Don’t I have a right to complain? Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass, and oxen bellow when they have no food?

野驴有草岂能叫唤？牛有料岂能吼叫？

野驴有草岂会叫唤？牛有饲料岂会吼叫？

野驴有草岂会叫唤？牛有饲料岂会吼叫？

野驴有草岂会叫唤？牛有饲料岂会哞叫？

野驴有草料还会哀鸣吗？牛有饲料还会穷叫吗？

野驢有草豈能叫喚？牛有料豈能吼叫？

野驢有草豈會叫喚？牛有飼料豈會吼叫？

野驢有草豈會叫喚？牛有飼料豈會吼叫？

野驢有草豈會叫喚？牛有飼料豈會哞叫？

野驢有草料還會哀鳴嗎？牛有飼料還會窮叫嗎？

野驢有草枝、哪能叫喚？牛有草料、哪能吼叫呢？

野驢有薪豈呼乎、牛有芻豈鳴乎、

驢有薪則不呼、牛有蒭則不鳴。

野驢得草豈復鳴乎、牛得芻豈復吼乎、

Does a wild donkey bray when it has grass, or an ox bellow when it has fodder?

Does a wild donkey cry out when it has enough grass? Does an ox call out when it has plenty of food?

Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder?

Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass or an ox low over its fodder?

Does the wild donkey bray over his grass, Or does the ox low over his feed?

Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass, Or does the ox low over its fodder?

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass or an ox low over its fodder?

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

“ Does the wild donkey bray when it is near grass? Or does the ox low near its fodder?

Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?

How the animals moan with hunger! The herds of cattle wander about confused, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep and goats bleat in misery.Lord, help us! The fire has consumed the wilderness pastures, and flames have burned up all the trees.Even the wild animals cry out to you because the streams have dried up, and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures.

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.

The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills panting like thirsty jackals. They strain their eyes looking for grass, but there is none to be found.”

You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth—