¹Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites,But Zophar the Naamathite, responding,dixit:said:

¹Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites,But Zophar the Naamathite, responding,dixit:said:

²Numquid qui multa loquitur,Will he who speaks much,non et audiet?not also listen?aut vir verbosus justificabitur?Or will a talkative man be justified?

²Numquid qui multa loquitur,Will he who speaks much,non et audiet?not also listen?aut vir verbosus justificabitur?Or will a talkative man be justified?

³Tibi soli tacebunt homines?Will men be silent only for you?et cum ceteros irriseris,And when you have mocked others,a nullo confutaberis?will no one refute you?

³Tibi soli tacebunt homines?Will men be silent only for you?et cum ceteros irriseris,And when you have mocked others,a nullo confutaberis?will no one refute you?

⁴Dixisti enim:For you said:Purus est sermo meus,“My word is pure,et mundus sum in conspectu tuo.and I am clean in your sight.”

⁴Dixisti enim:For you said:Purus est sermo meus,“My word is pure,et mundus sum in conspectu tuo.and I am clean in your sight.”

⁵Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum,Yet I wish that God would speak with you,et aperiret labia sua tibi,and would open his lips to you,

⁵Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum,Yet I wish that God would speak with you,et aperiret labia sua tibi,and would open his lips to you,

⁶ut ostenderet tibi secreta sapientiæ,so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom,et quod multiplex esset lex ejus:and how intricate his law is,et intelligeres quod multo minora exigaris ab eo quam meretur iniquitas tua!and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.

⁶ut ostenderet tibi secreta sapientiæ,so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom,et quod multiplex esset lex ejus:and how intricate his law is,et intelligeres quod multo minora exigaris ab eo quam meretur iniquitas tua!and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.

⁷Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes,By chance,et usque ad perfectum Omnipotentem reperies?will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?

⁷Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes,By chance,et usque ad perfectum Omnipotentem reperies?will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?

⁸Excelsior cælo est,He is higher than heaven,et quid facies?and what will you do?profundior inferno,He is deeper than hell,et unde cognosces?but how will you know?

⁸Excelsior cælo est,He is higher than heaven,et quid facies?and what will you do?profundior inferno,He is deeper than hell,et unde cognosces?but how will you know?

⁹Longior terra mensura ejus,His measure is longer than the earthet latior mari.and wider than the sea.

⁹Longior terra mensura ejus,His measure is longer than the earthet latior mari.and wider than the sea.

¹⁰Si subverterit omnia,If he overturns all things,vel in unum coarctaverit,or packs them together,quis contradicet ei?who will contradict him?

¹⁰Si subverterit omnia,If he overturns all things,vel in unum coarctaverit,or packs them together,quis contradicet ei?who will contradict him?

¹¹Ipse enim novit hominum vanitatem;For he knows the vanity of men,et videns iniquitatem,and when he sees iniquity,nonne considerat?does he not evaluate it?

¹¹Ipse enim novit hominum vanitatem;For he knows the vanity of men,et videns iniquitatem,and when he sees iniquity,nonne considerat?does he not evaluate it?

¹²Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur,A vain man is lifted up in arrogance,et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat.and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.

¹²Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur,A vain man is lifted up in arrogance,et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat.and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.

¹³Tu autem firmasti cor tuum,But you have fortified your heartet expandisti ad eum manus tuas.and extended your hands to him.

¹³Tu autem firmasti cor tuum,But you have fortified your heartet expandisti ad eum manus tuas.and extended your hands to him.

¹⁴Si iniquitatem quæ est in manu tua abstuleris a te,If you would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand,et non manserit in tabernaculo tuo injustitia,and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,

¹⁴Si iniquitatem quæ est in manu tua abstuleris a te,If you would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand,et non manserit in tabernaculo tuo injustitia,and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,

¹⁵tunc levare poteris faciem tuam absque macula;then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish,et eris stabilis,and you would be steadfastet non timebis.and unafraid.

¹⁵tunc levare poteris faciem tuam absque macula;then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish,et eris stabilis,and you would be steadfastet non timebis.and unafraid.

¹⁶Miseriæ quoque oblivisceris,Misery, likewise, you would forget,et quasi aquarum quæ præterierunt recordaberis.or would remember only like waters that have passed by.

¹⁶Miseriæ quoque oblivisceris,Misery, likewise, you would forget,et quasi aquarum quæ præterierunt recordaberis.or would remember only like waters that have passed by.

¹⁷Et quasi meridianus fulgor consurget tibi ad vesperam;And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening,et cum te consumptum putaveris,and when you would think yourself consumed,orieris ut lucifer.you will rise up like the morning star.

¹⁷Et quasi meridianus fulgor consurget tibi ad vesperam;And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening,et cum te consumptum putaveris,and when you would think yourself consumed,orieris ut lucifer.you will rise up like the morning star.

¹⁸Et habebis fiduciam,And, when hope has been set before you,proposita tibi spe:you will have faith, and,et defossus securus dormies.when buried, you will sleep secure.

¹⁸Et habebis fiduciam,And, when hope has been set before you,proposita tibi spe:you will have faith, and,et defossus securus dormies.when buried, you will sleep secure.

¹⁹Requiesces,You will rest,et non erit qui te exterreat;and there will be nothing to make you afraid,et deprecabuntur faciem tuam plurimi.and many will make requests before your face.

¹⁹Requiesces,You will rest,et non erit qui te exterreat;and there will be nothing to make you afraid,et deprecabuntur faciem tuam plurimi.and many will make requests before your face.

²⁰Oculi autem impiorum deficient,But the eyes of the impious will fade away,et effugium peribit ab eis:and the path to escape will perish before them,et spes illorum abominatio animæ.for the abomination of the soul is their hope.

²⁰Oculi autem impiorum deficient,But the eyes of the impious will fade away,et effugium peribit ab eis:and the path to escape will perish before them,et spes illorum abominatio animæ.for the abomination of the soul is their hope.