Job 11

1 Naamath tami Zophar ni a pathung e teh,

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:

2 Hettelae lawk kapap e heh pathung laipalah ao thai han namaw, Lawk moikapap ka dei e pueng ni maw kayonhoehe la o awh han.

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right?

3 Na dei e lawk hrawnghrang ni, tami a roum sak thai han namaw, Tami na panuikhai nah buet touh ni hai yue mahoeh namaw.

Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;

4 Bangkongtetpawiteh, ka yuemnae teh a thoung. Na mithmu vah kathoung telah na ti.

And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Thine eyes.'

5 Hateiteh, oe Cathut ni na dei pouh seh, nang kâtaran lahoi pahni ang naseh.

But oh that God would speak, and open His lips against thee;

6 Ama ni lungangnae arulawk hah na hmu sak yawkaw han, bangkongtetpawiteh, na lungangnae alet hni touh apap. Hatdawkvah na payonpakai e dawk hoi kayounhnawn lah Cathut ni a sak tie panuek.

And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

7 Kadungpoung e Cathut e hno hah na pakhingpalang thai na maw, Athakasaipounge coungnae hah na tawng teh koung na hmuthai maw.

Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?

8 Kalvan hlak hai a rasang teh, nang ni bangmaw na sak thai, Phuennaw hlak hai hoe adung teh, nang ni bangmaw na panue. (Sheol h7585)

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)

9 A bangnuenae teh, talai hlak hai asaw. Tuipui hlak hai hoe akaw.

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

10 A man teh thongim dawk paung hoi lawkceng hanelah pâkhueng pawiteh, apinimaw ahni teh a rungngang thai han.

If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?

11 Bangkongtetpawiteh, huenghai ao a e hah a panue, thoe sak e hai a hmu. Ama ni pouk laipalah maw ao han.

For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?

12 Bangkongtetpawiteh, kahrawng e laca patetlah tami a khe torei teh, tamipathu teh a lungang han.

But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.

13 Na lungthin hah kârakueng nateh Cathut koe na kut dâw haw.

If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him —

14 Na kut dawk na payonpakai e awm boipawiteh, ahlanae koe tâkhawng haw. Kathoute hah na im dawk awm hanh seh.

If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents —

15 Hottelah tounnae awm laipalah, na minhmai hah a kamnue han doeh. Kacakcalah na o vaiteh, na taket mahoeh.

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;

16 Bangkongtetpawiteh, na rucatnae hah na pahnim vaiteh, poun ka lawng e tui patetlah pahnim hanh.

For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;

17 Na hringnae teh kanîthun e hlak hai hoe a ang han, a hmonae hah amom patetlah ao han.

And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.

18 Karoumcalah na o han, bangkongtetpawiteh, ngaihawinae ao. Na tengpam e hno na sung nakunghai karoumcalah na kâhat han.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.

19 Na i vaiteh, apinihai tâsuenae na poe mahoeh, tami moikapap ni nang koe a kâhei awh han.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

20 Hateiteh, tamikathoutnaw e mit teh, dawn vaiteh, hlout awh mahoeh. A ngaihawi awh e hringnae teh a sung awh han telah a ti.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.