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Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Why is light given to one burdened with grief, and life to those whose existence is bitter,
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English Standard Version
20 "Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
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King James Version
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
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The Message Bible
20 "Why does God bother giving light to the miserable, why bother keeping bitter people alive,
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New American Standard Bible
20 "Why is light given to him who suffers, And life to the bitter of soul,
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New International Version
20 “Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
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New King James Version
20 "Why is light given to him who is in misery, And life to the bitter of soul,
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New Living Translation
20 “Oh, why give light to those in misery, and life to those who are bitter?
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New Revised Standard
20 "Why is light given to one in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
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American Standard Version
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, And life unto the bitter in soul;
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The Bible in Basic English
20 Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul;
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La Biblia de las Américas (Español)
20 ¿Por qué se da luz al que sufre, y vida al amargado de alma;
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Common English Bible
20 Why is light given to the hard worker, life to those bitter of soul,
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 Why is light given to the hard worker, life to those bitter of soul,
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The Complete Jewish Bible
20 "So why must light be given to the miserable and life to the bitter in spirit?
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The Darby Translation
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,
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Good News Translation
20 Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief?
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
20 Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief?
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GOD'S WORD Translation
20 "Why give light to one in misery and life to those who find it so bitter,
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Hebrew Names Version
20 "Why is light given to him who is in misery, Life to the bitter in soul,
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La Biblia del Jubileo 2000
20 ¿Por qué dio luz al trabajado, y vida a los amargos de ánimo
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Jubilee Bible 2000
20 Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
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Lexham English Bible
20 "Why does he give light to one in misery and life to [those] bitter of soul,
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Louis Segond 1910 (French)
20 Pourquoi donne-t-il la lumière à celui qui souffre, Et la vie à ceux qui ont l'amertume dans l'âme,
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs?
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New Century Version
20 "Why is light given to those in misery? Why is life given to those who are so unhappy?
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New International Reader's Version
20 "Why is the light that leads to life given to those who suffer? Why is it given to those whose spirits are bitter?
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
20 "Why is light given to one in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
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Nueva Traducción Viviente
20 »Oh, ¿por qué dar luz a los desdichados,
y vida a los amargados?
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Nueva Versión Internacional
20 »¿Por qué permite Dios que los sufridos vean la luz?¿Por qué se les da vida a los amargados?
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Ostervald (French)
20 Pourquoi donne-t-on la lumière au malheureux, et la vie à ceux dont l'âme est pleine d'amertume?
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
20 Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to them that are in bitterness of soul?
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Revised Standard Version
20 "Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
20 "Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,
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La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español)
20 ¿Por qué se da luz al trabajado, Y vida á los de ánimo en amargura,
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Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español)
20 ¿Por qué dio luz al trabajado, y vida a los amargos de ánimo?
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Statenvertaling (Dutch)
20 Waarom geeft Hij den ellendigen het licht, en het leven den bitterlijk bedroefden van gemoed?
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Third Millennium Bible
20 "Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul,
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
20 "Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul,
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The Latin Vulgate
20 quare data est misero lux et vita his qui in amaritudine animae sunt
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
20 quare data est misero lux et vita his qui in amaritudine animae sunt
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The Webster Bible
20 Why is light given to him that is in misery, and life to the bitter [in] soul;
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World English Bible
20 "Why is light given to him who is in misery, Life to the bitter in soul,
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Wycliffe
20 Why is light given to the wretch, and life to them that be in bitterness of soul? (Why is light given to the wretch, and life to those who have a bitter soul?)
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Young's Literal Translation
20 Why giveth He to the miserable light, and life to the bitter soul?
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