Job 6
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
World English Bible
1Respondens autem Job, dixit:
1Then Job answered,
2[Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, et calamitas quam patior, in statera !
2“Oh that my anguish were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
3Quasi arena maris hæc gravior appareret; unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena:
3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore my words have been rash.
4quia sagittæ Domini in me sunt, quarum indignatio ebibit spiritum meum; et terrores Domini militant contra me.
4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.
5Numquid rugiet onager cum habuerit herbam? aut mugiet bos cum ante præsepe plenum steterit?
5Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?
6aut poterit comedi insulsum, quod non est sale conditum? aut potest aliquis gustare quod gustatum affert mortem?
6Can that which has no flavor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
7Quæ prius nolebat tangere anima mea, nunc, præ angustia, cibi mei sunt.
7My soul refuses to touch them. They are as loathsome food to me.
8Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus?
8“Oh that I might have my request, that God would grant the thing that I long for,
9et qui cœpit, ipse me conterat; solvat manum suam, et succidat me?
9even that it would please God to crush me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
10Et hæc mihi sit consolatio, ut affligens me dolore, non parcat, nec contradicam sermonibus Sancti.
10Let it still be my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn’t spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
11Quæ est enim fortitudo mea, ut sustineam? aut quis finis meus, ut patienter agam?
11What is my strength, that I should wait? What is my end, that I should be patient?
12Nec fortitudo lapidum fortitudo mea, nec caro mea ænea est.
12Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of bronze?
13Ecce non est auxilium mihi in me, et necessarii quoque mei recesserunt a me.
13Isn’t it that I have no help in me, that wisdom is driven away from me?
14Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, timorem Domini derelinquit.
14“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
15Fratres mei præterierunt me, sicut torrens qui raptim transit in convallibus.
15My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away;
16Qui timent pruinam, irruet super eos nix.
16which are black by reason of the ice, in which the snow hides itself.
17Tempore quo fuerint dissipati, peribunt; et ut incaluerit, solventur de loco suo.
17In the dry season, they vanish. When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
18Involutæ sunt semitæ gressuum eorum; ambulabunt in vacuum, et peribunt.
18The caravans that travel beside them turn away. They go up into the waste, and perish.
19Considerate semitas Thema, itinera Saba, et expectate paulisper.
19The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.
20Confusi sunt, quia speravi: venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt.
20They were distressed because they were confident. They came there, and were confounded.
21Nunc venistis; et modo videntes plagam meam, timetis.
21For now you are nothing. You see a terror, and are afraid.
22Numquid dixi: Afferte mihi, et de substantia vestra donate mihi?
22Did I ever say, ‘Give to me’? or, ‘Offer a present for me from your substance’?
23vel: Liberate me de manu hostis, et de manu robustorum eruite me?
23or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors’?
24Docete me, et ego tacebo: et si quid forte ignoravi, instruite me.
24“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand my error.
25Quare detraxistis sermonibus veritatis, cum e vobis nullus sit qui possit arguere me?
25How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?
26Ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis, et in ventum verba profertis.
26Do you intend to reprove words, since the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind?
27Super pupillum irruitis, et subvertere nitimini amicum vestrum.
27Yes, you would even cast lots for the fatherless, and make merchandise of your friend.
28Verumtamen quod cœpistis explete: præbete aurem, et videte an mentiar.
28Now therefore be pleased to look at me, for surely I will not lie to your face.
29Respondete, obsecro, absque contentione; et loquentes id quod justum est, judicate.
29Please return. Let there be no injustice. Yes, return again. My cause is righteous.
30Et non invenietis in lingua mea iniquitatem, nec in faucibus meis stultitia personabit.]
30Is there injustice on my tongue? Can’t my taste discern mischievous things?
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