we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;

Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

κατα παντα θλιβομενοι αλλ' ουχι στενοχωρουμενοι, απορουμενοι αλλ' ουχι απελπιζομενοι,

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;