Job 20
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites, dixit:
1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2[Idcirco cogitationes meæ variæ succedunt sibi, et mens in diversa rapitur.
2“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
3Doctrinam qua me arguis audiam, et spiritus intelligentiæ meæ respondebit mihi.
3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
4Hoc scio a principio, ex quo positus est homo super terram,
4Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
5quod laus impiorum brevis sit, et gaudium hypocritæ ad instar puncti.
5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
6Si ascenderit usque ad cælum superbia ejus, et caput ejus nubes tetigerit,
6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds,
7quasi sterquilinium in fine perdetur, et qui eum viderant, dicent: Ubi est?
7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
8Velut somnium avolans non invenietur: transiet sicut visio nocturna.
8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
9Oculus qui eum viderat non videbit, neque ultra intuebitur eum locus suus.
9The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him.
10Filii ejus atterentur egestate, et manus illius reddent ei dolorem suum.
10His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
11Ossa ejus implebuntur vitiis adolescentiæ ejus, et cum eo in pulvere dormient.
11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
12Cum enim dulce fuerit in ore ejus malum, abscondet illud sub lingua sua.
12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
13Parcet illi, et non derelinquet illud, et celabit in gutture suo.
13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
14Panis ejus in utero illius vertetur in fel aspidum intrinsecus.
14yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
15Divitias quas devoravit evomet, et de ventre illius extrahet eas Deus.
15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
16Caput aspidum suget, et occidet eum lingua viperæ.
16He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.
17(Non videat rivulos fluminis, torrentes mellis et butyri.)
17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18Luet quæ fecit omnia, nec tamen consumetur: juxta multitudinem adinventionum suarum, sic et sustinebit.
18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
19Quoniam confringens nudavit pauperes: domum rapuit, et non ædificavit eam.
19For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
20Nec est satiatus venter ejus: et cum habuerit quæ concupierat, possidere non poterit.
20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
21Non remansit de cibo ejus, et propterea nihil permanebit de bonis ejus.
21Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
22Cum satiatus fuerit, arctabitur: æstuabit, et omnis dolor irruet super eum.
22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.
23Utinam impleatur venter ejus, ut emittat in eum iram furoris sui, et pluat super illum bellum suum.
23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
24Fugiet arma ferrea, et irruet in arcum æreum.
24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
25Eductus, et egrediens de vagina sua, et fulgurans in amaritudine sua: vadent et venient super eum horribiles.
25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
26Omnes tenebræ absconditæ sunt in occultis ejus; devorabit eum ignis qui non succenditur: affligetur relictus in tabernaculo suo.
26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
27Revelabunt cæli iniquitatem ejus, et terra consurget adversus eum.
27The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
28Apertum erit germen domus illius: detrahetur in die furoris Dei.
28The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath.
29Hæc est pars hominis impii a Deo, et hæreditas verborum ejus a Domino.]
29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.”
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.