Job 40
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
World English Bible
1Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine, dixit:
1Moreover the LORD answered Job,
2[Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos: interrogabo te, et indica mihi.
2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
3Numquid irritum facies judicium meum, et condemnabis me, ut tu justificeris?
3Then Job answered the LORD,
4Et si habes brachium sicut Deus? et si voce simili tonas?
4“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
5Circumda tibi decorem, et in sublime erigere, et esto gloriosus, et speciosis induere vestibus.
5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6Disperge superbos in furore tuo, et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia.
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
7Respice cunctos superbos, et confunde eos, et contere impios in loco suo.
7“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
8Absconde eos in pulvere simul, et facies eorum demerge in foveam.
8Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
9Et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua.
9Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
10Ecce behemoth quem feci tecum, fœnum quasi bos comedet.
10“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
11Fortitudo ejus in lumbis ejus, et virtus illius in umbilico ventris ejus.
11Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
12Stringit caudam suam quasi cedrum; nervi testiculorum ejus perplexi sunt.
12Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
13Ossa ejus velut fistulæ æris; cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.
13Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
14Ipse est principium viarum Dei: qui fecit eum applicabit gladium ejus.
14Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15Huic montes herbas ferunt: omnes bestiæ agri ludent ibi.
15“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
16Sub umbra dormit in secreto calami, et in locis humentibus.
16Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17Protegunt umbræ umbram ejus: circumdabunt eum salices torrentis.
17He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18Ecce absorbebit fluvium, et non mirabitur, et habet fiduciam quod influat Jordanis in os ejus.
18His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
19In oculis ejus quasi hamo capiet eum, et in sudibus perforabit nares ejus.
19He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20An extrahere poteris Leviathan hamo, et fune ligabis linguam ejus?
20Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
21Numquid pones circulum in naribus ejus, aut armilla perforabis maxillam ejus?
21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
22Numquid multiplicabit ad te preces, aut loquetur tibi mollia?
22The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
23Numquid feriet tecum pactum, et accipies eum servum sempiternum?
23Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
24Numquid illudes ei quasi avi, aut ligabis eum ancillis tuis?
24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
25Concident eum amici? divident illum negotiatores?
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26Numquid implebis sagenas pelle ejus, et gurgustium piscium capite illius?
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27Pone super eum manum tuam: memento belli, nec ultra addas loqui.
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28Ecce spes ejus frustrabitur eum, et videntibus cunctis præcipitabitur.]
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