< Job 11 >

1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
A LAILA olelo aku la o Zopara ka Naamata, i aku la,
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
Aole anei e pono ke pane aku i na huaolelo he nui la? E hoaponoia anei ke kanaka lehelehe wale?
3 Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed?
E paa anei ka waha o kanaka i kou kaena wale ana? A hoomaewaewa mai oe, aole anei he mea nana oe e hoohilahila aku?
4 For you have said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in your eyes.
A ua olelo mai oe, he maemae kuu olelo, A ua hala ole au i kou mau maka.
5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you;
Ina paha e olelo mai ke Akua, A e wehe ae i kona lehelehe ia oe;
6 And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
A e hoike mai oia ia oe i na mea huna o ka naauao, Ua papalua ka maiau! Alaila e ike auanei oe, E hoopoina mai no ke Akua i na hewa ou.
7 Can you by searching find out God? can you find out the Almighty unto perfection?
E loaa anei ia oe ka ke Akua mau mea hohonu? E loaa pololei loa anei ia oe ka Mea mana?
8 It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than hell; what can you know? (Sheol h7585)
Ua kiekie ia e like me ka lani; heaha kau e hana ai? Ua oi kona hohonu i ko ka po; heaha kau e ike ai? (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Ua oi kona loa mamua o ko ka honua, A o ka laula imua o ko ke kai.
10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
Ina e hopu mai ia, a hoopaa iho, a hookolokolo, Alaila owai la ka mea e keakea ia ia?
11 For he knows vain men: he sees wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
No ka mea, ua ike no ia i ka poe hewa, Ua nana mai hoi ia i ka hala; Aole anei ia e ike mai?
12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
E ake ke kanaka naaupo i akamai, O ke kanaka i hanau nae me he keiki la a ka hoki hihiu.
13 If you prepare your heart, and stretch out your hands toward him;
Ina e hoomakaukau oe i kou naau, A e kikoo aku i kou mau lima io na la;
14 If iniquity be in your hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in your tabernacles.
Ina he hewa iloko o kou lima, e hoolei loa aku ia; A mai ae e noho ka hewa ma kou mau halelewa.
15 For then shall you lift up your face without spot; yea, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:
Alaila e hoala ae oe i kou maka me ke kina ole; A e ku paa no oe, aole hoi e makau:
16 Because you shall forget your misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:
No ka mea, e hoopoina no oe i ka ehaeha, A e hoomanao ia mea, e like me ka wai i kahe aku:
17 And your age shall be clearer than the noonday: you shall shine forth, you shall be as the morning.
A e kupaa kou ola loa ana, e like me ke awakea; Ano ua pouli oe, alaila e like no oe me ke kakahiaka.
18 And you shall be secure, because there is hope; yea, you shall dig about you, and you shall take your rest in safety.
A e maluhia oe, no ka mea, he mea no e laua ai ka manao; Ano ua poho ka manao, aka, alaila, e noho maluhia oe.
19 Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto you.
A e moe iho oe ilalo, aohe mea nana oe e hoomakau mai; A nui na mea e hoalohaloha imua ou.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the spirit.
Aka, e pio na maka o ka poe hewa, A ua nele lakou i ka puuhonua, A o ko lakou manaolana, o ke kuu ana no ia o ka uhane.

< Job 11 >