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English Standard Version
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,

New American Standard Bible
"Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul,

King James Bible
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,

International Standard Version
"Why does God give light to the sufferer or life to the bitter person:

NET Bible
"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

American King James Version
Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;

American Standard Version
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?

Darby Bible Translation
Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,

English Revised Version
Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

Webster's Bible Translation
Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;

World English Bible
"Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,

Young's Literal Translation
Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?
Lexicon
Wherefore is light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to him that is in misery
`amel  (aw-male')
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful -- that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
and life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
unto the bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
in soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
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