仰望福祉、反罹禍害、守待光明、反遭暗昧。

我仰望得好处，灾祸就到了；我等待光明，黑暗便来了。

我仰望福气，灾祸就来到；我等待光明，黑暗便来临。

我仰望福气，灾祸就来到；我等待光明，黑暗便来临。

我盼望幸福，来的却是灾祸；我期待光明，来的却是黑暗。

我希望得福乐，灾祸就来了；我等候光明，幽暗就到了。

我仰望得好處，災禍就到了；我等待光明，黑暗便來了。

我仰望福氣，災禍就來到；我等待光明，黑暗便來臨。

我仰望福氣，災禍就來到；我等待光明，黑暗便來臨。

我盼望幸福，來的卻是災禍；我期待光明，來的卻是黑暗。

我希望得福樂，災禍就來了；我等候光明，幽暗就到了。

但我希望得福，災禍竟到了；我等着亮光，竟來了黑暗。

我望福祉、而禍害至、我待光明、而幽暗來、

我望吉祥、反凶災至、我冀光明、及幽暗來、

Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness.

I hoped good things would happen, but something evil came. I looked for light, but all I saw was darkness.

But when I hoped for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, darkness came.

So I looked for good, but evil came instead. I waited for the light, but darkness fell.

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.

When I expected good, evil came; When I waited for light, darkness came.

But when I looked for good, evil came to me; And when I waited for light, then came darkness.

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness came.

When I looked for good, then evil came[ unto me]: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.

When I looked for good, then evil came. When I waited for light, darkness came.

我望平康、不可復得、我望援手、禍患叢集。

耶和華豈遺棄猶大、痛疾郇邑哉、奚擊我而不醫、我冀平康而有禍、望得醫而加傷。

所慮所懼者、降臨於我。不得平康、不得安居、不得宴息、戰慄復至。

馬律居民、貨財見奪、中心懷憂、蓋耶和華降災於耶路撒冷門、

爾中誰畏耶和華、而聽其臣之命者、若行暗地、不得光明、必以上帝耶和華是恃。

由曲徑則阻於藩籬、履周行則迷於昏黑、

其室之光必暗、其燈必息。

喪亂以前、何不先絕我命、使我身不親見憂患焉。

推而納之幽暗之地、逐而出之寰區之外。

為義者得光明、心誠者獲悅懌兮、

予創傷未痊、殘缺未醫、曷故。爾之待我、若泉之忽竭、使人絕望、曷故。

我行若此、自謂必享遐齡、若沙之無量、終於正寢。