¹Ecce omnia hæc vidit oculus meus,Behold, my eye has seen all these things,et audivit auris mea, et intellexi singula.and my ear has heard, and I have understood each one.

¹Ecce omnia hæc vidit oculus meus,Behold, my eye has seen all these things,et audivit auris mea, et intellexi singula.and my ear has heard, and I have understood each one.

²Secundum scientiam vestramIn conformity with your knowledge,et ego novi:I also know.nec inferior vestri sum.I am not inferior to you.

²Secundum scientiam vestramIn conformity with your knowledge,et ego novi:I also know.nec inferior vestri sum.I am not inferior to you.

³Sed tamen ad Omnipotentem loquar,Yet I speak this way to the Almighty,et disputare cum Deo cupio:and I desire to argue with God,

³Sed tamen ad Omnipotentem loquar,Yet I speak this way to the Almighty,et disputare cum Deo cupio:and I desire to argue with God,

⁴prius vos ostendens fabricatores mendacii,having first shown that you fabricate lieset cultores perversorum dogmatum.and cultivate perverse teachings.

⁴prius vos ostendens fabricatores mendacii,having first shown that you fabricate lieset cultores perversorum dogmatum.and cultivate perverse teachings.

⁵Atque utinam taceretis,And I wish that you would remain silent,ut putaremini esse sapientes.so that you would be counted among the wise.

⁵Atque utinam taceretis,And I wish that you would remain silent,ut putaremini esse sapientes.so that you would be counted among the wise.

⁶Audite ergo correptionem meam,Therefore, listen to my correction,et judicium labiorum meorum attendite.and pay attention to the judgment of my lips.

⁶Audite ergo correptionem meam,Therefore, listen to my correction,et judicium labiorum meorum attendite.and pay attention to the judgment of my lips.

⁷Numquid Deus indiget vestro mendacio,Does God require your lie,ut pro illo loquamini dolos?so that you would speak deceitfully for him?

⁷Numquid Deus indiget vestro mendacio,Does God require your lie,ut pro illo loquamini dolos?so that you would speak deceitfully for him?

⁸numquid faciem ejus accipitis,Have you taken his place,et pro Deo judicare nitimini?and do you struggle to give judgment in favor of God?

⁸numquid faciem ejus accipitis,Have you taken his place,et pro Deo judicare nitimini?and do you struggle to give judgment in favor of God?

⁹aut placebit ei quem celare nihil potest?Or, will it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed?aut decipietur,Or, will he be deceived,ut homo,like a man,vestris fraudulentiis?by your deceitfulness?

⁹aut placebit ei quem celare nihil potest?Or, will it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed?aut decipietur,Or, will he be deceived,ut homo,like a man,vestris fraudulentiis?by your deceitfulness?

¹⁰Ipse vos arguet, quoniam in abscondito faciem ejus accipitis.He will accuse you because in secret you have preempted his presence.

¹⁰Ipse vos arguet, quoniam in abscondito faciem ejus accipitis.He will accuse you because in secret you have preempted his presence.

¹¹Statim ut se commoverit,As soon as he moves himself,turbabit vos,he will disturb you,et terror ejus irruet super vos.and his dread will fall over you.

¹¹Statim ut se commoverit,As soon as he moves himself,turbabit vos,he will disturb you,et terror ejus irruet super vos.and his dread will fall over you.

¹²Memoria vestra comparabitur cineri,Your remembrance will be compared to ashes,et redigentur in lutum cervices vestræ.and your necks will be reduced to clay.

¹²Memoria vestra comparabitur cineri,Your remembrance will be compared to ashes,et redigentur in lutum cervices vestræ.and your necks will be reduced to clay.

¹³Tacete paulisper,Be silent for a little while,ut loquar quodcumque mihi mens suggesserit.so that I may speak whatever my mind suggests to me.

¹³Tacete paulisper,Be silent for a little while,ut loquar quodcumque mihi mens suggesserit.so that I may speak whatever my mind suggests to me.

¹⁴Quare lacero carnes meas dentibus meis,Why do I wound my flesh with my teeth,et animam meam porto in manibus meis?and carry my soul in my hands?

¹⁴Quare lacero carnes meas dentibus meis,Why do I wound my flesh with my teeth,et animam meam porto in manibus meis?and carry my soul in my hands?

¹⁵Etiam si occiderit me,And now, if he would kill me,in ipso sperabo:I will hope in him;verumtamen vias meas in conspectu ejus arguam.in this, truly, I will correct my ways in his sight.

¹⁵Etiam si occiderit me,And now, if he would kill me,in ipso sperabo:I will hope in him;verumtamen vias meas in conspectu ejus arguam.in this, truly, I will correct my ways in his sight.

¹⁶Et ipse erit salvator meus:And he will be my savior,non enim veniet in conspectu ejus omnis hypocrita.for no hypocrite at all will approach in his sight.

¹⁶Et ipse erit salvator meus:And he will be my savior,non enim veniet in conspectu ejus omnis hypocrita.for no hypocrite at all will approach in his sight.

¹⁷Audite sermonem meum,Listen to my words,et ænigmata percipite auribus vestris.and perceive an enigma with your ears.

¹⁷Audite sermonem meum,Listen to my words,et ænigmata percipite auribus vestris.and perceive an enigma with your ears.

¹⁸Si fuero judicatus,If I will be judged,scio quod justus inveniar.I know that I will be found to be just.

¹⁸Si fuero judicatus,If I will be judged,scio quod justus inveniar.I know that I will be found to be just.

¹⁹Quis est qui judicetur mecum?Who is it that will go to judgment with me?veniat:Let him approach.quare tacens consumor?Why should I be consumed in silence?

¹⁹Quis est qui judicetur mecum?Who is it that will go to judgment with me?veniat:Let him approach.quare tacens consumor?Why should I be consumed in silence?

²⁰Duo tantum ne facias mihi,Do not do such things to me twice,et tunc a facie tua non abscondar:and then I will not hide from your face.

²⁰Duo tantum ne facias mihi,Do not do such things to me twice,et tunc a facie tua non abscondar:and then I will not hide from your face.

²¹manum tuam longe fac a me,Take your hand far away from me,et formido tua non me terreat.and do not let your dread terrify me.

²¹manum tuam longe fac a me,Take your hand far away from me,et formido tua non me terreat.and do not let your dread terrify me.

²²Voca me,Call me,et ego respondebo tibi:and I will answer you,aut certe loquar,or else I will speak,et tu responde mihi.and you can answer me.

²²Voca me,Call me,et ego respondebo tibi:and I will answer you,aut certe loquar,or else I will speak,et tu responde mihi.and you can answer me.

²³Quantas habeo iniquitates et peccata?How many iniquities and sins do I have?scelera mea et delicta ostende mihi.Reveal my crimes and offenses to me.

²³Quantas habeo iniquitates et peccata?How many iniquities and sins do I have?scelera mea et delicta ostende mihi.Reveal my crimes and offenses to me.

²⁴Cur faciem tuam abscondis,Why do you conceal your faceet arbitraris me inimicum tuum?and consider me to be your enemy?

²⁴Cur faciem tuam abscondis,Why do you conceal your faceet arbitraris me inimicum tuum?and consider me to be your enemy?

²⁵Contra folium,Against a leaf,quod vento rapitur,which is carried away by the wind,ostendis potentiam tuam,you reveal your power,et stipulam siccam persequeris:and you pursue dry straw.

²⁵Contra folium,Against a leaf,quod vento rapitur,which is carried away by the wind,ostendis potentiam tuam,you reveal your power,et stipulam siccam persequeris:and you pursue dry straw.

²⁶scribis enim contra me amaritudines,For you write bitter things against me,et consumere me vis peccatis adolescentiæ meæ.and you want to consume me for the sins of my youth.

²⁶scribis enim contra me amaritudines,For you write bitter things against me,et consumere me vis peccatis adolescentiæ meæ.and you want to consume me for the sins of my youth.

²⁷Posuisti in nervo pedem meum,You have put my feet on a tether,et observasti omnes semitas meas,and you have observed all my paths,et vestigia pedum meorum considerasti:and you have considered the steps of my feet.

²⁷Posuisti in nervo pedem meum,You have put my feet on a tether,et observasti omnes semitas meas,and you have observed all my paths,et vestigia pedum meorum considerasti:and you have considered the steps of my feet.

²⁸qui quasi putredo consumendus sum,I will be left to decay like something rottenet quasi vestimentum quod comeditur a tinea.and like a garment that is being eaten by moths.

²⁸qui quasi putredo consumendus sum,I will be left to decay like something rottenet quasi vestimentum quod comeditur a tinea.and like a garment that is being eaten by moths.