2 “If only my anguish could be weighed

and all my misery be placed on the scales!

2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed,

And my calamity laid in the balances together!

2 “If my misery could be weighed

and my troubles be put on the scales,

2 “Oh, that my grief were fully weighed,

And my calamity laid with it on the scales!

2 “I wish my suffering could be weighed

and my misery put on scales.

2 Oh that my vexation were but weighed,

And all my calamity laid in the balances!

2 Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!

2 “If only my grief could be weighed, 

if only my misery could be laid on the scales with it, 

2 If only my grief could be weighed

and my devastation placed with it in the scales.

2 “O that my vexation were weighed,

and all my calamity laid in the balances!

2 “If only my vexation could be well weighed,

and my calamity could be lifted up together with it in the balances,

2 “I wish my great pain could be weighed!

I wish all of my suffering could be weighed on scales!

2 “Oh that my grief were actually weighed

And laid in the balances together with my calamity!