against me will write them down.I’ll wear them on my shoulder. I’ll put them on my head like a crown.