1 "Behold, my eye has seen all this.
My ear has heard and understood it.
2 What you know, I know also.
I am not inferior to you.
3 "Surely I would speak to the Almighty.
I desire to reason with God.
4 But you are forgers of lies.
You are all physicians of no value.
5 Oh that you would be completely silent!
Then you would be wise.
6 Hear now my reasoning.
Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will you speak unrighteously for God,
and talk deceitfully for him?
8 Will you show partiality to him?
Will you contend for God?
9 Is it good that he should search you out?
Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
10 He will surely reprove you
if you secretly show partiality.
11 Won’t his majesty make you afraid
and his dread fall on you?
12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes.
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 "Be silent!
Leave me alone, that I may speak.
Let come on me what will.
14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth,
and put my life in my hand?
15 Behold, he will kill me.
I have no hope.
Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
16 This also will be my salvation,
that a godless man will not come before him.
17 Listen carefully to my speech.
Let my declaration be in your ears.
18 See now, I have set my cause in order.
I know that I am righteous.
19 Who is he who will contend with me?
For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.
20 "Only don’t do two things to me,
then I will not hide myself from your face:
21 withdraw your hand far from me,
and don’t let your terror make me afraid.
22 Then call, and I will answer,
or let me speak, and you answer me.
23 How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
24 Why do you hide your face,
and consider me your enemy?
25 Will you harass a driven leaf?
Will you pursue the dry stubble?
26 For you write bitter things against me,
and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27 You also put my feet in the stocks,
and mark all my paths.
You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
28 though I am decaying like a rotten thing,
like 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。"