¹Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit:Then Eliphaz the Themanite responded by saying:

¹Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit:Then Eliphaz the Themanite responded by saying:

²Numquid Deo potest comparari homo,Can man be compared with God,etiam cum perfectæ fuerit scientiæ?even if he were perfect in knowledge?

²Numquid Deo potest comparari homo,Can man be compared with God,etiam cum perfectæ fuerit scientiæ?even if he were perfect in knowledge?

³Quid prodest Deo,What advantage is it to God,si justus fueris?if you were just?aut quid ei confers,Or what do you provide for him,si immaculata fuerit via tua?if your way should be immaculate?

³Quid prodest Deo,What advantage is it to God,si justus fueris?if you were just?aut quid ei confers,Or what do you provide for him,si immaculata fuerit via tua?if your way should be immaculate?

⁴Numquid timens arguet te,Will he reprove youet veniet tecum in judicium,and take you to judgment for being afraid,

⁴Numquid timens arguet te,Will he reprove youet veniet tecum in judicium,and take you to judgment for being afraid,

⁵et non propter malitiam tuam plurimam,and not because of your many evil deedset infinitas iniquitates tuas?and your infinite unfairness?

⁵et non propter malitiam tuam plurimam,and not because of your many evil deedset infinitas iniquitates tuas?and your infinite unfairness?

⁶Abstulisti enim pignus fratrum tuorum sine causa,For you have taken away the collateral of your brothers without cause,et nudos spoliasti vestibus.and stripped them naked of their clothing.

⁶Abstulisti enim pignus fratrum tuorum sine causa,For you have taken away the collateral of your brothers without cause,et nudos spoliasti vestibus.and stripped them naked of their clothing.

⁷Aquam lasso non dedisti,You have not given water to the weary;et esurienti subtraxisti panem.you have taken bread away from the hungry.

⁷Aquam lasso non dedisti,You have not given water to the weary;et esurienti subtraxisti panem.you have taken bread away from the hungry.

⁸In fortitudine brachii tui possidebas terram,By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land,et potentissimus obtinebas eam.and you retain it by being the strongest.

⁸In fortitudine brachii tui possidebas terram,By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land,et potentissimus obtinebas eam.and you retain it by being the strongest.

⁹Viduas dimisisti vacuas,You have sent widows away empty,et lacertos pupillorum comminuisti.and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans.

⁹Viduas dimisisti vacuas,You have sent widows away empty,et lacertos pupillorum comminuisti.and you have crushed the shoulders of orphans.

¹⁰Propterea circumdatus es laqueis,Because of this, you are surrounded by traps,et conturbat te formido subita.and unexpected fears will disturb you.

¹⁰Propterea circumdatus es laqueis,Because of this, you are surrounded by traps,et conturbat te formido subita.and unexpected fears will disturb you.

¹¹Et putabas te tenebras non visurum,And did you think that you would not see darknesset impetu aquarum inundantium non oppressum iri?and that you were not to be overwhelmed by the onrush of overflowing waters?

¹¹Et putabas te tenebras non visurum,And did you think that you would not see darknesset impetu aquarum inundantium non oppressum iri?and that you were not to be overwhelmed by the onrush of overflowing waters?

¹²an non cogitas quod Deus excelsior cælo sit,Have you not considered that God is higher than the heavenset super stellarum verticem sublimetur?and is lifted above the height of the stars?

¹²an non cogitas quod Deus excelsior cælo sit,Have you not considered that God is higher than the heavenset super stellarum verticem sublimetur?and is lifted above the height of the stars?

¹³Et dicis:And you say:Quid enim novit Deus?“Well, what does God know?”et quasi per caliginem judicat.and, “He judges, as if through a fog,”

¹³Et dicis:And you say:Quid enim novit Deus?“Well, what does God know?”et quasi per caliginem judicat.and, “He judges, as if through a fog,”

¹⁴Nubes latibulum ejus,and, “The clouds are his hiding-place,”nec nostra considerat,and, “He does not examine us closely,”et circa cardines cæli perambulat.and, “He makes his rounds at the limits of the heavens.”

¹⁴Nubes latibulum ejus,and, “The clouds are his hiding-place,”nec nostra considerat,and, “He does not examine us closely,”et circa cardines cæli perambulat.and, “He makes his rounds at the limits of the heavens.”

¹⁵Numquid semitam sæculorum custodire cupis,Do you not want to tend the path of the ages,quam calcaverunt viri iniqui,which wicked men have spurned?

¹⁵Numquid semitam sæculorum custodire cupis,Do you not want to tend the path of the ages,quam calcaverunt viri iniqui,which wicked men have spurned?

¹⁶qui sublati sunt ante tempus suum,These were taken away before their time,et fluvius subvertit fundamentum eorum?and a flood overthrew their foundation.

¹⁶qui sublati sunt ante tempus suum,These were taken away before their time,et fluvius subvertit fundamentum eorum?and a flood overthrew their foundation.

¹⁷Qui dicebant Deo:They said to God,Recede a nobis:“Withdraw from us,”et quasi nihil posset facere Omnipotens, æstimabant eum,and they treated the Almighty as if he could do nothing,

¹⁷Qui dicebant Deo:They said to God,Recede a nobis:“Withdraw from us,”et quasi nihil posset facere Omnipotens, æstimabant eum,and they treated the Almighty as if he could do nothing,

¹⁸cum ille implesset domos eorum bonis:though he had filled their houses with good things.quorum sententia procul sit a me.May their way of thinking be far from me.

¹⁸cum ille implesset domos eorum bonis:though he had filled their houses with good things.quorum sententia procul sit a me.May their way of thinking be far from me.

¹⁹Videbunt justi,The just will seeet lætabuntur,and will rejoice,et innocens subsannabit eos:and the innocent will mock them.

¹⁹Videbunt justi,The just will seeet lætabuntur,and will rejoice,et innocens subsannabit eos:and the innocent will mock them.

²⁰nonne succisa est erectio eorum?Has not their haughtiness been cut down,et reliquias eorum devoravit ignis?and has not fire devoured the remnants of them?

²⁰nonne succisa est erectio eorum?Has not their haughtiness been cut down,et reliquias eorum devoravit ignis?and has not fire devoured the remnants of them?

²¹Acquiesce igitur ei, et habeto pacem,So, repose yourself with him and be at peace,et per hæc habebis fructus optimos.and, in this way, you will have the best fruits.

²¹Acquiesce igitur ei, et habeto pacem,So, repose yourself with him and be at peace,et per hæc habebis fructus optimos.and, in this way, you will have the best fruits.

²²Suscipe ex ore illius legem,Accept the law from his mouth,et pone sermones ejus in corde tuo.and place his words in your heart.

²²Suscipe ex ore illius legem,Accept the law from his mouth,et pone sermones ejus in corde tuo.and place his words in your heart.

²³Si reversus fueris ad Omnipotentem,If you will return to the Almighty,ædificaberis,you will be rebuilt,et longe facies iniquitatem a tabernaculo tuo.and you will put sinfulness far from your tabernacle.

²³Si reversus fueris ad Omnipotentem,If you will return to the Almighty,ædificaberis,you will be rebuilt,et longe facies iniquitatem a tabernaculo tuo.and you will put sinfulness far from your tabernacle.

²⁴Dabit pro terra silicem,He will give you stone in place of dirt,et pro silice torrentes aureos.and torrents of gold in place of stone.

²⁴Dabit pro terra silicem,He will give you stone in place of dirt,et pro silice torrentes aureos.and torrents of gold in place of stone.

²⁵Eritque Omnipotens contra hostes tuos,And the Almighty will be against your enemies,et argentum coacervabitur tibi.and silver will be gathered together for you.

²⁵Eritque Omnipotens contra hostes tuos,And the Almighty will be against your enemies,et argentum coacervabitur tibi.and silver will be gathered together for you.

²⁶Tunc super Omnipotentem deliciis afflues,Then will you flock together in delight over the Almighty,et elevabis ad Deum faciem tuam.and you will lift up your face to God.

²⁶Tunc super Omnipotentem deliciis afflues,Then will you flock together in delight over the Almighty,et elevabis ad Deum faciem tuam.and you will lift up your face to God.

²⁷Rogabis eum,You will plead with him,et exaudiet te,and he will listen to you,et vota tua reddes.and you will pay your vows.

²⁷Rogabis eum,You will plead with him,et exaudiet te,and he will listen to you,et vota tua reddes.and you will pay your vows.

²⁸Decernes rem,You will decide on something,et veniet tibi,and it will come to you,et in viis tuis splendebit lumen.and the light will shine in your ways.

²⁸Decernes rem,You will decide on something,et veniet tibi,and it will come to you,et in viis tuis splendebit lumen.and the light will shine in your ways.

²⁹Qui enim humiliatus fuerit,For he who had been humbled,erit in gloria,will be in glory;et qui inclinaverit oculos,and he who will lower his eyes,ipse salvabitur.will be the one saved.

²⁹Qui enim humiliatus fuerit,For he who had been humbled,erit in gloria,will be in glory;et qui inclinaverit oculos,and he who will lower his eyes,ipse salvabitur.will be the one saved.

³⁰Salvabitur innocens:The innocent will be saved,salvabitur autem in munditia manuum suarum.and he will be saved with purity in his hands.

³⁰Salvabitur innocens:The innocent will be saved,salvabitur autem in munditia manuum suarum.and he will be saved with purity in his hands.