¹Respondens autem Job, dixit:But Job answered by saying:

¹Respondens autem Job, dixit:But Job answered by saying:

²Usquequo affligitis animam meam,How long will you afflict my soulet atteritis me sermonibus?and wear me down with words?

²Usquequo affligitis animam meam,How long will you afflict my soulet atteritis me sermonibus?and wear me down with words?

³En decies confunditis me,So,et non erubescitis opprimentes me.ten times you confound me and are not ashamed to oppress me.

³En decies confunditis me,So,et non erubescitis opprimentes me.ten times you confound me and are not ashamed to oppress me.

⁴Nempe etsi ignoravi,Now, of course, if I have been ignorant,mecum erit ignorantia mea.my ignorance will be with me.

⁴Nempe etsi ignoravi,Now, of course, if I have been ignorant,mecum erit ignorantia mea.my ignorance will be with me.

⁵At vos contra me erigimini,But you have risen up against me,et arguitis me opprobriis meis.and you accuse me to my disgrace.

⁵At vos contra me erigimini,But you have risen up against me,et arguitis me opprobriis meis.and you accuse me to my disgrace.

⁶Saltem nunc intelligite quia Deus non æquo judicio afflixerit me,At least now you should understand that God has not afflicted me with a balanced judgment,et flagellis suis me cinxerit.though he has encompassed me with his scourges.

⁶Saltem nunc intelligite quia Deus non æquo judicio afflixerit me,At least now you should understand that God has not afflicted me with a balanced judgment,et flagellis suis me cinxerit.though he has encompassed me with his scourges.

⁷Ecce clamabo,Behold, I will cry out,vim patiens,enduring violence,et nemo audiet;and no one will hear.vociferabor,I will announce loudly,et non est qui judicet.but there is no one who may judge.

⁷Ecce clamabo,Behold, I will cry out,vim patiens,enduring violence,et nemo audiet;and no one will hear.vociferabor,I will announce loudly,et non est qui judicet.but there is no one who may judge.

⁸Semitam meam circumsepsit,He has hemmed in my path,et transire non possum:and I cannot pass;et in calle meo tenebras posuit.he has added darkness to my difficult path.

⁸Semitam meam circumsepsit,He has hemmed in my path,et transire non possum:and I cannot pass;et in calle meo tenebras posuit.he has added darkness to my difficult path.

⁹Spoliavit me gloria mea,He has plundered me of my glory,et abstulit coronam de capite meo.and he has stolen the crown from my head.

⁹Spoliavit me gloria mea,He has plundered me of my glory,et abstulit coronam de capite meo.and he has stolen the crown from my head.

¹⁰Destruxit me undique,He has destroyed me on every side,et pereo:and I am lost,et quasi evulsæ arbori abstulit spem meam.and, like an uprooted tree, he has taken away my hope.

¹⁰Destruxit me undique,He has destroyed me on every side,et pereo:and I am lost,et quasi evulsæ arbori abstulit spem meam.and, like an uprooted tree, he has taken away my hope.

¹¹Iratus est contra me furor ejus,His fury has raged against me,et sic me habuit quasi hostem suum.and in this way he has treated me like his enemy.

¹¹Iratus est contra me furor ejus,His fury has raged against me,et sic me habuit quasi hostem suum.and in this way he has treated me like his enemy.

¹²Simul venerunt latrones ejus,His troops have gathered together,et fecerunt sibi viam per me,and they have made their way to me,et obsederunt in gyro tabernaculum meum.and they have besieged my tabernacle all around.

¹²Simul venerunt latrones ejus,His troops have gathered together,et fecerunt sibi viam per me,and they have made their way to me,et obsederunt in gyro tabernaculum meum.and they have besieged my tabernacle all around.

¹³Fratres meos longe fecit a me,He has put my brothers far from me,et noti mei quasi alieni recesserunt a me.and my friends have withdrawn from me like strangers.

¹³Fratres meos longe fecit a me,He has put my brothers far from me,et noti mei quasi alieni recesserunt a me.and my friends have withdrawn from me like strangers.

¹⁴Dereliquerunt me propinqui mei,My kinsmen have forsaken me,et qui me noverant obliti sunt mei.and those who knew me, have forgotten me.

¹⁴Dereliquerunt me propinqui mei,My kinsmen have forsaken me,et qui me noverant obliti sunt mei.and those who knew me, have forgotten me.

¹⁵Inquilini domus meæ et ancillæ meæ sicut alienum habuerunt me,The inhabitants of my house and my maidservants treat me just as if I were a stranger,et quasi peregrinus fui in oculis eorum.and I have been like a sojourner in their eyes.

¹⁵Inquilini domus meæ et ancillæ meæ sicut alienum habuerunt me,The inhabitants of my house and my maidservants treat me just as if I were a stranger,et quasi peregrinus fui in oculis eorum.and I have been like a sojourner in their eyes.

¹⁶Servum meum vocavi,I called my servant,et non respondit:and he did not respond;ore proprio deprecabar illum.I pleaded with him with my own mouth.

¹⁶Servum meum vocavi,I called my servant,et non respondit:and he did not respond;ore proprio deprecabar illum.I pleaded with him with my own mouth.

¹⁷Halitum meum exhorruit uxor mea,My wife has shuddered at my breath,et orabam filios uteri mei.and I have begged the sons of my loins.

¹⁷Halitum meum exhorruit uxor mea,My wife has shuddered at my breath,et orabam filios uteri mei.and I have begged the sons of my loins.

¹⁸Stulti quoque despiciebant me:Even the foolish have looked down on me,et cum ab eis recessissem,and, when I withdrew from them,detrahebant mihi.they spoke ill of me.

¹⁸Stulti quoque despiciebant me:Even the foolish have looked down on me,et cum ab eis recessissem,and, when I withdrew from them,detrahebant mihi.they spoke ill of me.

¹⁹Abominati sunt me quondam consiliarii mei,Those who were sometimes my counselors,et quem maxime diligebam,treat me like an abomination;aversatus est me.and he whom I valued the most has turned against me.

¹⁹Abominati sunt me quondam consiliarii mei,Those who were sometimes my counselors,et quem maxime diligebam,treat me like an abomination;aversatus est me.and he whom I valued the most has turned against me.

²⁰Pelli meæ, consumptis carnibus,Since my flesh has been consumed,adhæsit os meum, et derelicta sunt tantummodo labia circa dentes meos.my bone adheres to my skin, and only my lips have been left around my teeth.

²⁰Pelli meæ, consumptis carnibus,Since my flesh has been consumed,adhæsit os meum, et derelicta sunt tantummodo labia circa dentes meos.my bone adheres to my skin, and only my lips have been left around my teeth.

²¹Miseremini mei,Have mercy on me,miseremini mei saltem vos,have compassion on me,amici mei,at least you my friends,quia manus Domini tetigit me.because the hand of the Lord has touched me.

²¹Miseremini mei,Have mercy on me,miseremini mei saltem vos,have compassion on me,amici mei,at least you my friends,quia manus Domini tetigit me.because the hand of the Lord has touched me.

²²Quare persequimini me sicut Deus,Why do you pursue me just as God does,et carnibus meis saturamini?and satiate yourselves with my flesh?

²²Quare persequimini me sicut Deus,Why do you pursue me just as God does,et carnibus meis saturamini?and satiate yourselves with my flesh?

²³Quis mihi tribuat ut scribantur sermones mei?Who will grant to me that my words may be written down?quis mihi det ut exarentur in libroWho will grant to me that they may be inscribed in a book,

²³Quis mihi tribuat ut scribantur sermones mei?Who will grant to me that my words may be written down?quis mihi det ut exarentur in libroWho will grant to me that they may be inscribed in a book,

²⁴stylo ferreo et plumbi lamina,with an iron pen and a plate of lead,vel celte sculpantur in silice?or else be carved in stone?

²⁴stylo ferreo et plumbi lamina,with an iron pen and a plate of lead,vel celte sculpantur in silice?or else be carved in stone?

²⁵Scio enim quod redemptor meus vivit,For I know that my Redeemer lives,et in novissimo die de terra surrecturus sum:and on the last day I will rise out of the earth.

²⁵Scio enim quod redemptor meus vivit,For I know that my Redeemer lives,et in novissimo die de terra surrecturus sum:and on the last day I will rise out of the earth.

²⁶et rursum circumdabor pelle mea,And I will be enveloped again with my skin,et in carne mea videbo Deum meum:and in my flesh I will see my God.

²⁶et rursum circumdabor pelle mea,And I will be enveloped again with my skin,et in carne mea videbo Deum meum:and in my flesh I will see my God.

²⁷quem visurus sum ego ipse,It is he whom I myself will see,et oculi mei conspecturi sunt,and he whom my eyes will behold,et non alius:and no other.reposita est hæc spes mea in sinu meo.This, my hope, has taken rest in my bosom.

²⁷quem visurus sum ego ipse,It is he whom I myself will see,et oculi mei conspecturi sunt,and he whom my eyes will behold,et non alius:and no other.reposita est hæc spes mea in sinu meo.This, my hope, has taken rest in my bosom.

²⁸Quare ergo nunc dicitis:Why then do you now say:Persequamur eum,“Let us pursue him,et radicem verbi inveniamus contra eum?and let us find a basis to speak against him?”

²⁸Quare ergo nunc dicitis:Why then do you now say:Persequamur eum,“Let us pursue him,et radicem verbi inveniamus contra eum?and let us find a basis to speak against him?”

²⁹Fugite ergo a facie gladii,So then, flee from the face of the sword,quoniam ultor iniquitatum gladius est:for the sword is the avenger of iniquities;et scitote esse judicium.but know this: there is to be a judgment.

²⁹Fugite ergo a facie gladii,So then, flee from the face of the sword,quoniam ultor iniquitatum gladius est:for the sword is the avenger of iniquities;et scitote esse judicium.but know this: there is to be a judgment.