5 But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;

it strikes you, and you are dismayed.

6 Should not your piety be your confidence

and your blameless ways your hope?

5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest;

It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence,

Thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

5 But now when trouble strikes, you lose heart.

You are terrified when it touches you.

6 Doesn’t your reverence for God give you confidence?

Doesn’t your life of integrity give you hope?

5 But now it comes upon you, and you are weary;

It touches you, and you are troubled.

6 Is not your reverence your confidence?

And the integrity of your ways your hope?

5 But now trouble comes to you, and you are discouraged;

trouble hits you, and you are terrified.

6 You should have confidence because you respect God;

you should have hope because you are innocent.

5 But now it is come unto thee, and thou faintest;

It toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

6 Is not thy fear of God thy confidence,

And the integrity of thy ways thy hope?

5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 6 Hath not thy piety been thy confidence, and the perfection of thy ways thy hope?

5 But trouble comes to you, and you’re impatient. 

It touches you, and you panic. 

6 Doesn’t your fear of God give you confidence 

and your lifetime of integrity give you hope? 

5 But now that this has happened to you,

you have become exhausted.

It strikes you, and you are dismayed.

6 Isn’t your piety your confidence,

and the integrity of your life your hope?

5 But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;

it touches you, and you are dismayed.

6 Is not your fear of God your confidence,

and the integrity of your ways your hope?

5 But now it has come to you, and you are worn out;

it touches you, and you are horrified.

6 Is not your fear in God your confidence?

Is not your hope even the integrity of your ways?

5 Now trouble comes to you. And you are unhappy about it.

It strikes you down. And you are afraid.

6 Shouldn’t you worship God and trust in him?

Shouldn’t your honest life give you hope?

5 “But now it has come to you, and you are impatient;

It touches you, and you are dismayed.

6 “Is not your fear of God your confidence,

And the integrity of your ways your hope?