Job 34
1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
Pronuntians itaque Eliu, etiam hæc locutus est:
2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear to me, ye that have knowledge.
Audite sapientes verba mea, et eruditi auscultate me:
3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth food.
Auris enim verba probat, et guttur escas gustu diiudicat.
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is right: let us know among ourselves what is good.
Iudicium eligamus nobis, et inter nos videamus quid sit melius.
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Quia dixit Iob: Iustus sum, et Deus subvertit iudicium meum.
6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
In iudicando enim me, mendacium est: violenta sagitta mea absque ullo peccato.
7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Quis est vir ut est Iob, qui bibit subsannationem quasi aquam:
8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Qui graditur cum operantibus iniquitatem, et ambulat cum viris impiis?
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Dixit enim: Non placebit vir Deo, etiam si cucurrerit cum eo.
10 Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Ideo viri cordati audite me, absit a Deo impietas, et ab Omnipotente iniquitas.
11 For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Opus enim hominis reddet ei, et iuxta vias singulorum restituet eis.
12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Vere enim Deus non condemnabit frustra, nec Omnipotens subvertet iudicium.
13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
Quem constituit alium super terram? aut quem posuit super orbem, quem fabricatus est?
14 If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather to himself his spirit and his breath;
Si direxerit ad eum cor suum, spiritum illius et flatum ad se trahet.
15 All flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
Deficiet omnis caro simul, et homo in cinerem revertetur.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Si habes ergo intellectum, audi quod dicitur, et ausculta vocem eloquii mei.
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Numquid qui non amat iudicium, sanari potest? et quomodo tu eum, qui iustus est, in tantum condemnas?
18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
Qui dicit regi, apostata: qui vocat duces impios:
19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Qui non accipit personas principum: nec cognovit tyrannum, cum disceptaret contra pauperum: opus enim manuum eius sunt universi.
20 In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
Subito morientur, et in media nocte turbabuntur populi, et pertransibunt, et auferent violentum absque manu.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Oculi enim eius super vias hominum, et omnes gressus eorum considerat.
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Non sunt tenebræ, et non est umbra mortis, ut abscondantur ibi qui operantur iniquitatem.
23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
Neque enim ultra in hominis potestate est, ut veniat ad Deum in iudicium.
24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
Conteret multos, et innumerabiles, et stare faciet alios pro eis.
25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Novit enim opera eorum: et idcirco inducet noctem, et conterentur.
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Quasi impios percussit eos in loco videntium.
27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
Qui quasi de industria recesserunt ab eo, et omnes vias eius intelligere noluerunt:
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Ut pervenire facerent ad eum clamorem egeni, et audiret vocem pauperum.
29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
Ipso enim concedente pacem, quis est qui condemnet? ex quo absconderit vultum, quis est qui contempletur eum et super gentes et super omnes homines?
30 That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people should be ensnared.
Qui regnare facit hominem hypocritam propter peccata populi.
31 Surely hast any one said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Quia ergo ego locutus sum ad Deum, te quoque non prohibebo.
32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Si erravi, tu doce me: si iniquitatem locutus sum, ultra non addam.
33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou shalt refuse, or whether thou shalt choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
Numquid a te Deus expetit eam, quia displicuit tibi? tu enim cœpisti loqui, et non ego: quod si quid nosti melius, loquere.
34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken to me.
Viri intelligentes loquantur mihi, et vir sapiens audiat me.
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Iob autem stulte locutus est, et verba illius non sonant disciplinam.
36 My desire is that Job may be tried to the end because of his answers for wicked men.
Pater mi, probetur Iob usque ad finem: ne desinas ab homine iniquitatis.
37 For he addeth rebellion to his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Quia addit super peccata sua blasphemiam, inter nos interim constringatur: et tunc ad iudicium provocet sermonibus suis Deum.
