¹Respondens autem Job,Then Job, answering,dixit:said:

¹Respondens autem Job,Then Job, answering,dixit:said:

²Ergo vos estis soli homines,Are you, therefore, alone among men,et vobiscum morietur sapientia?and will wisdom die with you?

²Ergo vos estis soli homines,Are you, therefore, alone among men,et vobiscum morietur sapientia?and will wisdom die with you?

³Et mihi est cor sicutAnd I have a heart just as you also do,et vobis,and I am not inferior to you.nec inferior vestri sum;For who is ignorant of these things,quis enim hæc quæ nostis ignorat?which you know?

³Et mihi est cor sicutAnd I have a heart just as you also do,et vobis,and I am not inferior to you.nec inferior vestri sum;For who is ignorant of these things,quis enim hæc quæ nostis ignorat?which you know?

⁴Qui deridetur ab amico suo,He who is mocked by his friends as I am,sicut ego,will call upon God,invocabit Deum, et exaudiet eum: deridetur enim justi simplicitas.and he will listen to him because it is the sincerity of the just that is being mocked.

⁴Qui deridetur ab amico suo,He who is mocked by his friends as I am,sicut ego,will call upon God,invocabit Deum, et exaudiet eum: deridetur enim justi simplicitas.and he will listen to him because it is the sincerity of the just that is being mocked.

⁵Lampas contempta apud cogitationes divitum parata ad tempus statutum.The lamp that is despised in the thoughts of the rich is ready for the appointed time.

⁵Lampas contempta apud cogitationes divitum parata ad tempus statutum.The lamp that is despised in the thoughts of the rich is ready for the appointed time.

⁶Abundant tabernacula prædonum,The tabernacles of robbers are numerous,et audacter provocant Deum,and they provoke God boldly; whereas,cum ipse dederit omnia in manus eorum.it is he who has given all things into their hands.

⁶Abundant tabernacula prædonum,The tabernacles of robbers are numerous,et audacter provocant Deum,and they provoke God boldly; whereas,cum ipse dederit omnia in manus eorum.it is he who has given all things into their hands.

⁷Nimirum interroga jumenta,In truth, ask the mules,et docebunt te;and they will teach you,et volatilia cæli,and the birds of the sky,et indicabunt tibi.and they will reveal to you.

⁷Nimirum interroga jumenta,In truth, ask the mules,et docebunt te;and they will teach you,et volatilia cæli,and the birds of the sky,et indicabunt tibi.and they will reveal to you.

⁸Loquere terræ,Speak with the earth,et respondebit tibi,and it will respond to you,et narrabunt pisces maris.and the fish of the sea will explain.

⁸Loquere terræ,Speak with the earth,et respondebit tibi,and it will respond to you,et narrabunt pisces maris.and the fish of the sea will explain.

⁹Quis ignorat quod omnia hæc manus Domini fecerit?Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord has made all these things?

⁹Quis ignorat quod omnia hæc manus Domini fecerit?Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord has made all these things?

¹⁰In cujus manu anima omnis viventis,In his hand is the soul of all the livinget spiritus universæ carnis hominis.and the spirit of all the flesh of mankind.

¹⁰In cujus manu anima omnis viventis,In his hand is the soul of all the livinget spiritus universæ carnis hominis.and the spirit of all the flesh of mankind.

¹¹Nonne auris verba dijudicat?Does not the ear perceive words,et fauces comedentis,and the palate, when eating,saporem?perceive flavor?

¹¹Nonne auris verba dijudicat?Does not the ear perceive words,et fauces comedentis,and the palate, when eating,saporem?perceive flavor?

¹²In antiquis est sapientia,In old age is wisdom,et in multo tempore prudentia.and in length of days is prudence.

¹²In antiquis est sapientia,In old age is wisdom,et in multo tempore prudentia.and in length of days is prudence.

¹³Apud ipsum est sapientia et fortitudo;With him is wisdom and strength,ipse habet consilium et intelligentiam.he has counsel and understanding.

¹³Apud ipsum est sapientia et fortitudo;With him is wisdom and strength,ipse habet consilium et intelligentiam.he has counsel and understanding.

¹⁴Si destruxerit,If he tears down,nemo est qui ædificet;there is no one who can build up;si incluserit hominem,if he encloses a man,nullus est qui aperiat.there is no one who can open.

¹⁴Si destruxerit,If he tears down,nemo est qui ædificet;there is no one who can build up;si incluserit hominem,if he encloses a man,nullus est qui aperiat.there is no one who can open.

¹⁵Si continuerit aquas,If he restrains the waters,omnia siccabuntur;everything will dry up;et si emiserit eas,and if he sends them forth,subvertent terram.they will subdue the land.

¹⁵Si continuerit aquas,If he restrains the waters,omnia siccabuntur;everything will dry up;et si emiserit eas,and if he sends them forth,subvertent terram.they will subdue the land.

¹⁶Apud ipsum est fortitudo et sapientia;With him is strength and wisdom;ipse novit et decipientem, et eum qui decipitur.he knows both the deceiver and he who is deceived.

¹⁶Apud ipsum est fortitudo et sapientia;With him is strength and wisdom;ipse novit et decipientem, et eum qui decipitur.he knows both the deceiver and he who is deceived.

¹⁷Adducit consiliarios in stultum finem,He leads advisors to a foolish endet judices in stuporem.and judges to stupidity.

¹⁷Adducit consiliarios in stultum finem,He leads advisors to a foolish endet judices in stuporem.and judges to stupidity.

¹⁸Balteum regum dissolvit,He removes the belt of kingset præcingit fune renes eorum.and encircles their waist with a rope.

¹⁸Balteum regum dissolvit,He removes the belt of kingset præcingit fune renes eorum.and encircles their waist with a rope.

¹⁹Ducit sacerdotes inglorios,He leads away priests in dishonoret optimates supplantat:and displaces nobles,

¹⁹Ducit sacerdotes inglorios,He leads away priests in dishonoret optimates supplantat:and displaces nobles,

²⁰commutans labium veracium,altering the lips of those who speak the truthet doctrinam senum auferens.and sweeping away the teaching of the aged.

²⁰commutans labium veracium,altering the lips of those who speak the truthet doctrinam senum auferens.and sweeping away the teaching of the aged.

²¹Effundit despectionem super principes,He pours disdain upon the leaders,eos qui oppressi fuerant relevans.relieving those who had been oppressed.

²¹Effundit despectionem super principes,He pours disdain upon the leaders,eos qui oppressi fuerant relevans.relieving those who had been oppressed.

²²Qui revelat profunda de tenebris,He reveals the depths of the darkness,et producit in lucem umbram mortis.and he brings the shadow of death into the light.

²²Qui revelat profunda de tenebris,He reveals the depths of the darkness,et producit in lucem umbram mortis.and he brings the shadow of death into the light.

²³Qui multiplicat gentes,He multiplies peoples,et perdit eas,and destroys them,et subversas in integrum restituit.and, having been overthrown, he restores them anew.

²³Qui multiplicat gentes,He multiplies peoples,et perdit eas,and destroys them,et subversas in integrum restituit.and, having been overthrown, he restores them anew.

²⁴Qui immutat cor principum populi terræ,He transforms the heart of the leaders of the people on earth,et decipit eos ut frustra incedant per invium:and misleads those who in vain advance upon the inviolable.

²⁴Qui immutat cor principum populi terræ,He transforms the heart of the leaders of the people on earth,et decipit eos ut frustra incedant per invium:and misleads those who in vain advance upon the inviolable.

²⁵palpabunt quasi in tenebris,They will grope as in the darkness,et non in luce,not the light,et errare eos faciet quasi ebrios.and he will make them stagger like drunkards.

²⁵palpabunt quasi in tenebris,They will grope as in the darkness,et non in luce,not the light,et errare eos faciet quasi ebrios.and he will make them stagger like drunkards.