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