अय्यूब 9

1And Job answered, and said:

2Indeed I know it is so, and that man cannot be justified compared with God.

3If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one for a thousand.

4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?

5Who hath removed mountains, and they whom he overthrew in his wrath, knew it not.

6Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

7Who commandeth tile sun and it riseth not: and shutteth up the stars as it were under a seal:

8Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea.

9Who maketh Arcturus, and Orion, and Hyades, and the inner parts of the south.

10Who doth things great and incomprehensible, and wonderful, of which there is no number.

11If he come to me, I shall not see him: if he depart I shall not understand.

12If he examine on a sudden, who shall answer him? or who can say: Why dost thou so?

13God, whose wrath no mall can resist, and under whom they stoop that bear up the world.

14What am I then, that I should answer him, and have words with him?

15I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge.

16And if he should hear me when I call, I should not believe that he had heard my voice.

17For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause.

18He alloweth not my spirit to rest, and he filleth me with bitterness.

19If strength be demanded, he is most strong: if equity of judgment, no man dare bear witness for me.

20If I would justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I would shew myself innocent, he shall prove me wicked.

21Although I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of, and I shall be weary of my life.

22One thing there is that I have spoken, both the innocent and the wicked he consumeth.

23If he scourge, let him kill at once, and not laugh at the pains of the innocent.

24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked, he covereth the face of the judges thereof: and if it be not he, who is it then?

25My days have been swifter than a post: they have fled away and have not seen good.

26They have passed by as ships carrying fruits, as an eagle flying to the prey.

27If I say: I will not speak so: I change my face, and am tormented with sorrow.

28I feared all my works, knowing that thou didst not spare the offender.

29But if so also I am wicked, why have I laboured in vain?

30If I be washed as it were with snow waters, and my hands shall shine ever so clean:

31Yet thou shalt plunge me in filth, and my garments shall abhor me,

32For I shall not answer a man that is like myself: nor one that may be heard with me equally in judgment.

33There is none that may be able to reprove both, and to put his hand between both.

34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me.

35I will speak, and will not fear him: for I cannot answer while I am in fear.

1Et respondens Job, ait:

2[Vere scio quod ita sit, et quod non justificetur homo compositus Deo.

3Si voluerit contendere cum eo, non poterit ei respondere unum pro mille.

4Sapiens corde est, et fortis robore: quis restitit ei, et pacem habuit?

5Qui transtulit montes, et nescierunt hi quos subvertit in furore suo.

6Qui commovet terram de loco suo, et columnæ ejus concutiuntur.

7Qui præcipit soli, et non oritur, et stellas claudit quasi sub signaculo.

8Qui extendit cælos solus, et graditur super fluctus maris.

9Qui facit Arcturum et Oriona, et Hyadas et interiora austri.

10Qui facit magna, et incomprehensibilia, et mirabilia, quorum non est numerus.

11Si venerit ad me, non videbo eum; si abierit, non intelligam.

12Si repente interroget, quis respondebit ei? vel quis dicere potest: Cur ita facis?

13Deus, cujus iræ nemo resistere potest, et sub quo curvantur qui portant orbem.

14Quantus ergo sum ego, ut respondeam ei, et loquar verbis meis cum eo?

15qui etiam si habuero quippiam justum, non respondebo: sed meum judicem deprecabor.

16Et cum invocantem exaudierit me, non credo quod audierit vocem meam.

17In turbine enim conteret me, et multiplicabit vulnera mea, etiam sine causa.

18Non concedit requiescere spiritum meum, et implet me amaritudinibus.

19Si fortitudo quæritur, robustissimus est; si æquitas judicii, nemo audet pro me testimonium dicere.

20Si justificare me voluero, os meum condemnabit me; si innocentem ostendero, pravum me comprobabit.

21Etiam si simplex fuero, hoc ipsum ignorabit anima mea, et tædebit me vitæ meæ.

22Unum est quod locutus sum: et innocentem et impium ipse consumit.

23Si flagellat, occidat semel, et non de pœnis innocentum rideat.

24Terra data est in manus impii; vultum judicum ejus operit. Quod si non ille est, quis ergo est?

25Dies mei velociores fuerunt cursore; fugerunt, et non viderunt bonum.

26Pertransierunt quasi naves poma portantes; sicut aquila volans ad escam.

27Cum dixero: Nequaquam ita loquar: commuto faciem meam, et dolore torqueor.

28Verebar omnia opera mea, sciens quod non parceres delinquenti.

29Si autem et sic impius sum, quare frustra laboravi?

30Si lotus fuero quasi aquis nivis, et fulserint velut mundissimæ manus meæ,

31tamen sordibus intinges me, et abominabuntur me vestimenta mea.

32Neque enim viro qui similis mei est, respondebo; nec qui mecum in judicio ex æquo possit audiri.

33Non est qui utrumque valeat arguere, et ponere manum suam in ambobus.

34Auferat a me virgam suam, et pavor ejus non me terreat.

35Loquar, et non timebo eum; neque enim possum metuens respondere.]

1And Job, responding, said:

2Truly, I know that it is so, and that man cannot be justified compared with God.

3If he chooses to contend with him, he is not able to respond to him once out of a thousand times.

4He is understanding in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and yet had peace?

5He has moved mountains, and those whom he overthrew in his fury did not know it.

6He shakes the earth out of its place and its pillars tremble.

7He commands the sun and it does not rise, and he closes the stars as if under a seal.

8He alone extends the heavens, and he walks upon the waves of the sea.

9He fashions Arcturus, and Orion, and Hyades, and the interior of the south.

10He accomplishes great and incomprehensible and miraculous things, which cannot be numbered.

11If he approaches me, I will not see him; if he departs, I will not understand.

12If he suddenly should question, who will answer him? Or who can say, “Why did you do so?”

13God, whose wrath no one is able to resist, and under whom they bend who carry the world,

14what am I then, that I should answer him and exchange words with him?

15And if I now have any justice, I will not respond, but will beseech my judge.

16And if he should listen to me when I call, I would not believe that he had heard my voice.

17For he will crush me in a whirlwind and multiply my wounds, even without cause.

18He does not permit my spirit to rest, and he fills me with bitterness.

19If strength is sought, he is most strong; if equity in judgment, no one would dare to give testimony for me.

20If I wanted to justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me; if I would reveal my innocence, he would prove me depraved.

21And if I now became simple, my soul would be ignorant even of this, and my life would weary me.

22There is one thing that I have said: both the innocent and the impious he consumes.

23If he scourges, let him kill all at once, and not laugh at the punishment of the innocent.

24Since the earth has been given into the hand of the impious, he covers the face of its judges; for if it is not him, then who is it?

25My days have been swifter than a messenger; they have fled and have not seen goodness.

26They have passed by like ships carrying fruits, just like an eagle flying to food.

27If I say: “By no means will I speak this way.” I change my face and I am tortured with sorrow.

28I have dreaded all my works, knowing that you did not spare the offender.

29Yet, if I am also just as impious, why have I labored in vain?

30If I had been washed with snow-like waters, and my hands were shining like the cleanest thing,

31yet you would plunge me in filth, and my own garments would abhor me.

32For even I would not answer a man who were like myself, nor one who could be heard with me equally in judgment.

33There is no one who could both prevail in argument and in placing his hand between the two.

34Let him take his staff away from me, and let not the fear of him terrify me.

35I will speak and I will not fear him, for in fearfulness I am not able to respond.