Teach us what we should say to him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

我们愚昧不能陈说；请你指教我们该对他说什么话。

我们因在黑暗中，不会陈说，请你指教我们该对他说什么。

我们因在黑暗中，不会陈说，请你指教我们该对他说什么。

我们因愚昧而无法陈诉，请指教我们如何与祂对话。

我们因愚昧无知的缘故，不能陈明我们的案件，请你告诉我们应该对他说什么话。

我們愚昧不能陳說；請你指教我們該對他說甚麼話。

我們因在黑暗中，不會陳說，請你指教我們該對他說甚麼。

我們因在黑暗中，不會陳說，請你指教我們該對他說甚麼。

我們因愚昧而無法陳訴，請指教我們如何與祂對話。

我們因愚昧無知的緣故，不能陳明我們的案件，請你告訴我們應該對他說甚麼話。

我們因愚闇而不曉得陳說，請教導我們該對他說甚麼話。

我儕蒙昧、不能陳詞、請爾教我、何以與言、

我儕愚昧、不能置辯、爾能教我乎。

我儕當以何言與天主辯論、求爾教我、我因愚昧、不知如何陳辭、

“ Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.

“ Job, tell us what we should say to God. We can’t prepare our case because our minds are dark.

Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.

“ So teach the rest of us what to say to God. We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.

Teach us what we are to say to Him; We cannot present our case because of darkness.

“ Teach us what we should say to Him, For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.

Teach us what we shall say unto him; For we cannot set our speech in order by reason of darkness.

Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot prepare our case because of our darkness.

Teach us what we shall say unto him;[ for] we cannot order[ our speech] by reason of darkness.

Tell us what we should say to him. We cannot prepare a case because of the darkness.

Teach us what we will tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.

But I also have a mind like you; I am not inferior to you. Who doesn’t know the things you are talking about?

I was stupid and didn’t understand; I was an unthinking animal toward you.

Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located?It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the sky.

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.

I am more stupid than any other person, and I lack a human’s ability to understand.I have not gained wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son— if you know?

When I tried to understand all this, it seemed hopelessuntil I entered God’s sanctuary. Then I understood their destiny.

This wondrous knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

Who is this who obscures my counsel with ignorant words?

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is.

You asked,“ Who is this who conceals my counsel with ignorance?” Surely I spoke about things I did not understand, things too wondrous for me to know.

Hear now my argument, and listen to my defense.

Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.

These are but the fringes of his ways; how faint is the word we hear of him! Who can understand his mighty thunder?