It was near: and as I had lifted no petition to Heaven to avert it
急难确实近了，而我并没有请求上天消灾灭祸，
as I had neither joined my hands, nor bent my knees, nor moved my lips
我既没有合上双手，没有屈膝，也没有张嘴，
it came: in full heavy swing the torrent poured over me.
急难降临了，洪流滚滚而来把我吞没。
The whole consciousness of my life lorn, my love lost, my hope quenched,
我意识到我的生活十分狐单，我的爱情己经失去，我的希望已被浇灭，

my faith death-struck, swayed full and mighty above me in one sullen mass.
我的信心受了致命的一击，这整个想法犹如一个色彩单调的块状物，在我头顶有力地大幅度摆动着。
That bitter hour cannot be described:
这痛苦的时刻不堪描述。
in truth, "the waters came into my soul; I sank in deep mire:
真是“水灌进了我的灵魂，我陷入了深深的泥淖，
I felt no standing; I came into deep waters; the floods overflowed me."
觉得无处立足，坠进深渊，激流把我淹没了。”