Why is light given to the sufferer, and life to him who is bitter of soul;
And she came to the mountain to the man of God, and lay hold on his feet. And Gehazi came near to thrust her away. But the man of God said, Let her alone, for her soul is bitter in her, and Jehovah has hidden it from me, and has not told me.
or as a hidden miscarriage, I would not have been, like infants who never saw light.
the small and the great, he is there, and the slave free from his master.
He has redeemed my soul from passing over into the Pit, and my life shall see the light.
to bring back his soul from the Pit, to be illuminated with the light of the living.
and God would be willing and crush me; let loose His hand and cut me off?
Give fermented drink to one perishing, and wine to the bitter of soul,
Why did I come forth from the womb to see toil and sorrow, and my days consumed in shame?
And she was bitter of soul, and prayed to Jehovah, and weeping she wept.