Job 34
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1Pronuntians itaque Eliu, etiam hæc locutus est:
1Then Elihu continued:
2[Audite, sapientes, verba mea: et eruditi, auscultate me.
2“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
3Auris enim verba probat, et guttur escas gustu dijudicat.
3For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.
4Judicium eligamus nobis, et inter nos videamus quid sit melius.
4Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
5Quia dixit Job: Justus sum, et Deus subvertit judicium meum.
5For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
6In judicando enim me mendacium est: violenta sagitta mea absque ullo peccato.
6Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
7Quis est vir ut est Job, qui bibit subsannationem quasi aquam:
7What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?
8qui graditur cum operantibus iniquitatem, et ambulat cum viris impiis?
8He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.
9Dixit enim: Non placebit vir Deo, etiam si cucurrerit cum eo.
9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.’
10Ideo, viri cordati, audite me: absit a Deo impietas, et ab Omnipotente iniquitas.
10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
11Opus enim hominis reddet ei, et juxta vias singulorum restituet eis.
11For according to a man’s deeds He repays him; according to a man’s ways He brings consequences.
12Vere enim Deus non condemnabit frustra, nec Omnipotens subvertet judicium.
12Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
13Quem constituit alium super terram? aut quem posuit super orbem quem fabricatus est?
13Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world?
14Si direxerit ad eum cor suum, spiritum illius et flatum ad se trahet.
14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
15Deficiet omnis caro simul, et homo in cinerem revertetur.
15all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
16Si habes ergo intellectum, audi quod dicitur, et ausculta vocem eloquii mei:
16If you have understanding, hear this; listen to my words.
17numquid qui non amat judicium sanari potest? et quomodo tu eum qui justus est in tantum condemnas?
17Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
18Qui dicit regi: Apostata; qui vocat duces impios;
18who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
19qui non accipit personas principum, nec cognovit tyrannum cum disceptaret contra pauperem: opus enim manuum ejus sunt universi.
19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
20Subito morientur, et in media nocte turbabuntur populi: et pertransibunt, et auferent violentum absque manu.
20They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
21Oculi enim ejus super vias hominum, et omnes gressus eorum considerat.
21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
22Non sunt tenebræ, et non est umbra mortis, ut abscondantur ibi qui operantur iniquitatem,
22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
23neque enim ultra in hominis potestate est, ut veniat ad Deum in judicium.
23For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
24Conteret multos, et innumerabiles, et stare faciet alios pro eis.
24He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place.
25Novit enim opera eorum, et idcirco inducet noctem, et conterentur.
25Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
26Quasi impios percussit eos in loco videntium:
26He strikes them for their wickedness in full view,
27qui quasi de industria recesserunt ab eo, et omnes vias ejus intelligere noluerunt:
27because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
28ut pervenire facerent ad eum clamorem egeni, et audiret vocem pauperum.
28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
29Ipso enim concedente pacem, quis est qui condemnet? ex quo absconderit vultum, quis est qui contempletur eum, et super gentes, et super omnes homines?
29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
30Qui regnare facit hominem hypocritam propter peccata populi.
30that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.
31Quia ergo ego locutus sum ad Deum, te quoque non prohibebo.
31Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
32Si erravi, tu doce me; si iniquitatem locutus sum, ultra non addam.
32Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’
33Numquid a te Deus expetit eam, quia displicuit tibi? tu enim cœpisti loqui, et non ego: quod si quid nosti melius, loquere.
33Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed His? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
34Viri intelligentes loquantur mihi, et vir sapiens audiat me.
34Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
35Job autem stulte locutus est, et verba illius non sonant disciplinam.
35‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
36Pater mi, probetur Job usque ad finem: ne desinas ab homine iniquitatis:
36If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.
37quia addit super peccata sua blasphemiam, inter nos interim constringatur: et tunc ad judicium provocet sermonibus suis Deum.]
37For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
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