Another person dies in bitter poverty, never having tasted the good life.

有人至死心中痛苦，终身未尝福乐的滋味；

有人至死心中痛苦，从未尝过福乐的滋味；

有人至死心中痛苦，从未尝过福乐的滋味；

有人至死心中苦痛，从未尝过幸福的滋味。

有人到死的时候心里痛苦，一生未尝美食；

有人至死心中痛苦，終身未嘗福樂的滋味；

有人至死心中痛苦，從未嘗過福樂的滋味；

有人至死心中痛苦，從未嘗過福樂的滋味；

有人至死心中苦痛，從未嚐過幸福的滋味。

有人到死的時候心裡痛苦，一生未嘗美食；

有人至死心裏愁苦，未曾嘗過福樂。

又有至死、心懷困苦、未嘗享福、

或至死、困苦盈懷、終不享福、

有人至死愁苦、終不享福、

Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good.

Others die while their spirits are bitter. They’ve never enjoyed anything good.

Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of prosperity.

Yet another person dies with a bitter soul, having never tasted prosperity.

While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting anything good.

Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.

And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.

Yet another person dies with a bitter soul, having never tasted prosperity.

And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.

Another dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good.

“ I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain.

Then he told me,“ Son of man, I will make food very scarce in Jerusalem. It will be weighed out with great care and eaten fearfully. The water will be rationed out drop by drop, and the people will drink it with dismay.Lacking food and water, people will look at one another in terror, and they will waste away under their punishment.

God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless— a sickening tragedy.

“ Oh, why give light to those in misery, and life to those who are bitter?

But she said,“ I swear by the Lord your God that I don’t have a single piece of bread in the house. And I have only a handful of flour left in the jar and a little cooking oil in the bottom of the jug. I was just gathering a few sticks to cook this last meal, and then my son and I will die.”

“ Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water.

“ I am disgusted with my life. Let me complain freely. My bitter soul must complain.

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can fully share its joy.

You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won’t be spending the night among the troops.

But what could I say? For he himself sent this sickness. Now I will walk humbly throughout my years because of this anguish I have felt.Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You restore my health and allow me to live!Yes, this anguish was good for me, for you have rescued me from death and forgiven all my sins.

May God give them a bellyful of trouble. May God rain down his anger upon them.

He will not let me catch my breath, but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.