Job 11

Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:

Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites, dixit:

ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Σωφαρ ὁ Μιναῖος λέγει

Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?

Numquid qui multa loquitur, non et audiet? aut vir verbosus justificabitur?

ὁ τὰ πολλὰ λέγων καὶ ἀντακούσεται ἢ καὶ ὁ εὔλαλος οἴεται εἶναι δίκαιος εὐλογημένος γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ὀλιγόβιος

Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee?

Tibi soli tacebunt homines? et cum ceteros irriseris, a nullo confutaberis?

μὴ πολὺς ἐν ῥήμασιν γίνου οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἀντικρινόμενός σοι

For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.

Dixisti enim : Purus est sermo meus, et mundus sum in conspectu tuo.

μὴ γὰρ λέγε ὅτι καθαρός εἰμι τοῖς ἔργοις καὶ ἄμεμπτος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ

And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,

Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum, et aperiret labia sua tibi,

ἀλλὰ πῶς ἂν ὁ κύριος λαλήσαι πρὸς σέ καὶ ἀνοίξει χείλη αὐτοῦ μετὰ σοῦ

That he might show thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.

ut ostenderet tibi secreta sapientiæ, et quod multiplex esset lex ejus : et intelligeres quod multo minora exigaris ab eo quam meretur iniquitas tua!

εἶτα ἀναγγελεῖ σοι δύναμιν σοφίας ὅτι διπλοῦς ἔσται τῶν κατὰ σέ καὶ τότε γνώσῃ ὅτι ἄξιά σοι ἀπέβη ἀπὸ κυρίου ὧν ἡμάρτηκας

Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?

Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes, et usque ad perfectum Omnipotentem reperies?

ἦ ἴχνος κυρίου εὑρήσεις ἢ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἀφίκου ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ παντοκράτωρ

He is higher than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know?

Excelsior cælo est, et quid facies? profundior inferno, et unde cognosces?

ὑψηλὸς ὁ οὐρανός καὶ τί ποιήσεις βαθύτερα δὲ τῶν ἐν ᾅδου τί οἶδας

The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

Longior terra mensura ejus, et latior mari.

ἢ μακρότερα μέτρου γῆς ἢ εὔρους θαλάσσης

If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?

Si subverterit omnia, vel in unum coarctaverit, quis contradicet ei?

ἐὰν δὲ καταστρέψῃ τὰ πάντα τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ τί ἐποίησας

For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?

Ipse enim novit hominum vanitatem; et videns iniquitatem, nonne considerat?

αὐτὸς γὰρ οἶδεν ἔργα ἀνόμων ἰδὼν δὲ ἄτοπα οὐ παρόψεται

A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’ colt.

Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur, et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat.

ἄνθρωπος δὲ ἄλλως νήχεται λόγοις βροτὸς δὲ γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ἴσα ὄνῳ ἐρημίτῃ

But thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.

Tu autem firmasti cor tuum, et expandisti ad eum manus tuas.

εἰ γὰρ σὺ καθαρὰν ἔθου τὴν καρδίαν σου ὑπτιάζεις δὲ χεῖρας πρὸς αὐτόν

If thou wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and let not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:

Si iniquitatem quæ est in manu tua abstuleris a te, et non manserit in tabernaculo tuo injustitia,

εἰ ἄνομόν τί ἐστιν ἐν χερσίν σου πόρρω ποίησον αὐτὸ ἀπὸ σοῦ ἀδικία δὲ ἐν διαίτῃ σου μὴ αὐλισθήτω

Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear.

tunc levare poteris faciem tuam absque macula; et eris stabilis, et non timebis.

οὕτως γὰρ ἀναλάμψει σου τὸ πρόσωπον ὥσπερ ὕδωρ καθαρόν ἐκδύσῃ δὲ ῥύπον καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς

Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as waters that are passed away.

Miseriæ quoque oblivisceris, et quasi aquarum quæ præterierunt recordaberis.

καὶ τὸν κόπον ἐπιλήσῃ ὥσπερ κῦμα παρελθὸν καὶ οὐ πτοηθήσῃ

And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.

Et quasi meridianus fulgor consurget tibi ad vesperam; et cum te consumptum putaveris, orieris ut lucifer.

ἡ δὲ εὐχή σου ὥσπερ ἑωσφόρος ἐκ δὲ μεσημβρίας ἀνατελεῖ σοι ζωή

And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and being buried thou shalt sleep secure.

Et habebis fiduciam, proposita tibi spe : et defossus securus dormies.

πεποιθώς τε ἔσῃ ὅτι ἔστιν σοι ἐλπίς ἐκ δὲ μερίμνης καὶ φροντίδος ἀναφανεῖταί σοι εἰρήνη

Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face.

Requiesces, et non erit qui te exterreat; et deprecabuntur faciem tuam plurimi.

ἡσυχάσεις γάρ καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ πολεμῶν σε μεταβαλόμενοι δὲ πολλοί σου δεηθήσονται

But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.

Oculi autem impiorum deficient, et effugium peribit ab eis : et spes illorum abominatio animæ.

σωτηρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπολείψει ἡ γὰρ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀπώλεια ὀφθαλμοὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν τακήσονται