I wish God would speak. I wish he’d answer you.

惟愿神说话；愿他开口攻击你，

但是，惟愿上帝说话，愿他张开嘴唇攻击你。

但是，惟愿神说话，愿他张开嘴唇攻击你。

唯愿上帝发言，开口驳斥你，

但愿神说话，愿他开口跟你说话，

惟願神說話；願他開口攻擊你，

但是，惟願上帝說話，願他張開嘴唇攻擊你。

但是，惟願神說話，願他張開嘴唇攻擊你。

唯願上帝發言，開口駁斥你，

但願神說話，願他開口跟你說話，

但是哦，惟願上帝發表意見哦！願他開口同你辯駁。

願上帝發言、啟口以攻爾、

我願上帝與爾辯論、

惟願天主有言、向爾啟口、

Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips against you

But oh, that God would speak and open his lips to you,

If only God would speak; if only he would tell you what he thinks!

But if only God would speak and open his lips against you!

But if only God would speak, And open His lips against you,

But oh, that God would speak, And open His lips against you,

But oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,

But if only God would speak and declare His case against you,

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

But if only God would speak, if only he would open his lips against you,

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

The Lord spoke to Job out of a storm. He said,“ Who do you think you are to disagree with my plans? You do not know what you are talking about.

After the Lord finished speaking to Job, he spoke to Eliphaz the Temanite. He said,“ I am angry with you and your two friends. You have not said what is true about me, as my servant Job has.

The Lord continued,“ I am the Mighty One. Will the man who argues with me correct me? Let him who brings charges against me answer me!”Job replied to the Lord,“ I’m not worthy. How can I reply to you? I’m putting my hand over my mouth. I’ll stop talking.I spoke once. But I really don’t have any answer. I spoke twice. But I won’t say anything else.”

“ I wish someone would listen to me! I’m signing my name to everything I’ve said. I hope the Mighty One will give me his answer. I hope the one who brings charges against me will write them down.

To God I’m just the same as you. I too am a piece of clay.You don’t have to be afraid of me. My hand won’t be too heavy on you.“ But I heard what you said. And here are the exact words I heard.You said,‘ I’m pure. I have done no wrong. I’m clean. I’m free from sin.But God has found fault with me. He thinks I’m his enemy.He puts my feet in chains. He watches every step I take.’“ But I’m telling you that you aren’t right when you talk like that. After all, God is greater than any human being.Why do you claim that God never answers anybody’s questions?He speaks in one way and then another. But we do not even realize it.He might speak in a dream or in a vision at night. That’s when people are sound asleep in their beds.He might speak in their ears. His warnings might terrify them.He warns them in order to turn them away from sinning. He wants to keep them from being proud.He wants to stop them from going down into the grave. He doesn’t want them to be killed by swords.

I wish I knew where I could find him! I wish I could go to the place where he lives!I would state my case to him. I’d give him all my arguments.I’d find out what his answers would be. I’d think about what he would say to me.Would he strongly oppose me? No. He wouldn’t bring charges against me.There honest people can prove to him they’re not guilty. There my Judge would tell me once and for all that I’m not guilty.

“ Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?