*Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,
When she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught hold of his feet. Gechazi came near to thrust her away; but the man of God said, Let her alone: for her soul is vexed within her; and the LORD has hid it from me, and has not told me.
or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, as infants who never saw light.
The small and the great are there. The servant is free from his master.
He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit. My life shall see the light.'
to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
Why came I forth out of the womb to see labor and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?
She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept sore.