Job 15
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit:
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2[Numquid sapiens respondebit quasi in ventum loquens, et implebit ardore stomachum suum?
2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
3Arguis verbis eum qui non est æqualis tibi, et loqueris quod tibi non expedit.
3Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
4Quantum in te est, evacuasti timorem, et tulisti preces coram Deo.
4But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
5Docuit enim iniquitas tua os tuum, et imitaris linguam blasphemantium.
5For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
6Condemnabit te os tuum, et non ego: et labia tua respondebunt tibi.
6Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
7Numquid primus homo tu natus es, et ante colles formatus?
7Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
8numquid consilium Dei audisti, et inferior te erit ejus sapientia?
8Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
9Quid nosti quod ignoremus? quid intelligis quod nesciamus?
9What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
10Et senes et antiqui sunt in nobis, multo vetustiores quam patres tui.
10Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.
11Numquid grande est ut consoletur te Deus? sed verba tua prava hoc prohibent.
11Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
12Quid te elevat cor tuum, et quasi magna cogitans attonitos habes oculos?
12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
13Quid tumet contra Deum spiritus tuus, ut proferas de ore tuo hujuscemodi sermones?
13as you turn your spirit against God and pour such words from your mouth?
14Quid est homo ut immaculatus sit, et ut justus appareat natus de muliere?
14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
15Ecce inter sanctos ejus nemo immutabilis, et cæli non sunt mundi in conspectu ejus.
15If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
16Quanto magis abominabilis et inutilis homo, qui bibit quasi aquam iniquitatem?
16how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
17Ostendam tibi: audi me: quod vidi, narrabo tibi.
17Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
18Sapientes confitentur, et non abscondunt patres suos:
18what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,
19quibus solis data est terra, et non transivit alienus per eos.
19to whom alone the land was given when no foreigner passed among them.
20Cunctis diebus suis impius superbit, et numerus annorum incertus est tyrannidis ejus.
20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
21Sonitus terroris semper in auribus illius: et cum pax sit, ille semper insidias suspicatur.
21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
22Non credit quod reverti possit de tenebris ad lucem, circumspectans undique gladium.
22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
23Cum se moverit ad quærendum panem, novit quod paratus sit in manu ejus tenebrarum dies.
23He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
24Terrebit eum tribulatio, et angustia vallabit eum, sicut regem qui præparatur ad prælium.
24Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
25Tetendit enim adversus Deum manum suam, et contra Omnipotentem roboratus est.
25For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
26Cucurrit adversus eum erecto collo, et pingui cervice armatus est.
26rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
27Operuit faciem ejus crassitudo, et de lateribus ejus arvina dependet.
27Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
28Habitavit in civitatibus desolatis, et in domibus desertis, quæ in tumulos sunt redactæ.
28he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
29Non ditabitur, nec perseverabit substantia ejus, nec mittet in terra radicem suam.
29He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.
30Non recedet de tenebris: ramos ejus arefaciet flamma, et auferetur spiritu oris sui.
30He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.
31Non credet, frustra errore deceptus, quod aliquo pretio redimendus sit.
31Let him not deceive himself with trust in emptiness, for emptiness will be his reward.
32Antequam dies ejus impleantur peribit, et manus ejus arescent.
32It will be paid in full before his time, and his branch will not flourish.
33Lædetur quasi vinea in primo flore botrus ejus, et quasi oliva projiciens florem suum.
33He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms.
34Congregatio enim hypocritæ sterilis, et ignis devorabit tabernacula eorum qui munera libenter accipiunt.
34For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
35Concepit dolorem, et peperit iniquitatem, et uterus ejus præparat dolos.]
35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
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