“人若對你說一句話，你就厭煩嗎？但誰又忍得住不說話呢？

“人若想与你说话，你就厌烦吗？但谁能忍住不说呢？

“人想与你说话，你就厌烦吗？但谁能忍住不发言呢？

“人想与你说话，你就厌烦吗？但谁能忍住不发言呢？

“若有人向你进言，你会厌烦吗？可是，谁能忍住不说呢？

“人若对你说一句话，你就厌烦吗？但谁又忍得住不说话呢？

人若想與你說話，你就厭煩嗎？但誰能忍住不說呢？

「人想與你說話，你就厭煩嗎？但誰能忍住不發言呢？

「人想與你說話，你就厭煩嗎？但誰能忍住不發言呢？

「若有人向你進言，你會厭煩嗎？可是，誰能忍住不說呢？

『冒昧試要跟你說話、你耐不住麼？但抑制着不說、誰能夠呢？

人若試與爾言、爾厭之乎、然誰能自禁不言耶、

我欲與爾言、恐爾厭聞、然不得不言、

若敢與爾言、恐爾厭煩、然誰能含忍不語乎、

“ If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking?

“ Job, suppose someone tries to talk to you. Will that make you uneasy? I can’t keep from speaking up.

“ If one ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? Yet who can keep from speaking?

“ Will you be patient and let me say a word? For who could keep from speaking out?

Should anyone try to speak with you when you are exhausted? Yet who can keep from speaking?

“ If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?

“ If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

Should anyone try to speak with you when you are exhausted? Yet who can keep from speaking?

[ If] we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

“ If someone should attempt a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?

“ If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

因為我充滿了要說的話，我裡面的靈催逼我說出來。我裡面如盛酒的囊，沒有出氣的地方，又如新酒袋，快要破裂。我要說話，使我可以舒暢，我要開口回答。

我們看見的聽見的，不能不說！”

如果我說：“我不再提起他，也不再奉他的名說話”，他的話就像火在我心中焚燒，被困在我的骨裡；我不能再抑制，實在不能了。

我從前心裡痛苦難過，流著眼淚寫信給你們，並不是要使你們憂愁，而是要你們知道我是多麼愛你們。如果有人使人憂愁，他不是使我憂愁，而是使你們眾人都有一點憂愁；我只說有一點，是避免說得過分。這樣的人受了許多人的責備，也就夠了，

因此，我心裡充滿耶和華的忿怒，無法容忍。“你要把我的忿怒向街上的孩童傾倒，又傾在聯群集結的年輕人身上。夫妻一起被捉住，年老的、壽高的也不例外。

雖然我在那封信上使你們憂傷，但我現在並不後悔；其實我曾經有點後悔，因為知道那封信使你們憂傷，雖然只是暫時的。現在我快樂，不是因為你們憂傷，而是因為你們的憂傷帶來了悔改。你們依照神的意思憂傷，凡事就不會因我們受到虧損。因為依照神的意思而有的憂傷，可以生出沒有懊悔的悔改，以致得救；世俗的憂傷卻會招致死亡。