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Lamentations 3:39

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And why would anyone gifted with life

complain when punished for sin?

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Why should a living man complain,

a man, about the punishment of his sins?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Why should the living complain

when punished for their sins?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Why should any living person complain,

any man, because of the punishment for his sins?

NLTNew Living Translation

Then why should we, mere humans, complain

when we are punished for our sins?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Why should any living person complain

about his sin?

KJV 1900King James Version

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?