As for me, is my complaint against a human being? Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?
As for me, is my complaint to man? And if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint to man or of him? And why should I not be impatient and my spirit be troubled?
As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?
Are my complaints against another human; why is my patience short?
Is my dispute against man, so that I would have no reason to be discouraged?
Is my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled?
that you look for my iniquity and search for my sin,
What strength do I have, that I should continue to hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their broken spirit and hard labour.
He said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.’
Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.’