27HERE! THIS WE HAVE EXAMINED IT [IS] SO IT HEAR IT AND YOU KNOW FOR YOURSELF 27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
2<IF> CERTAINLY [IF] <TO WEIGH> IT WILL BE WEIGHED GRIEF MY AND DESTRUCTION MY IN [THE] BALANCES PEOPLE WILL RAISE TOGETHER 2“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
3FOR NOW MORE THAN [THE] SAND OF [THE] SEAS IT WILL BE HEAVY THERE- -FORE WORDS MY THEY HAVE BEEN RASH 3For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas— no wonder my words have been rash.
4FOR [THE] ARROWS OF [THE] ALMIGHTY [ARE] WITH ME WHICH POISON THEIR [IS] DRINKING SPIRIT MY [THE] TERRORS OF GOD THEY ARE ARRANGED AGAINST ME 4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
5¿ DOES IT BRAY A WILD DONKEY ON GRASS OR? DOES IT LOW AN OX ON FODDER ITS 5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
6¿ IS IT EATEN TASTELESS [FOOD] BECAUSE NOT SALT OR? [IS] THERE TASTE IN [THE] SLIME OF PURSLANE 6Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg*NoteCloseOr in the sap of the mallow plant?
7IT REFUSES TO TOUCH [THEM] SELF MY THEY [ARE] LIKE [THE] ILLNESS OF FOOD MY 7My soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me.
8WHO? WILL HE GIVE IT WILL COME PETITION MY AND HOPE MY HE WILL GIVE GOD 8If only my request were granted and God would fulfill my hope:
9AND MAY HE BE WILLING GOD AND MAY HE CRUSH ME MAY HE LOOSEN HAND HIS AND MAY HE CUT OFF ME 9that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
10AND MAY IT BE STILL COMFORT MY AND MAY I JUMP IN ANGUISH [WHICH] NOT IT RELENTS THAT NOT I HAVE HIDDEN [THE] WORDS OF [THE] HOLY [ONE] 10It still brings me comfort, and joy through unrelenting pain, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11WHAT? [IS] STRENGTH MY THAT I WILL WAIT AND WHAT? [IS] END MY THAT I WILL PROLONG LIFE MY 11What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
12<IF>? [THE] STRENGTH OF STONES [IS] STRENGTH MY OR? [IS] FLESH MY BRONZE 12Is my strength like that of stone, or my flesh made of bronze?
13¿ IF NOT [IS] HELP MY IN MYSELF AND SOUND WISDOM IT HAS BEEN BANISHED FROM ME 13Is there any help within me now that success is driven from me?
14[BELONGS] TO <THE> DESPAIRING [PERSON] FROM FRIEND HIS LOYALTY AND [THE] FEAR OF [THE] ALMIGHTY HE WILL FORSAKE 14A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15BROTHERS MY THEY HAVE ACTED TREACHEROUSLY LIKE A WADI LIKE A STREAM-BED OF WADIS [WHICH] THEY PASS AWAY 15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
16THAT ARE DARK FROM ICE OVER THEM IT HIDES ITSELF SNOW 16darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
17AT [THE] TIME [WHEN] THEY FLOW THEY ARE SILENCED IN HEAT ITS THEY ARE DRIED UP FROM PLACE THEIR 17but ceasing in the dry season and vanishing from their channels in the heat.
18THEY TWIST [THE] PATHS OF WAY THEIR THEY GO UP IN THE WASTELAND SO THEY MAY PERISH 18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
19THEY LOOK [THE] CARAVANS OF TEMA [THE] TRAVELERS OF SHEBA THEY LOOK EAGERLY FOR THEM 19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
20THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED FOR HE HAD BEEN CONFIDENT THEY COME TO IT AND THEY WERE DISAPPOINTED 20They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
21FOR NOW YOU HAVE BECOME <INTO> IT YOU HAVE SEEN A TERROR AND YOU WERE AFRAID 21For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
22¿ FOR HAVE I SAID GIVE FOR ME AND FROM WEALTH YOUR GIVE A REWARD FOR ME 22Have I ever said, ‘Give me something offer me a bribe from your wealth;
23AND RESCUE ME FROM [THE] HAND OF AN OPPONENT AND FROM [THE] HAND OF RUTHLESS [PEOPLE] YOU WILL RANSOM ME 23deliver me from the hand of the enemy; redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’?
24TEACH ME AND I I WILL KEEP SILENT AND WHAT? HAVE I ERRED EXPLAIN TO ME 24Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
25HOW! THEY ARE PAINFUL WORDS OF UPRIGHTNESS AND WHAT? DOES IT PROVE COMPLETELY <TO PROVE> FROM <THE> YOU 25How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
26¿ TO REPROVE WORDS DO YOU PLAN AND TO WIND [THE] WORDS OF [ONE WHO] DESPAIRS 26Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?
27EVEN ON A FATHERLESS ONE YOU WILL MAKE FALL AND YOU MAY BARGAIN ON FRIEND YOUR 27You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
28AND THEREFORE BE WILLING TURN ON ME AND ON FACES YOUR IF I WILL LIE 28But now, please look at me. Would I lie to your face?
29TURN BACK PLEASE MAY NOT IT BE INJUSTICE AND TURN BACK STILL RIGHTEOUSNESS MY [IS] IN IT 29Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
30¿ [IS] THERE ON TONGUE MY INJUSTICE OR? PALATE MY NOT DOES IT DISCERN DESTRUCTION<S> 30Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice? [’’]