Dansk (1917 / 1931)
Om Morgenen skal du sige: »Gid det var Aften!« Og om Aftenen: »Gid det var Morgen!« Saadan Angst skal du gribes af, og saa forfærdeligt bliver det, dine Øjne faar at se.

Norsk (1930)
Om morgenen skal du si: Var det bare aften! og om aftenen skal du si: Var det bare morgen! - for den angst du kjenner i ditt hjerte, og for det syn du ser med dine øine.

Svenska (1917)
Om morgonen skall du säga: »Ack att det vore afton!», och om aftonen skall du säga: »Ack att det vore morgon!» Sådan fruktan skall du känna i ditt hjärta, och sådana ting skall du se för dina ögon.

King James Bible
In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

English Revised Version
in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.