“ Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,

“受患难的人为何有光赐给他呢？心中愁苦的人为何有生命赐给他呢？

“遭受患难的人为何有光赐给他呢？心中愁苦的人为何有生命赐给他呢？

“遭受患难的人为何有光赐给他呢？心中愁苦的人为何有生命赐给他呢？

“为何赐光给受苦的人，赐生命给心灵痛苦的人？

为什么有光明赐给劳碌的人，有生命赐给苦命的人呢？

受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？

「遭受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？

「遭受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？

「為何賜光給受苦的人，賜生命給心靈痛苦的人？

為甚麼有光明賜給勞碌的人，有生命賜給苦命的人呢？

『為甚麼有光賜給受苦難的人？而有生命給心裏愁苦的人呢？

胡為賜光於受難者、賜生於苦心者、

受難者得生存、苦心者得生全、曷故。

光明何為賜於受難者、生命何為賜於苦心者、

“ Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,

“ Why should those who suffer ever be born? Why should life be given to those whose spirits are bitter?

“ Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,

“ Oh, why give light to those in misery, and life to those who are bitter?

Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,

“ Why is light given to one burdened with grief, And life to the bitter of soul,

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter[ in] soul;

“ Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

“ Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,

Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, That my days should be consumed with shame?

So that my soul chooses strangling And death rather than my body.I loathe my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone, For my days are but a breath.

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish.

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, And wine to those who are bitter of heart.

Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said,“ Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”

That it would please God to crush me, That He would loose His hand and cut me off!

He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light.

Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, Like infants who never saw light?

To bring back his soul from the Pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.