So am I allotted months of futility and suffering,
And [long] nights of trouble and misery are appointed to me.

Then they sat with him on the ground [for] seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that {his} suffering was very great.

then I still dread all of my suffering; I know you still won't acquit me.

You'll forget your suffering; you'll remember it like water that has evaporated.

Even if I speak, my suffering is not relieved,
and if I hold back, what have I lost?

Now my life is poured out before my eyes,
and days of suffering have seized me.

I am churning within and cannot rest;
days of suffering confront me.

He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

“Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].

Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.

“[But instead] I could strengthen and encourage you with [the words of] my mouth,
And the consolation and solace of my lips would soothe your suffering and lessen your anguish.

“Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing;
And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside.

How long will you speak these things? and how long shall the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

As long as I can breathe; as long as God's breath is in my nostrils,