¹Pepigi fœdus cum oculis meis,I reached an agreement with my eyes,ut ne cogitarem quidem de virgine.that I would not so much as think about a virgin.

¹Pepigi fœdus cum oculis meis,I reached an agreement with my eyes,ut ne cogitarem quidem de virgine.that I would not so much as think about a virgin.

²Quam enim partem haberet in me Deus desuper,For what portion should God from above hold for me,et hæreditatem Omnipotens de excelsis?and what inheritance should the Almighty from on high keep?

²Quam enim partem haberet in me Deus desuper,For what portion should God from above hold for me,et hæreditatem Omnipotens de excelsis?and what inheritance should the Almighty from on high keep?

³Numquid non perditio est iniquo,Is not destruction held for the wickedet alienatio operantibus injustitiam?and repudiation kept for those who work injustice?

³Numquid non perditio est iniquo,Is not destruction held for the wickedet alienatio operantibus injustitiam?and repudiation kept for those who work injustice?

⁴Nonne ipse considerat vias meas,Does he not examine my wayset cunctos gressus meos dinumerat?and number all my steps?

⁴Nonne ipse considerat vias meas,Does he not examine my wayset cunctos gressus meos dinumerat?and number all my steps?

⁵Si ambulavi in vanitate,If I have walked in vanity,et festinavit in dolo pes meus,or if my foot has hurried towards deceitfulness,

⁵Si ambulavi in vanitate,If I have walked in vanity,et festinavit in dolo pes meus,or if my foot has hurried towards deceitfulness,

⁶appendat me in statera justa,let him weigh me in a just balance,et sciat Deus simplicitatem meam.and let God know my simplicity.

⁶appendat me in statera justa,let him weigh me in a just balance,et sciat Deus simplicitatem meam.and let God know my simplicity.

⁷Si declinavit gressus meus de via,If my steps have turned aside from the way,et si secutum est oculos meos cor meum,or if my heart has followed my eyes,et si manibus meis adhæsit macula,or if a blemish has clung to my hands,

⁷Si declinavit gressus meus de via,If my steps have turned aside from the way,et si secutum est oculos meos cor meum,or if my heart has followed my eyes,et si manibus meis adhæsit macula,or if a blemish has clung to my hands,

⁸seram,then may I sow,et alius comedat,and let another consume,et progenies mea eradicetur.and let my offspring be eradicated.

⁸seram,then may I sow,et alius comedat,and let another consume,et progenies mea eradicetur.and let my offspring be eradicated.

⁹Si deceptum est cor meum super muliere,If my heart has been deceived over a woman,et si ad ostium amici mei insidiatus sum,or if I have waited in ambush at my friend’s door,

⁹Si deceptum est cor meum super muliere,If my heart has been deceived over a woman,et si ad ostium amici mei insidiatus sum,or if I have waited in ambush at my friend’s door,

¹⁰scortum alterius sit uxor mea,then let my wife be the harlot of another,et super illam incurventur alii.and let other men lean over her.

¹⁰scortum alterius sit uxor mea,then let my wife be the harlot of another,et super illam incurventur alii.and let other men lean over her.

¹¹Hoc enim nefas est,For this is a crimeet iniquitas maxima.and a very great injustice.

¹¹Hoc enim nefas est,For this is a crimeet iniquitas maxima.and a very great injustice.

¹²Ignis est usque ad perditionem devorans,It is a fire devouring all the way to perdition,et omnia eradicans genimina.and it roots out all that springs forth.

¹²Ignis est usque ad perditionem devorans,It is a fire devouring all the way to perdition,et omnia eradicans genimina.and it roots out all that springs forth.

¹³Si contempsi subire judicium cum servo meo et ancilla mea,If I have despised being subject to judgment with my servant or my maid,cum disceptarent adversum me:when they had any complaint against me,

¹³Si contempsi subire judicium cum servo meo et ancilla mea,If I have despised being subject to judgment with my servant or my maid,cum disceptarent adversum me:when they had any complaint against me,

¹⁴quid enim faciam cum surrexerit ad judicandum Deus?then what will I do when God rises to judge, and,et cum quæsierit,when he inquires,quid respondebo illi?how will I respond to him?

¹⁴quid enim faciam cum surrexerit ad judicandum Deus?then what will I do when God rises to judge, and,et cum quæsierit,when he inquires,quid respondebo illi?how will I respond to him?

¹⁵Numquid non in utero fecit me,Is not he who created me in the womb,qui et illum operatus est,also he who labored to make him?et formavit me in vulva unus?And did not one and the same form me in the womb?

¹⁵Numquid non in utero fecit me,Is not he who created me in the womb,qui et illum operatus est,also he who labored to make him?et formavit me in vulva unus?And did not one and the same form me in the womb?

¹⁶Si negavi quod volebant pauperibus,If I have denied the poor what they wantedet oculos viduæ expectare feci;and have made the eyes of the widow wait;

¹⁶Si negavi quod volebant pauperibus,If I have denied the poor what they wantedet oculos viduæ expectare feci;and have made the eyes of the widow wait;

¹⁷si comedi buccellam meam solus,if I have eaten my morsel of food alone,et non comedit pupillus ex eawhile orphans have not eaten from it;

¹⁷si comedi buccellam meam solus,if I have eaten my morsel of food alone,et non comedit pupillus ex eawhile orphans have not eaten from it;

¹⁸(quia ab infantia mea crevit mecum miseratio,(for from my infancy mercy grew with me,et de utero matris meæ egressa est mecum);and it came out with me from my mother’s womb;)

¹⁸(quia ab infantia mea crevit mecum miseratio,(for from my infancy mercy grew with me,et de utero matris meæ egressa est mecum);and it came out with me from my mother’s womb;)

¹⁹si despexi pereuntem, eo quod non habuerit indumentum, et absque operimento pauperem;if I have looked down on him who was perishing because he had no clothing and the poor without any covering,

¹⁹si despexi pereuntem, eo quod non habuerit indumentum, et absque operimento pauperem;if I have looked down on him who was perishing because he had no clothing and the poor without any covering,

²⁰si non benedixerunt mihi latera ejus,if his sides have not blessed me,et de velleribus ovium mearum calefactus est;and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

²⁰si non benedixerunt mihi latera ejus,if his sides have not blessed me,et de velleribus ovium mearum calefactus est;and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

²¹si levavi super pupillum manum meam,if I have lifted up my hand over an orphan,etiam cum viderem me in porta superiorem:even when it might seem to me that I have the advantage over him at the gate;

²¹si levavi super pupillum manum meam,if I have lifted up my hand over an orphan,etiam cum viderem me in porta superiorem:even when it might seem to me that I have the advantage over him at the gate;

²²humerus meus a junctura sua cadat,then may my shoulder fall from its joint,et brachium meum cum suis ossibus confringatur.and may my arm, with all its bones, be broken.

²²humerus meus a junctura sua cadat,then may my shoulder fall from its joint,et brachium meum cum suis ossibus confringatur.and may my arm, with all its bones, be broken.

²³Semper enim quasi tumentes super me fluctus timui Deum,For I have always feared God, like waves flowing over me,et pondus ejus ferre non potui.whose weight I was unable to bear.

²³Semper enim quasi tumentes super me fluctus timui Deum,For I have always feared God, like waves flowing over me,et pondus ejus ferre non potui.whose weight I was unable to bear.

²⁴Si putavi aurum robur meum,If I have considered gold to be my strength,et obrizo dixi: Fiducia mea;or if I have called purified gold ‘my Trust;’

²⁴Si putavi aurum robur meum,If I have considered gold to be my strength,et obrizo dixi: Fiducia mea;or if I have called purified gold ‘my Trust;’

²⁵si lætatus sum super multis divitiis meis,if I have rejoiced over my great success,et quia plurima reperit manus mea;and over the many things my hand has obtained;

²⁵si lætatus sum super multis divitiis meis,if I have rejoiced over my great success,et quia plurima reperit manus mea;and over the many things my hand has obtained;

²⁶si vidi solem cum fulgeret,if I gazed upon the sun when it shinedet lunam incedentem clare,and the moon advancing brightly,

²⁶si vidi solem cum fulgeret,if I gazed upon the sun when it shinedet lunam incedentem clare,and the moon advancing brightly,

²⁷et lætatum est in abscondito cor meum,so that my heart rejoiced in secretet osculatus sum manum meam ore meo:and I kissed my hand with my mouth,

²⁷et lætatum est in abscondito cor meum,so that my heart rejoiced in secretet osculatus sum manum meam ore meo:and I kissed my hand with my mouth,

²⁸quæ est iniquitas maxima,which is a very great iniquityet negatio contra Deum altissimum.and a denial against the most high God;

²⁸quæ est iniquitas maxima,which is a very great iniquityet negatio contra Deum altissimum.and a denial against the most high God;

²⁹Si gavisus sum ad ruinam ejus qui me oderat,if I have been glad at the ruin of him who hated meet exsultavi quod invenisset eum malum:and have exulted that evil found him,

²⁹Si gavisus sum ad ruinam ejus qui me oderat,if I have been glad at the ruin of him who hated meet exsultavi quod invenisset eum malum:and have exulted that evil found him,

³⁰non enim dedi ad peccandum guttur meum, ut expeterem maledicens animam ejus.for I have not been given my throat to sin by asking for a curse on his soul;

³⁰non enim dedi ad peccandum guttur meum, ut expeterem maledicens animam ejus.for I have not been given my throat to sin by asking for a curse on his soul;

³¹Si non dixerunt viri tabernaculi mei:if the men around my tabernacle have not said:Quis det de carnibus ejus,“He might give us some of his food,ut saturemur?so that we will be filled,”

³¹Si non dixerunt viri tabernaculi mei:if the men around my tabernacle have not said:Quis det de carnibus ejus,“He might give us some of his food,ut saturemur?so that we will be filled,”

³²foris non mansit peregrinus:for the foreigner did not remain at the door,ostium meum viatori patuit.my door was open to the traveler;

³²foris non mansit peregrinus:for the foreigner did not remain at the door,ostium meum viatori patuit.my door was open to the traveler;

³³Si abscondi quasi homo peccatum meum, et celavi in sinu meo iniquitatem meam;if, as man does, I have hidden my sin and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom;

³³Si abscondi quasi homo peccatum meum, et celavi in sinu meo iniquitatem meam;if, as man does, I have hidden my sin and have concealed my iniquity in my bosom;

³⁴si expavi ad multitudinem nimiam,if I became frightened by an excessive crowd,et despectio propinquorum terruit me:and the disrespect of close relatives alarmed me,et non magis tacui,so that I would much rather have remained silentnec egressus sum ostium.or have gone out the door;

³⁴si expavi ad multitudinem nimiam,if I became frightened by an excessive crowd,et despectio propinquorum terruit me:and the disrespect of close relatives alarmed me,et non magis tacui,so that I would much rather have remained silentnec egressus sum ostium.or have gone out the door;

³⁵Quis mihi tribuat auditorem,then, would he grant me a hearing,ut desiderium meum audiat Omnipotens,so that the Almighty would listen to my desire,et librum scribat ipse qui judicat,and he who judges would himself write a book,

³⁵Quis mihi tribuat auditorem,then, would he grant me a hearing,ut desiderium meum audiat Omnipotens,so that the Almighty would listen to my desire,et librum scribat ipse qui judicat,and he who judges would himself write a book,

³⁶ut in humero meo portem illum,which I would then carry on my shoulderet circumdem illum quasi coronam mihi?and wrap around me like a crown?

³⁶ut in humero meo portem illum,which I would then carry on my shoulderet circumdem illum quasi coronam mihi?and wrap around me like a crown?

³⁷Per singulos gradus meos pronuntiabo illum,With each of my steps, I would pronounce and offer it,et quasi principi offeram eum.as if to a prince.

³⁷Per singulos gradus meos pronuntiabo illum,With each of my steps, I would pronounce and offer it,et quasi principi offeram eum.as if to a prince.

³⁸Si adversum me terra mea clamat,So, if my land cries out against me,et cum ipsa sulci ejus deflent:and if its furrows weep with it,

³⁸Si adversum me terra mea clamat,So, if my land cries out against me,et cum ipsa sulci ejus deflent:and if its furrows weep with it,

³⁹si fructus ejus comedi absque pecunia, et animam agricolarum ejus afflixi:if I have used its fruits for nothing but money and have afflicted the souls of its tillers,

³⁹si fructus ejus comedi absque pecunia, et animam agricolarum ejus afflixi:if I have used its fruits for nothing but money and have afflicted the souls of its tillers,

⁴⁰pro frumento oriatur mihi tribulus,then, may thistles spring forth for me instead of grain,et pro hordeo spina.and thorns instead of barley.Finita sunt verba Job.(This ended the words of Job.)

⁴⁰pro frumento oriatur mihi tribulus,then, may thistles spring forth for me instead of grain,et pro hordeo spina.and thorns instead of barley.Finita sunt verba Job.(This ended the words of Job.)