1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? 10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. 14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? 15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. 16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him. 17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. 20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee. 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. 28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
1 "这一切我的眼睛都见过， 我的耳朵都听过， 而且明白。
2 你们所知道的我也知道， 我并非不及你们。
3 但我要对全能者说话， 我愿与 神辩论。
4 你们都是捏造谎言的， 都是无用的医生。
5 但愿你们完全不作声， 这样才算为你们的智慧。
6 请你们听我的辩论， 留心听我嘴唇的申诉。
7 你们要为 神说不义的言语吗？你们要为他说诡诈的话吗？
8 你们要徇 神的情面吗？要为 神争辩吗？
9 他把你们查出来， 这是好吗？人怎样哄骗人， 你们也怎样哄骗 神吗？
10 你们若暗中徇情面， 他必然责备你们。
11 他的尊严不是叫你们惧怕吗？他的惊吓不是临到你们吗？
12 你们背诵的格言都是炉灰的格言， 你们的辩护都是泥土的辩护。
13 你们要静默， 离开我， 好让我说话， 然后不论什么事也好， 让它临到我吧。
14 我已把我的肉挂在自己的牙上， 把我的命放在自己的手中。
15 他必杀我， 我没有指望了， 我必在他面前辩明我所行的；
16 这要成为我的拯救， 因为不敬虔的人不能到他面前来。
17 你们当细听我的言语， 让我的宣言进入你们的耳中。
18 现在我已呈上我的案件， 我知道我自己得算为义，
19 有谁与我相争呢？若有， 我就默然不言， 气绝而亡。
20 只要不对我行两件事， 我就不躲开你的面，
21 就是把你的手缩回， 远离我身， 又不使你的惊惧威吓我。
22 这样， 你一呼叫， 我就回答， 或是让我说话， 你回答我。
23 我的罪孽与罪过有多少呢？求你让我知道我的过犯与罪过。
24 你为什么掩面， 把我当作你的仇敌呢？
25 你要使被风吹动的树叶战抖吗？你要追赶枯干了的碎秸吗？
26 你记录判词攻击我， 又使我承当我幼年的罪孽；
27 你把我的两脚上了木狗， 又鉴察我一切所行的， 为我的脚掌定界限。
28 我的生命像破灭腐朽之物， 又像虫蛀的衣服。"