Lamentations 3:39

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37 Who is he ^awho speaks and it comes to pass,
When the Lord has not commanded it?

38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That ^awoe and well-being proceed?

39 ^aWhy should a living man¹ complain,
^bA man for the punishment of his sins?

40 Let us search out and examine our ways,
And turn back to the Lord;

41 ^aLet us lift our hearts and hands
To God in heaven.

42 ^aWe have transgressed and rebelled;
You have not pardoned.

Verse Comparison: Lamentations 3:39

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

Amplified® Bible
Why does a living man sigh [one who is still in this life's school of discipline]? [And why does] a man complain for the punishment of his sins?

Contemporary English Version
We're still alive! We shouldn't complain when we are being punished for our sins.

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

Good News Bible
Why should we ever complain when we are punished for our sin?

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

New American Standard Bible
Why should {any} living mortal, or {any} man, Offer complaint in view of his sins?

New International Version
Why should any living man complain
when punished for his sins?

New King James Version
Why should a living man complain,
A man for the punishment of his sins?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Why should any living mortal, or any man, Offer complaint in view of his sins?

Revised Standard Version
Why should a living man complain, a man, about the punishment of his sins?

Young's Literal Translation
What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?

New English Translation
Why should any living person¹ complain when punished for his sins?² נ (Nun)

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