『為甚麼有光賜給受苦難的人？而有生命給心裏愁苦的人呢？

“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？

「為何賜光給受苦的人，賜生命給心靈痛苦的人？

為甚麼有光明賜給勞碌的人，有生命賜給苦命的人呢？

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,

我為甚麼出母胎而見勞碌辛苦，以致我的年日都消耗於失望中呢？

以致我寧肯噎死，寧肯死亡，勝似留我這一身骨頭。我厭棄性命；我不願永遠活着；不要管我；因為我的日子都是虛幻。

哈拿心裏愁苦，就向永恆主祈禱，直痛哭飲泣。

可以把濃酒給將要滅亡的人喝；把清酒給心裏愁苦的人喝；

婦人到了山上神人那裏，就抱住神人的腳。基哈西走近前來、要把她推開；神人說：『由她吧，因為她心裏很愁苦；永恆主向我隱藏着，沒有告訴我。』

願上帝喜歡把我壓碎，但願他鬆手將我剪掉。

上帝贖救了我的性命免過去到冥坑；我的生命見到亮光。」

我為甚麼又不像流產而埋藏的胎、以歸於無？不像未見光的死產嬰呢？

好將人的性命從冥坑中救回，使他蒙「生命之光」的照耀。