「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？

“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？

「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 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,

我為何出胎見勞碌愁苦，在羞愧中度盡我的年日呢？

甚至我寧可窒息死亡，勝似留我這副骨頭。我厭棄生命，不願永遠活着。你任憑我吧，因我的日子都是虛空。

哈拿心裏愁苦，就痛痛哭泣，向耶和華祈禱。

可以把烈酒給將亡的人喝，把酒給心裏愁苦的人喝，

婦人上了山，到神人那裏，就抱住神人的腳。基哈西前來要推開她，神人說：「由她吧！因為她心裏愁苦。但耶和華向我隱瞞這事，沒有告訴我。」

願神把我壓碎，伸手將我剪除。

神救贖我的性命免入地府，我的生命也必見光。』

我為何不像流產的胎兒被埋藏，如同未見光的嬰孩？

為要從地府救回人的性命，使他被生命之光照耀。