If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness and comfort myself,’
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer;
“If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad appearance, and be cheerful and brighten up,’
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer and brighten up,
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
If I said, “I will forget my complaint, change my expression, and smile,”
If I said, ‘I will forget my complaint, change my expression, and smile,’
If I say, “I’ll forget my lament, put on a different face so I can smile,”
“If I say, ‘I’ll forget my complaining, I’ll put off my sad face and be cheerful,’
Sometimes I try to be cheerful and to stop complaining,
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
If I say: I will not speak so: I change my face, and am tormented with sorrow.
“I could say, ‘I will not complain. I will forget my pain and put a smile on my face.’
I may try to be happy and to smile. I may try to forget about my troubles.
If I say, “I will forget my complaint. I will put on a happy face and smile,”
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and be of good cheer’,
·Even though [or If] I say, ‘I will forget my ·complaint [sighs]; I will ·change the look on my face [L abandon my countenance] and ·smile [be cheerful],’
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will cease from my wrath, and comfort me,
⌞Even⌟ if I say, ‘I will forget my complaining; I will change my expression and smile,’
If I smile and try to forget my pain, all my suffering comes back to haunt me; I know that God does hold me guilty.
If I said, “I will forget my complaint, change my expression, and smile,”
I might say, ‘I will forget my complaint. I will change the look on my face, and smile.’
If I were to say, ‘Let me forget my complaint,’ change the expression on my face, and look cheerful,
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness and comfort myself;
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
Though I say, ‘I will forget my musing, I will forsake my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will change my expression, and I will rejoice,’
“If I decided to forget my complaints against God, to end my sadness and be cheerful,
“My time is short—what’s left of my life races off too fast for me to even glimpse the good. My life is going fast, like a ship under full sail, like an eagle plummeting to its prey. Even if I say, ‘I’ll put all this behind me, I’ll look on the bright side and force a smile,’ All these troubles would still be like grit in my gut since it’s clear you’re not going to let up. The verdict has already been handed down—‘Guilty!’— so what’s the use of protests or appeals? Even if I scrub myself all over and wash myself with the strongest soap I can find, It wouldn’t last—you’d push me into a pigpen, or worse, so nobody could stand me for the stink.
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will leave off my sad face and brighten up,’
Even if I say, ‘I will forget my complaining; I will change my expression and smile,’
If I say: I will forget my complaining, I will lay aside my sadness and be of good cheer,
Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put my face in order and be cheerful,’
“Though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaints, I will put on a cheerful face instead of a sad countenance,’
Even though I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will change the look on my face and smile,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression and be cheerful,’
Suppose I say, ‘I’ll forget about all my problems. I’ll change my frown into a smile.’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,’
If I say, “I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,”
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaining. I will put off my sad face and be happy,’
If I decided to forget my complaints, to put away my sad face and be cheerful,
If I say, “I will forget my complaint; I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer”,
If I say, “I will forget my complaint; I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer”,
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint; I will put off my sad countenance and be of good cheer,’
If I say, I will forget my si’akh (complaint), I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself,
“If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint. I will cease looking sad and put on a smile,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer,’
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and be cheerful,’
If I tell myself, “I will forget all about my grievance against God, I will simply abandon my long face and cheer up,”
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up,’
When I say, I shall not speak so; I change my face, and I am tormented with sorrow. (If I say, I shall not speak thus; I shall change my face, and shall comfort myself.)
Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
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