「為何賜光給受苦的人，賜生命給心靈痛苦的人？

“受患难的人为何有光赐给他呢？心中愁苦的人为何有生命赐给他呢？

“遭受患难的人为何有光赐给他呢？心中愁苦的人为何有生命赐给他呢？

“遭受患难的人为何有光赐给他呢？心中愁苦的人为何有生命赐给他呢？

“为何赐光给受苦的人，赐生命给心灵痛苦的人？

为什么有光明赐给劳碌的人，有生命赐给苦命的人呢？

受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？

「遭受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？

「遭受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？

為甚麼有光明賜給勞碌的人，有生命賜給苦命的人呢？

『為甚麼有光賜給受苦難的人？而有生命給心裏愁苦的人呢？

胡為賜光於受難者、賜生於苦心者、

受難者得生存、苦心者得生全、曷故。

光明何為賜於受難者、生命何為賜於苦心者、

“ Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,

“ Why should those who suffer ever be born? Why should life be given to those whose spirits are bitter?

“ Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,

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

Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,

“ Why is light given to one burdened with grief, And life to the bitter of soul,

“ Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter[ in] soul;

“ Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

“ Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,

為什麼我要從母胎出來，經歷患難和痛苦，在羞辱中度過一生呢？

以致我寧願窒息而死，也不願這樣活著。我厭惡生命，不想永活。不要管我，因為我的日子都是虛空。

哈娜心中愁苦，一邊禱告一邊傷心地哭泣。

把烈酒給滅亡的人，把淡酒給憂傷的人，

可是，她上山見到上帝的僕人後，就抱住他的腳。基哈西想要推開她，但上帝的僕人說：「由她吧！因為她心裡非常痛苦。耶和華沒有告訴我發生了什麼事。」

願祂壓碎我，伸手毀滅我。

祂救贖我的靈魂，使之免下深坑，使我的生命得見光明。』

為何我沒有像未見天日就流產的嬰兒一樣消逝？

從深坑救回人的靈魂，使他沐浴生命之光。