Job 15

And Eliphaz the Themanite, answered, and said:

Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit:

ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιφας ὁ Θαιμανίτης λέγει

Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat?

Numquid sapiens respondebit quasi in ventum loquens, et implebit ardore stomachum suum?

πότερον σοφὸς ἀπόκρισιν δώσει συνέσεως πνεύματος καὶ ἐνέπλησεν πόνον γαστρὸς

Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee.

Arguis verbis eum qui non est æqualis tibi, et loqueris quod tibi non expedit.

ἐλέγχων ἐν ῥήμασιν οἷς οὐ δεῖ ἐν λόγοις οἷς οὐδὲν ὄφελος

As much as is in thee, thou hast made void fear, and hast taken away prayers from before God.

Quantum in te est, evacuasti timorem, et tulisti preces coram Deo.

οὐ καὶ σὺ ἀπεποιήσω φόβον συνετελέσω δὲ ῥήματα τοιαῦτα ἔναντι τοῦ κυρίου

For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.

Docuit enim iniquitas tua os tuum, et imitaris linguam blasphemantium.

ἔνοχος εἶ ῥήμασιν στόματός σου οὐδὲ διέκρινας ῥήματα δυναστῶν

Thy own mouth shall condemn thee, and not I: and thy own lips shall answer thee.

Condemnabit te os tuum, et non ego : et labia tua respondebunt tibi.

ἐλέγξαι σε τὸ σὸν στόμα καὶ μὴ ἐγώ τὰ δὲ χείλη σου καταμαρτυρήσουσίν σου

Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills?

Numquid primus homo tu natus es, et ante colles formatus?

τί γάρ μὴ πρῶτος ἀνθρώπων ἐγενήθης ἢ πρὸ θινῶν ἐπάγης

Hast thou heard God’s counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?

numquid consilium Dei audisti, et inferior te erit ejus sapientia?

ἦ σύνταγμα κυρίου ἀκήκοας εἰς δὲ σὲ ἀφίκετο σοφία

What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not?

Quid nosti quod ignoremus? quid intelligis quod nesciamus?

τί γὰρ οἶδας ὃ οὐκ οἴδαμεν ἢ τί συνίεις ὃ οὐχὶ καὶ ἡμεῖς

There are with us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy fathers.

Et senes et antiqui sunt in nobis, multo vetustiores quam patres tui.

καί γε πρεσβύτης καί γε παλαιὸς ἐν ἡμῖν βαρύτερος τοῦ πατρός σου ἡμέραις

Is it a great matter that God should comfort thee? but thy wicked words hinder this.

Numquid grande est ut consoletur te Deus? sed verba tua prava hoc prohibent.

ὀλίγα ὧν ἡμάρτηκας μεμαστίγωσαι μεγάλως ὑπερβαλλόντως λελάληκας

Why doth thy heart elevate thee, and why dost thou stare with thy eyes, as if they were thinking great things?

Quid te elevat cor tuum, et quasi magna cogitans attonitos habes oculos?

τί ἐτόλμησεν ἡ καρδία σου ἢ τί ἐπήνεγκαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου

Why doth thy spirit swell against God, to utter such words out of thy mouth?

Quid tumet contra Deum spiritus tuus, ut proferas de ore tuo hujuscemodi sermones?

ὅτι θυμὸν ἔρρηξας ἔναντι κυρίου ἐξήγαγες δὲ ἐκ στόματος ῥήματα τοιαῦτα

What is man that he should be without spot, and he that is born of a woman that he should appear just?

Quid est homo ut immaculatus sit, et ut justus appareat natus de muliere?

τίς γὰρ ὢν βροτός ὅτι ἔσται ἄμεμπτος ἢ ὡς ἐσόμενος δίκαιος γεννητὸς γυναικός

Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the heavens are not pure in his sight.

Ecce inter sanctos ejus nemo immutabilis, et cæli non sunt mundi in conspectu ejus.

εἰ κατὰ ἁγίων οὐ πιστεύει οὐρανὸς δὲ οὐ καθαρὸς ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ

How much more is man abominable, and unprofitable, who drinketh iniquity like water?

Quanto magis abominabilis et inutilis homo, qui bibit quasi aquam iniquitatem?

ἔα δὲ ἐβδελυγμένος καὶ ἀκάθαρτος ἀνὴρ πίνων ἀδικίας ἴσα ποτῷ

I will show thee, hear me: and I will tell thee what I have seen.

Ostendam tibi : audi me : quod vidi, narrabo tibi.

ἀναγγελῶ δέ σοι ἄκουέ μου ἃ δὴ ἑώρακα ἀναγγελῶ σοι

Wise men confess and hide not their fathers.

Sapientes confitentur, et non abscondunt patres suos :

ἃ σοφοὶ ἐροῦσιν καὶ οὐκ ἔκρυψαν πατέρας αὐτῶν

To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath passed among them.

quibus solis data est terra, et non transivit alienus per eos.

αὐτοῖς μόνοις ἐδόθη ἡ γῆ καὶ οὐκ ἐπῆλθεν ἀλλογενὴς ἐπ' αὐτούς

The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.

Cunctis diebus suis impius superbit, et numerus annorum incertus est tyrannidis ejus.

πᾶς ὁ βίος ἀσεβοῦς ἐν φροντίδι ἔτη δὲ ἀριθμητὰ δεδομένα δυνάστῃ

The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.

Sonitus terroris semper in auribus illius : et cum pax sit, ille semper insidias suspicatur.

ὁ δὲ φόβος αὐτοῦ ἐν ὠσὶν αὐτοῦ ὅταν δοκῇ ἤδη εἰρηνεύειν ἥξει αὐτοῦ ἡ καταστροφή

He believeth not that he may return from darkness to light, looking round about for the sword on every side.

Non credit quod reverti possit de tenebris ad lucem, circumspectans undique gladium.

μὴ πιστευέτω ἀποστραφῆναι ἀπὸ σκότους ἐντέταλται γὰρ ἤδη εἰς χεῖρας σιδήρου

When he moveth himself to seek bread, he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Cum se moverit ad quærendum panem, novit quod paratus sit in manu ejus tenebrarum dies.

κατατέτακται δὲ εἰς σῖτα γυψίν οἶδεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὅτι μένει εἰς πτῶμα ἡμέρα δὲ αὐτὸν σκοτεινὴ στροβήσει

Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.

Terrebit eum tribulatio, et angustia vallabit eum, sicut regem qui præparatur ad prælium.

ἀνάγκη δὲ καὶ θλῖψις αὐτὸν καθέξει ὥσπερ στρατηγὸς πρωτοστάτης πίπτων

For he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath strengthened himself against the Almighty.

Tetendit enim adversus Deum manum suam, et contra Omnipotentem roboratus est.

ὅτι ἦρκεν χεῖρας ἐναντίον τοῦ κυρίου ἔναντι δὲ κυρίου παντοκράτορος ἐτραχηλίασεν

He hath run against him with his neck raised up, and is armed with a fat neck.

Cucurrit adversus eum erecto collo, et pingui cervice armatus est.

ἔδραμεν δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὕβρει ἐν πάχει νώτου ἀσπίδος αὐτοῦ

Fatness hath covered his face, and the fat hangeth down on his sides.

Operuit faciem ejus crassitudo, et de lateribus ejus arvina dependet.

ὅτι ἐκάλυψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐν στέατι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησεν περιστόμιον ἐπὶ τῶν μηρίων

He hath dwelt in desolate cities, and in desert houses that are reduced into heaps.

Habitavit in civitatibus desolatis, et in domibus desertis, quæ in tumulos sunt redactæ.

αὐλισθείη δὲ πόλεις ἐρήμους εἰσέλθοι δὲ εἰς οἴκους ἀοικήτους ἃ δὲ ἐκεῖνοι ἡτοίμασαν ἄλλοι ἀποίσονται

He shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he push his root in the earth.

Non ditabitur, nec perseverabit substantia ejus, nec mittet in terra radicem suam.

οὔτε μὴ πλουτισθῇ οὔτε μὴ μείνῃ αὐτοῦ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα οὐ μὴ βάλῃ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν σκιὰν

He shall not depart out of darkness: the flame shall dry up his branches, and he shall be taken away by the breath of his own mouth.

Non recedet de tenebris : ramos ejus arefaciet flamma, et auferetur spiritu oris sui.

οὐδὲ μὴ ἐκφύγῃ τὸ σκότος τὸν βλαστὸν αὐτοῦ μαράναι ἄνεμος ἐκπέσοι δὲ αὐτοῦ τὸ ἄνθος

He shall not believe, being vainly deceived by error, that he may be redeemed with any price.

Non credet, frustra errore deceptus, quod aliquo pretio redimendus sit.

μὴ πιστευέτω ὅτι ὑπομενεῖ κενὰ γὰρ ἀποβήσεται αὐτῷ

Before his days be full he shall perish: and his hands shall wither away.

Antequam dies ejus impleantur peribit, et manus ejus arescent.

ἡ τομὴ αὐτοῦ πρὸ ὥρας φθαρήσεται καὶ ὁ ῥάδαμνος αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ πυκάσῃ

He shall be blasted as a vine when its grapes are in the first flower, and as an olive tree that casteth its flower.

Lædetur quasi vinea in primo flore botrus ejus, et quasi oliva projiciens florem suum.

τρυγηθείη δὲ ὥσπερ ὄμφαξ πρὸ ὥρας ἐκπέσοι δὲ ὡς ἄνθος ἐλαίας

For the congregation of the hypocrite is barren, and fire shall devour their tabernacles, who love to take bribes.

Congregatio enim hypocritæ sterilis, et ignis devorabit tabernacula eorum qui munera libenter accipiunt.

μαρτύριον γὰρ ἀσεβοῦς θάνατος πῦρ δὲ καύσει οἴκους δωροδεκτῶν

He hath conceived sorrow, and hath brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepareth deceits.

Concepit dolorem, et peperit iniquitatem, et uterus ejus præparat dolos.

ἐν γαστρὶ δὲ λήμψεται ὀδύνας ἀποβήσεται δὲ αὐτῷ κενά ἡ δὲ κοιλία αὐτοῦ ὑποίσει δόλον