Job 6
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1But Job answered, and said:
1Respondens autem Job, dixit:
2O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance.
2[Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, et calamitas quam patior, in statera !
3As the sand of the sea this would appear heavier: therefore my words are full of sorrow:
3Quasi arena maris hæc gravior appareret; unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena:
4For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me.
4quia sagittæ Domini in me sunt, quarum indignatio ebibit spiritum meum; et terrores Domini militant contra me.
5Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger?
5Numquid rugiet onager cum habuerit herbam? aut mugiet bos cum ante præsepe plenum steterit?
6Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which when tasted bringeth death?
6aut poterit comedi insulsum, quod non est sale conditum? aut potest aliquis gustare quod gustatum affert mortem?
7The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish are my meats.
7Quæ prius nolebat tangere anima mea, nunc, præ angustia, cibi mei sunt.
8Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?
8Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus?
9And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off?
9et qui cœpit, ipse me conterat; solvat manum suam, et succidat me?
10And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict the words of the Holy One.
10Et hæc mihi sit consolatio, ut affligens me dolore, non parcat, nec contradicam sermonibus Sancti.
11For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end that I should keep patience?
11Quæ est enim fortitudo mea, ut sustineam? aut quis finis meus, ut patienter agam?
12My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass.
12Nec fortitudo lapidum fortitudo mea, nec caro mea ænea est.
13Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.
13Ecce non est auxilium mihi in me, et necessarii quoque mei recesserunt a me.
14He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord.
14Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, timorem Domini derelinquit.
15My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.
15Fratres mei præterierunt me, sicut torrens qui raptim transit in convallibus.
16They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them.
16Qui timent pruinam, irruet super eos nix.
17At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot they shall be melted out of their place.
17Tempore quo fuerint dissipati, peribunt; et ut incaluerit, solventur de loco suo.
18The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish.
18Involutæ sunt semitæ gressuum eorum; ambulabunt in vacuum, et peribunt.
19Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.
19Considerate semitas Thema, itinera Saba, et expectate paulisper.
20They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame.
20Confusi sunt, quia speravi: venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt.
21Now you are come: and now seeing my affliction you are afraid.
21Nunc venistis; et modo videntes plagam meam, timetis.
22Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance?
22Numquid dixi: Afferte mihi, et de substantia vestra donate mihi?
23Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty?
23vel: Liberate me de manu hostis, et de manu robustorum eruite me?
24Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant in any thing, instruct me.
24Docete me, et ego tacebo: et si quid forte ignoravi, instruite me.
25Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?
25Quare detraxistis sermonibus veritatis, cum e vobis nullus sit qui possit arguere me?
26You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind.
26Ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis, et in ventum verba profertis.
27You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend.
27Super pupillum irruitis, et subvertere nitimini amicum vestrum.
28However finish what you have begun, give ear, and see whether I lie.
28Verumtamen quod cœpistis explete: præbete aurem, et videte an mentiar.
29Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge ye.
29Respondete, obsecro, absque contentione; et loquentes id quod justum est, judicate.
30And you shall not And iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth.
30Et non invenietis in lingua mea iniquitatem, nec in faucibus meis stultitia personabit.]
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