1:3. നീ എന്നെ നീതികേടു കാണുമാറാക്കുന്നതും പീഡനം വെറുതെ നോക്കുന്നതും എന്തിനു? കവർച്ചയും സാഹസവും എന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ ഉണ്ടു; കലഹം നടക്കുന്നു; ശണ്ഠ ഉളവായി വരും.

1:3. Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.

1:3. Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight.

1:3. Why dost thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up.

1:3. Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.

1:3. Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention.

1:3. Why dost thou make me see wrongs and look upon trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.

1:3. Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there is strife, and contention riseth up.

1:3. Why dost Thou shew me iniquity, And perversity dost cause to behold? And spoiling and violence [are] before me, And there is strife, and contention doth lift [itself] up,

1:3. People are stealing things and hurting others. They are arguing and fighting. Why do you make me look at these terrible things?

1:3. Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.

1:3. Why H4100 dost thou show H7200 me iniquity, H205 and cause [me] to behold H5027 grievance H5999 ? for spoiling H7701 and violence H2555 [are] before H5048 me : and there are H1961 [that] raise up H5375 strife H7379 and contention. H4066