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

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

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:“ Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge?

And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite,“ My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said:“ Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”Then Job answered the Lord and said:“ Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my mark. Oh, that the Almighty would answer me, That my Prosecutor had written a book!

Truly I am as your spokesman before God; I also have been formed out of clay.Surely no fear of me will terrify you, Nor will my hand be heavy on you.“ Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,‘ I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.Yet He finds occasions against me, He counts me as His enemy;He puts my feet in the stocks, He watches all my paths.’“ Look, in this you are not righteous. I will answer you, For God is greater than man.Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds,Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man,He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments.I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me.Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me.There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

“ Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?