Lamentations 3:39–41

Why should a living man complain,

a man, about the punishment of his sins?

Let us test and examine our ways,

and return to the Lord!

Let us lift up our hearts and hands

to God in heaven:

Why should the living complain

when punished for their sins?

Let us examine our ways and test them,

and let us return to the Lord.

Let us lift up our hearts and our hands

to God in heaven, and say:

Why should any living person complain,

any man, because of the punishment for his sins?

Let’s examine and probe our ways,

and turn back to the Lord.

Let’s lift up our hearts and our hands

to God in heaven:

Why should any living person complain

about his sin?

Let us test and examine our ways;

let us return to Yahweh.

Let us lift up our hearts with our hands

to God in the heavens.

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

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.