Joba 35
1 Elihu loh koep a doo tih,
Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:
2 “'Patheni lakah kamah duengnah ngai,’ na ti te tiktamnah la na poek a te?
Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”
3 'Ka tholhnah lamloh nang hamla balae a hmaiben tih balae a hoeikhang,’ na ti.
For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
4 Namah neh na taengkah na hui rhoek kah olthui te ka thuung eh.
I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
5 Vaan ke paelki lamtah hmu van lah. Nang lakah aka sang khomong ke dan lah.
Look up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above thee!
6 Na tholh koinih amah te metlam a ben eh? Na boekoeknah pungtai koinih amah taengah balae a saii eh.
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?
7 Na tang atah amah taengah balae na paek? Na kut lamloh balae a loh?
If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?
8 Nang bang, na halangnah khaw hlang ham tih na duengnah khaw hlang capa ham ni.
Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only a son of man.
9 Hnaemtaeknah cungkuem hmuiah aka tlung bantha lamloh bombih hamla pang uh.
The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.
10 Tedae, “Kai aka saii tih khoyin ah laa aka pae Pathen te ta?
But none saith, “Where is God, my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night;
11 Diklai rhamsa lakah mamih n'cang puei tih vaan kah vaa lakah mamih n'cueih sak,’ a ti moenih.
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”
12 Pang uh pahoi cakhaw boethae rhoek kah hoemdamnah hmai ah tah a doo moenih.
There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
13 Patheni loh a poeyoek la hnatun pawt tih Tlungthang long khaw a hmuhming moenih.
For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;
14 A hmuhming pawt tih na thui vaeng aisat, dumlai pataeng amah mikhmuh ah a pha dongah amah mah rhingda laeh.
Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him, —only wait thou for him!
15 Tedae a thintoek te cawh voel pawt oeh coeng tih halangnah te khaw ming voel pawh.
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,
16 Job loh a honghi la a ka a ang tih mingnah om pawt ah a olthui yet,” a ti.
Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.
