“ Yet the children of your people say,‘ The way of the Lord is not fair.’ But it is their way which is not fair!

“你本国的子民还说：‘主的道不公平。’其实他们的道不公平。

“你本国的百姓说：‘主的道不公平。’其实他们，他们的道才是不公平。

“你本国的百姓说：‘主的道不公平。’其实他们，他们的道才是不公平。

“你的同胞却说，主这样做不公平。其实是他们自己行事不公。

“你本国的人还说：‘主所行的不公平。’其实他们所行的才是不公平。

「你本國的子民還說：『主的道不公平。』其實他們的道不公平。

「你本國的百姓說：『主的道不公平。』其實他們，他們的道才是不公平。

「你本國的百姓說：『主的道不公平。』其實他們，他們的道才是不公平。

「你的同胞卻說，主這樣做不公平。其實是他們自己行事不公。

“你本國的人還說：‘主所行的不公平。’其實他們所行的才是不公平。

『你本國的子民還說：「主的行徑不公正」；其實是他們的行徑不公正呢。

惟爾民族曰、主道不公、實彼之道不公也、

爾民常言主耶和華所為、不秉大公、實眾所為偏頗。

爾民猶言、主之道不公平、惟彼之道不公平、

“ Yet your people say,‘ The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.

“ In spite of that, your people say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ But it is what you do that is not fair.

“ Yet your people say,‘ The way of the Lord is not just,’ when it is their own way that is not just.

“ Your people are saying,‘ The Lord isn’t doing what’s right,’ but it is they who are not doing what’s right.

“‘ But your people say,“ The Lord’s way isn’t fair,” even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.

“ Yet your fellow citizens say,‘ The way of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their own way that is not right.

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

“ But your people say,‘ The Lord’s way isn’t fair,’ even though it is their own way that isn’t fair.

Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

“ Yet your people say,‘ The behavior of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their behavior that is not right.

“‘ Yet the children of your people say,“ The way of the Lord is not fair;” but as for them, their way is not fair.

“ Yet you say,‘ The way of the Lord is not fair.’ Hear now, O house of Israel, is it not My way which is fair, and your ways which are not fair?

Yet the house of Israel says,‘ The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, is it not My ways which are fair, and your ways which are not fair?

Yet you say,‘ The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.”

“ Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

“ Do you think this is right? Do you say,‘ My righteousness is more than God’s’?

For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’And he said to him,‘ Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

“ Then he who had received the one talent came and said,‘ Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’“ But his Lord answered and said to him,‘ You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.