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

“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？

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

Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb? All I experience is trouble and grief, and I spend my days in shame.

so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life.I loathe it; I do not want to live forever; leave me alone, for my days are a vapor!

She was very upset as she prayed to the LORD, and she was weeping uncontrollably.

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;

But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said,“ Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The LORD has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”

And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me.

He redeemed my life from going down to the place of corruption, and my life sees the light!’

Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?

to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.