Like a deaf person, I can’t hear. Like someone who can’t speak, I can’t say a word.

但我如聋子不听，像哑巴不开口。

但我如聋子听不见，像哑巴不能开口。

但我如聋子听不见，像哑巴不能开口。

但我像听不见的聋子，无法说话的哑巴。

至于我，像个聋子，不能听见；像个哑巴，不能开口。

至于我，我就像耳聋的不能听见，像哑巴不能开口。

但我如聾子不聽，像啞巴不開口。

但我如聾子聽不見，像啞巴不能開口。

但我如聾子聽不見，像啞巴不能開口。

但我像聽不見的聾子，無法說話的啞巴。

至於我，像個聾子，不能聽見；像個啞巴，不能開口。

但是我呢、我如同聾子、不能聽，如同啞巴、不能開口。

至於我，我就像耳聾的不能聽見，像啞巴不能開口。

我如聾者不聞聲、瘖者不啟口、

我不言不聽、如聾如啞兮、

我如耳聾不聞、如瘖者不啟口、

仇人仍設網。殺我方甘心。群聚議詭計。終日出惡聲。

I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, like the mute, who cannot speak;

But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.

But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear; And I am like a person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.

But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.

But I, as a deaf[ man], heard not; and[ I was] as a dumb man[ that] openeth not his mouth.

But I am like a deaf man– I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.

But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

I keep silent. I don’t open my mouth. You are the one who has caused all this to happen.

So I was completely silent. I didn’t even say anything good. But the pain inside me grew worse.

People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.

He was treated badly and made to suffer. But he didn’t open his mouth. He was led away like a lamb to be killed. Sheep are silent while their wool is being cut off. In the same way, he didn’t open his mouth.

But the king said,“ You and Joab are sons of Zeruiah. What does this have to do with you? Maybe the Lord said to him,‘ Curse David.’ If he did, who can ask him,‘ Why are you doing this?’ ”Then David spoke to Abishai and all his officials. He said,“ My very own son Absalom is trying to kill me. How much more should this man from Benjamin want to kill me! Leave him alone. Let him curse. The Lord has told him to do it.Maybe the Lord will see how much I’m suffering. Maybe he’ll bring back to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse I’m hearing today.”