¹Respondens autem Job, dixit:Then Job responded by saying:

¹Respondens autem Job, dixit:Then Job responded by saying:

²Audite, quæso, sermones meos, et agite pœnitentiam.I beseech you to hear my words and to do penance.

²Audite, quæso, sermones meos, et agite pœnitentiam.I beseech you to hear my words and to do penance.

³Sustinete me,Permit me,et ego loquar:and I will speak,et post mea,and afterwards,si videbitur,if you see fit,verba, ridete.you can laugh at my words.

³Sustinete me,Permit me,et ego loquar:and I will speak,et post mea,and afterwards,si videbitur,if you see fit,verba, ridete.you can laugh at my words.

⁴Numquid contra hominem disputatio mea est,Is my dispute against man,ut merito non debeam contristari?so that I would have no reason to be discouraged?

⁴Numquid contra hominem disputatio mea est,Is my dispute against man,ut merito non debeam contristari?so that I would have no reason to be discouraged?

⁵Attendite me et obstupescite,Listen to me and be astonished,et superponite digitum ori vestro.and place a finger over your mouth.

⁵Attendite me et obstupescite,Listen to me and be astonished,et superponite digitum ori vestro.and place a finger over your mouth.

⁶Et ego,As for me,quando recordatus fuero,when I think it over,pertimesco,I am afraid,et concutit carnem meam tremor.and trembling convulses my body.

⁶Et ego,As for me,quando recordatus fuero,when I think it over,pertimesco,I am afraid,et concutit carnem meam tremor.and trembling convulses my body.

⁷Quare ergo impii vivunt,Why then do the impious live,sublevati sunt,having been lifted upconfortatique divitiis?and strengthened with riches?

⁷Quare ergo impii vivunt,Why then do the impious live,sublevati sunt,having been lifted upconfortatique divitiis?and strengthened with riches?

⁸Semen eorum permanet coram eis:They see their offspring continue before them:propinquorum turba et nepotum in conspectu eorum.a commotion of close relatives and of children’s children in their sight.

⁸Semen eorum permanet coram eis:They see their offspring continue before them:propinquorum turba et nepotum in conspectu eorum.a commotion of close relatives and of children’s children in their sight.

⁹Domus eorum securæ sunt et pacatæ,Their houses have been secure and peaceable,et non est virga Dei super illos.and there is no staff of God over them.

⁹Domus eorum securæ sunt et pacatæ,Their houses have been secure and peaceable,et non est virga Dei super illos.and there is no staff of God over them.

¹⁰Bos eorum concepit,Their cattle have conceivedet non abortivit:and have not miscarried;vacca peperit,their cow has given birthet non est privata fœtu suo.and is not deprived of her newborn.

¹⁰Bos eorum concepit,Their cattle have conceivedet non abortivit:and have not miscarried;vacca peperit,their cow has given birthet non est privata fœtu suo.and is not deprived of her newborn.

¹¹Egrediuntur quasi greges parvuli eorum,Their little ones go out like a flock,et infantes eorum exultant lusibus.and their children jump around playfully.

¹¹Egrediuntur quasi greges parvuli eorum,Their little ones go out like a flock,et infantes eorum exultant lusibus.and their children jump around playfully.

¹²Tenent tympanum et citharam,They take up the timbrel and the lyre,et gaudent ad sonitum organi.and they rejoice at the sound of the organ.

¹²Tenent tympanum et citharam,They take up the timbrel and the lyre,et gaudent ad sonitum organi.and they rejoice at the sound of the organ.

¹³Ducunt in bonis dies suos,Their days are prolonged in wealth,et in puncto ad inferna descendunt.yet, in an instant, they descend into hell.

¹³Ducunt in bonis dies suos,Their days are prolonged in wealth,et in puncto ad inferna descendunt.yet, in an instant, they descend into hell.

¹⁴Qui dixerunt Deo:Who has said to God,Recede a nobis,“Depart from us,et scientiam viarum tuarum nolumus.for we do not want the knowledge of your ways.

¹⁴Qui dixerunt Deo:Who has said to God,Recede a nobis,“Depart from us,et scientiam viarum tuarum nolumus.for we do not want the knowledge of your ways.

¹⁵Quis est Omnipotens, ut serviamus ei?Who is the Almighty that we should serve him?et quid nobis prodest si oraverimus illum?And how is it helpful to us if we pray to him?”

¹⁵Quis est Omnipotens, ut serviamus ei?Who is the Almighty that we should serve him?et quid nobis prodest si oraverimus illum?And how is it helpful to us if we pray to him?”

¹⁶Verumtamen quia non sunt in manu eorum bona sua,It is true that their good things are not in their power.consilium impiorum longe sit a me.May the counsel of the impious be far from me!

¹⁶Verumtamen quia non sunt in manu eorum bona sua,It is true that their good things are not in their power.consilium impiorum longe sit a me.May the counsel of the impious be far from me!

¹⁷Quoties lucerna impiorum extinguetur,How often will the lamp of the wicked be extinguished,et superveniet eis inundatio,and a deluge overtake them,et dolores dividet furoris sui?and how often will he distribute the afflictions of his wrath?

¹⁷Quoties lucerna impiorum extinguetur,How often will the lamp of the wicked be extinguished,et superveniet eis inundatio,and a deluge overtake them,et dolores dividet furoris sui?and how often will he distribute the afflictions of his wrath?

¹⁸Erunt sicut paleæ ante faciem venti,They will be like chaff before the face of the wind,et sicut favilla quam turbo dispergit.and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.

¹⁸Erunt sicut paleæ ante faciem venti,They will be like chaff before the face of the wind,et sicut favilla quam turbo dispergit.and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.

¹⁹Deus servabit filiis illius dolorem patris,God will preserve the grief of the father for his sons, and,et cum reddiderit, tunc sciet.when he repays, then he will understand.

¹⁹Deus servabit filiis illius dolorem patris,God will preserve the grief of the father for his sons, and,et cum reddiderit, tunc sciet.when he repays, then he will understand.

²⁰Videbunt oculi ejus interfectionem suam,His eyes will see his own destruction,et de furore Omnipotentis bibet.and he will drink from the wrath of the Almighty.

²⁰Videbunt oculi ejus interfectionem suam,His eyes will see his own destruction,et de furore Omnipotentis bibet.and he will drink from the wrath of the Almighty.

²¹Quid enim ad eum pertinet de domo sua post se,For what does he care what happens to his house after him,et si numerus mensium ejus dimidietur?or if the number of its months are reduced by half?

²¹Quid enim ad eum pertinet de domo sua post se,For what does he care what happens to his house after him,et si numerus mensium ejus dimidietur?or if the number of its months are reduced by half?

²²Numquid Deus docebit quispiam scientiam,Can anyone teach holy knowledge to God,qui excelsos judicat?who judges the exalted?

²²Numquid Deus docebit quispiam scientiam,Can anyone teach holy knowledge to God,qui excelsos judicat?who judges the exalted?

²³Iste moritur robustus et sanus,This one dies strong and healthy,dives et felix:rich and happy.

²³Iste moritur robustus et sanus,This one dies strong and healthy,dives et felix:rich and happy.

²⁴viscera ejus plena sunt adipe,His gut is full of fatet medullis ossa illius irrigantur:and his bones are moistened with marrow.

²⁴viscera ejus plena sunt adipe,His gut is full of fatet medullis ossa illius irrigantur:and his bones are moistened with marrow.

²⁵alius vero moritur in amaritudine animæ absque ullis opibus:In truth, another dies in bitterness of soul, without any resources.

²⁵alius vero moritur in amaritudine animæ absque ullis opibus:In truth, another dies in bitterness of soul, without any resources.

²⁶et tamen simul in pulvere dormient,And yet they will sleep together in the dust,et vermes operient eos.and worms will cover them.

²⁶et tamen simul in pulvere dormient,And yet they will sleep together in the dust,et vermes operient eos.and worms will cover them.

²⁷Certe novi cogitationes vestras,Surely,et sententias contra me iniquas.I know your thoughts and your sinful judgments against me.

²⁷Certe novi cogitationes vestras,Surely,et sententias contra me iniquas.I know your thoughts and your sinful judgments against me.

²⁸Dicitis enim:For you say,Ubi est domus principis?“Where is the house of the ruler,et ubi tabernacula impiorum?and where are the tabernacles of the impious?”

²⁸Dicitis enim:For you say,Ubi est domus principis?“Where is the house of the ruler,et ubi tabernacula impiorum?and where are the tabernacles of the impious?”

²⁹Interrogate quemlibet de viatoribus,Ask any passerby whom you wish,et hæc eadem illum intelligere cognoscetis:and you will realize that he understands these same things:

²⁹Interrogate quemlibet de viatoribus,Ask any passerby whom you wish,et hæc eadem illum intelligere cognoscetis:and you will realize that he understands these same things:

³⁰quia in diem perditionis servatur malus,that the evil-doer is reserved for the day of destruction,et ad diem furoris ducetur.and he will be led to the day of wrath.

³⁰quia in diem perditionis servatur malus,that the evil-doer is reserved for the day of destruction,et ad diem furoris ducetur.and he will be led to the day of wrath.

³¹Quis arguet coram eo viam ejus?Who will reprove his way to his face,et quæ fecit, quis reddet illi?and who will repay him for what he has done?

³¹Quis arguet coram eo viam ejus?Who will reprove his way to his face,et quæ fecit, quis reddet illi?and who will repay him for what he has done?

³²Ipse ad sepulchra ducetur,He will be led to the tomb,et in congerie mortuorum vigilabit.and he will remain awake in the chaos of the dead.

³²Ipse ad sepulchra ducetur,He will be led to the tomb,et in congerie mortuorum vigilabit.and he will remain awake in the chaos of the dead.

³³Dulcis fuit glareis Cocyti,He has been found acceptable to the banks of the River of Lamentation,et post se omnem hominem trahet,and he will draw any man towards him,et ante se innumerabiles.and there are countless before him.

³³Dulcis fuit glareis Cocyti,He has been found acceptable to the banks of the River of Lamentation,et post se omnem hominem trahet,and he will draw any man towards him,et ante se innumerabiles.and there are countless before him.

³⁴Quomodo igitur consolamini me frustra,Therefore, how long will you console me in vain,cum responsio vestra repugnare ostensa sit veritati?when your answer is shown to be repugnant to truth?

³⁴Quomodo igitur consolamini me frustra,Therefore, how long will you console me in vain,cum responsio vestra repugnare ostensa sit veritati?when your answer is shown to be repugnant to truth?