¹Pronuntians itaque Eliu,After proclaiming these things,etiam hæc locutus est:Eliu now had this to say:

¹Pronuntians itaque Eliu,After proclaiming these things,etiam hæc locutus est:Eliu now had this to say:

²Audite, sapientes, verba mea:May the wise hear my words,et eruditi, auscultate me.and may the educated listen to me.

²Audite, sapientes, verba mea:May the wise hear my words,et eruditi, auscultate me.and may the educated listen to me.

³Auris enim verba probat,For the ear examines words,et guttur escas gustu dijudicat.and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.

³Auris enim verba probat,For the ear examines words,et guttur escas gustu dijudicat.and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.

⁴Judicium eligamus nobis,Let us choose judgment for ourselves,et inter nos videamus quid sit melius.and let us consider among ourselves what is best.

⁴Judicium eligamus nobis,Let us choose judgment for ourselves,et inter nos videamus quid sit melius.and let us consider among ourselves what is best.

⁵Quia dixit Job:For Job has said:Justus sum,“I am just,et Deus subvertit judicium meum.yet God has subverted my judgment.

⁵Quia dixit Job:For Job has said:Justus sum,“I am just,et Deus subvertit judicium meum.yet God has subverted my judgment.

⁶In judicando enim me mendacium est:For, within my judgment, there is a lie:violenta sagitta mea absque ullo peccato.my vehement barbs are without any sin.”

⁶In judicando enim me mendacium est:For, within my judgment, there is a lie:violenta sagitta mea absque ullo peccato.my vehement barbs are without any sin.”

⁷Quis est vir ut est Job,What man is there that is like Job,qui bibit subsannationem quasi aquam:who drinks up derision as if it were water,

⁷Quis est vir ut est Job,What man is there that is like Job,qui bibit subsannationem quasi aquam:who drinks up derision as if it were water,

⁸qui graditur cum operantibus iniquitatem,who accompanies those who work iniquity,et ambulat cum viris impiis?and who walks with impious men?

⁸qui graditur cum operantibus iniquitatem,who accompanies those who work iniquity,et ambulat cum viris impiis?and who walks with impious men?

⁹Dixit enim:For he has said,Non placebit vir Deo,“Man will not please God,etiam si cucurrerit cum eo.even if he should travel with him.”

⁹Dixit enim:For he has said,Non placebit vir Deo,“Man will not please God,etiam si cucurrerit cum eo.even if he should travel with him.”

¹⁰Ideo,Therefore,viri cordati,prudent men,audite me:hear me:absit a Deo impietas,impiety is far from God,et ab Omnipotente iniquitas.and iniquity is far from the Almighty.

¹⁰Ideo,Therefore,viri cordati,prudent men,audite me:hear me:absit a Deo impietas,impiety is far from God,et ab Omnipotente iniquitas.and iniquity is far from the Almighty.

¹¹Opus enim hominis reddet ei,For he will restore to man his works,et juxta vias singulorum restituet eis.and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.

¹¹Opus enim hominis reddet ei,For he will restore to man his works,et juxta vias singulorum restituet eis.and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.

¹²Vere enim Deus non condemnabit frustra,For truly, God will not condemn in vain,nec Omnipotens subvertet judicium.nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.

¹²Vere enim Deus non condemnabit frustra,For truly, God will not condemn in vain,nec Omnipotens subvertet judicium.nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.

¹³Quem constituit alium super terram?What other is established over the earth?aut quem posuit super orbem quem fabricatus est?Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?

¹³Quem constituit alium super terram?What other is established over the earth?aut quem posuit super orbem quem fabricatus est?Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?

¹⁴Si direxerit ad eum cor suum,But,spiritum illiusif he directs his heart towards him,et flatum ad se trahet.he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.

¹⁴Si direxerit ad eum cor suum,But,spiritum illiusif he directs his heart towards him,et flatum ad se trahet.he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.

¹⁵Deficiet omnis caro simul,All flesh will fail together,et homo in cinerem revertetur.and man will return to ashes.

¹⁵Deficiet omnis caro simul,All flesh will fail together,et homo in cinerem revertetur.and man will return to ashes.

¹⁶Si habes ergo intellectum,Therefore, if you have understanding,audi quod dicitur,hear what is said,et ausculta vocem eloquii mei:and heed the sound of my eloquence.

¹⁶Si habes ergo intellectum,Therefore, if you have understanding,audi quod dicitur,hear what is said,et ausculta vocem eloquii mei:and heed the sound of my eloquence.

¹⁷numquid qui non amat judicium sanari potest?Is he that does not love judgment able to be corrected?et quomodo tu eum qui justus est in tantum condemnas?And how can you so greatly condemn him who is just?

¹⁷numquid qui non amat judicium sanari potest?Is he that does not love judgment able to be corrected?et quomodo tu eum qui justus est in tantum condemnas?And how can you so greatly condemn him who is just?

¹⁸Qui dicit regi:He says to the king,Apostata;“You are an apostate.”qui vocat duces impios;He calls commanders impious.

¹⁸Qui dicit regi:He says to the king,Apostata;“You are an apostate.”qui vocat duces impios;He calls commanders impious.

¹⁹qui non accipit personas principum,He does not accept the reputation of leaders;nec cognovit tyrannum cum disceptaret contra pauperem:nor does he recognize the tyrant as he contends against the poor.opus enim manuum ejus sunt universi.For all are the work of his hands.

¹⁹qui non accipit personas principum,He does not accept the reputation of leaders;nec cognovit tyrannum cum disceptaret contra pauperem:nor does he recognize the tyrant as he contends against the poor.opus enim manuum ejus sunt universi.For all are the work of his hands.

²⁰Subito morientur,They will die suddenly,et in media nocte turbabuntur populi:and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night,et pertransibunt,but they will pass through it,et auferent violentum absque manu.and the violent will be taken away without a hand.

²⁰Subito morientur,They will die suddenly,et in media nocte turbabuntur populi:and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night,et pertransibunt,but they will pass through it,et auferent violentum absque manu.and the violent will be taken away without a hand.

²¹Oculi enim ejus super vias hominum,For his eyes are upon the ways of men,et omnes gressus eorum considerat.and he examines all of their steps.

²¹Oculi enim ejus super vias hominum,For his eyes are upon the ways of men,et omnes gressus eorum considerat.and he examines all of their steps.

²²Non sunt tenebræ,There is no darknesset non est umbra mortis,and no shadow of death,ut abscondantur ibi qui operantur iniquitatem,where those who work iniquity may be hidden.

²²Non sunt tenebræ,There is no darknesset non est umbra mortis,and no shadow of death,ut abscondantur ibi qui operantur iniquitatem,where those who work iniquity may be hidden.

²³neque enim ultra in hominis potestate est, ut veniat ad Deum in judicium.For it is no longer within the power of man to enter into judgment with God.

²³neque enim ultra in hominis potestate est, ut veniat ad Deum in judicium.For it is no longer within the power of man to enter into judgment with God.

²⁴Conteret multos, et innumerabiles,He will break into many innumerable pieces,et stare faciet alios pro eis.and he will cause others to stand up in their place.

²⁴Conteret multos, et innumerabiles,He will break into many innumerable pieces,et stare faciet alios pro eis.and he will cause others to stand up in their place.

²⁵Novit enim opera eorum,For he knows their works, and,et idcirco inducet noctem,as a result, he will bring the night,et conterentur.and they will be crushed.

²⁵Novit enim opera eorum,For he knows their works, and,et idcirco inducet noctem,as a result, he will bring the night,et conterentur.and they will be crushed.

²⁶Quasi impios percussit eos in loco videntium:Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.

²⁶Quasi impios percussit eos in loco videntium:Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.

²⁷qui quasi de industria recesserunt ab eo,They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him,et omnes vias ejus intelligere noluerunt:and they refused to understand all his ways,

²⁷qui quasi de industria recesserunt ab eo,They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him,et omnes vias ejus intelligere noluerunt:and they refused to understand all his ways,

²⁸ut pervenire facerent ad eum clamorem egeni,so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him,et audiret vocem pauperum.and he heard the voice of the poor.

²⁸ut pervenire facerent ad eum clamorem egeni,so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him,et audiret vocem pauperum.and he heard the voice of the poor.

²⁹Ipso enim concedente pacem,For, when he grants peace,quis est qui condemnet? ex quo absconderit vultum,who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face,quis est qui contempletur eum,who is there that can contemplate him,et super gentes, et super omnes homines?either among the nations, or among all men?

²⁹Ipso enim concedente pacem,For, when he grants peace,quis est qui condemnet? ex quo absconderit vultum,who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face,quis est qui contempletur eum,who is there that can contemplate him,et super gentes, et super omnes homines?either among the nations, or among all men?

³⁰Qui regnare facit hominem hypocritam propter peccata populi.He causes a hypocritical man to reign because of the sins of the people.

³⁰Qui regnare facit hominem hypocritam propter peccata populi.He causes a hypocritical man to reign because of the sins of the people.

³¹Quia ergo ego locutus sum ad Deum,Therefore, since I have been speaking about God,te quoque non prohibebo.I will not prevent you from doing the same.

³¹Quia ergo ego locutus sum ad Deum,Therefore, since I have been speaking about God,te quoque non prohibebo.I will not prevent you from doing the same.

³²Si erravi,If I have erred,tu doce me;you may teach me;si iniquitatem locutus sum,if I have spoken unfairly,ultra non addam.I will add no more.

³²Si erravi,If I have erred,tu doce me;you may teach me;si iniquitatem locutus sum,if I have spoken unfairly,ultra non addam.I will add no more.

³³Numquid a te Deus expetit eam, quia displicuit tibi?Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you?tu enim cœpisti loqui, et non ego:For you were the first to speak, and not I.quod si quid nosti melius, loquere.But if you know something better, speak.

³³Numquid a te Deus expetit eam, quia displicuit tibi?Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you?tu enim cœpisti loqui, et non ego:For you were the first to speak, and not I.quod si quid nosti melius, loquere.But if you know something better, speak.

³⁴Viri intelligentes loquantur mihi,Let men of understanding speak to me,et vir sapiens audiat me.and let a wise man listen to me.

³⁴Viri intelligentes loquantur mihi,Let men of understanding speak to me,et vir sapiens audiat me.and let a wise man listen to me.

³⁵Job autem stulte locutus est,But Job has been speaking foolishly,et verba illius non sonant disciplinam.and his words contain unsound teaching.

³⁵Job autem stulte locutus est,But Job has been speaking foolishly,et verba illius non sonant disciplinam.and his words contain unsound teaching.

³⁶Pater mi,My father,probetur Job usque ad finem:let Job be tested even to the end;ne desinas ab homine iniquitatis:may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.

³⁶Pater mi,My father,probetur Job usque ad finem:let Job be tested even to the end;ne desinas ab homine iniquitatis:may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.

³⁷quia addit super peccata sua blasphemiam,For he adds blasphemy on top of his sins; nevertheless,inter nos interim constringatur:let him be constrained to be among us,et tunc ad judicium provocet sermonibus suis Deum.and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.

³⁷quia addit super peccata sua blasphemiam,For he adds blasphemy on top of his sins; nevertheless,inter nos interim constringatur:let him be constrained to be among us,et tunc ad judicium provocet sermonibus suis Deum.and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.