¹Respondens autem Baldad Suhites,But Baldad the Suhite, responding,dixit:said:

¹Respondens autem Baldad Suhites,But Baldad the Suhite, responding,dixit:said:

²Usquequo loqueris talia,How long will you speak this way,et spiritus multiplex sermones oris tui?so that the words of your mouth are like a changeable wind?

²Usquequo loqueris talia,How long will you speak this way,et spiritus multiplex sermones oris tui?so that the words of your mouth are like a changeable wind?

³Numquid Deus supplantat judicium?Does God supplant judgment,aut Omnipotens subvertit quod justum est?or does the Almighty subvert that which is just?

³Numquid Deus supplantat judicium?Does God supplant judgment,aut Omnipotens subvertit quod justum est?or does the Almighty subvert that which is just?

⁴Etiam si filii tui peccaverunt ei,And if now your children have sinned against him,et dimisit eos in manu iniquitatis suæ:and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity,

⁴Etiam si filii tui peccaverunt ei,And if now your children have sinned against him,et dimisit eos in manu iniquitatis suæ:and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity,

⁵tu tamen si diluculo consurrexeris ad Deum,even so, you should arise early to God,et Omnipotentem fueris deprecatus;so as to beseech the Almighty.

⁵tu tamen si diluculo consurrexeris ad Deum,even so, you should arise early to God,et Omnipotentem fueris deprecatus;so as to beseech the Almighty.

⁶si mundus et rectus incesseris:If you approach with purity and honesty,statim evigilabit ad te,he will quickly be attentive to you,et pacatum reddet habitaculum justitiæ tuæ,and a peaceful life will repay your righteousness,

⁶si mundus et rectus incesseris:If you approach with purity and honesty,statim evigilabit ad te,he will quickly be attentive to you,et pacatum reddet habitaculum justitiæ tuæ,and a peaceful life will repay your righteousness,

⁷in tantum ut si priora tua fuerint parva,so much so that, if your former things were small,et novissima tua multiplicentur nimis.your latter things would be multiplied greatly.

⁷in tantum ut si priora tua fuerint parva,so much so that, if your former things were small,et novissima tua multiplicentur nimis.your latter things would be multiplied greatly.

⁸Interroga enim generationem pristinam,For inquire of the earliest generation,et diligenter investiga patrum memoriamand investigate diligently the history of the fathers,

⁸Interroga enim generationem pristinam,For inquire of the earliest generation,et diligenter investiga patrum memoriamand investigate diligently the history of the fathers,

⁹(hesterni quippe sumus,(of course,et ignoramus, quoniam sicut umbra dies nostri sunt super terram),we are but of yesterday and are ignorant that our days on earth are like a shadow,)

⁹(hesterni quippe sumus,(of course,et ignoramus, quoniam sicut umbra dies nostri sunt super terram),we are but of yesterday and are ignorant that our days on earth are like a shadow,)

¹⁰et ipsi docebunt te,and they will teach you;loquentur tibi,they will speak with youet de corde suo proferent eloquia.and will offer you the eloquence of their hearts.

¹⁰et ipsi docebunt te,and they will teach you;loquentur tibi,they will speak with youet de corde suo proferent eloquia.and will offer you the eloquence of their hearts.

¹¹Numquid vivere potest scirpus absque humore?Can the marsh plant live without moisture?aut crescere carectum sine aqua?Or can sedges grow without water?

¹¹Numquid vivere potest scirpus absque humore?Can the marsh plant live without moisture?aut crescere carectum sine aqua?Or can sedges grow without water?

¹²Cum adhuc sit in flore,When it is still in flower,nec carpatur manu,and has not been pulled up by hand,ante omnes herbas arescit.it withers before all other plants.

¹²Cum adhuc sit in flore,When it is still in flower,nec carpatur manu,and has not been pulled up by hand,ante omnes herbas arescit.it withers before all other plants.

¹³Sic viæ omnium qui obliviscuntur Deum,Just so are the ways of all who forget God,et spes hypocritæ peribit.and the hope of the hypocrite will perish.

¹³Sic viæ omnium qui obliviscuntur Deum,Just so are the ways of all who forget God,et spes hypocritæ peribit.and the hope of the hypocrite will perish.

¹⁴Non ei placebit vecordia sua,His frenzy will not please him,et sicut tela aranearum fiducia ejus.and his faith will be like a spider’s web.

¹⁴Non ei placebit vecordia sua,His frenzy will not please him,et sicut tela aranearum fiducia ejus.and his faith will be like a spider’s web.

¹⁵Innitetur super domum suam,He will lean on his house,et non stabit;and it will not stand;fulciet eam,he will prop it up,et non consurget.but it will not rise.

¹⁵Innitetur super domum suam,He will lean on his house,et non stabit;and it will not stand;fulciet eam,he will prop it up,et non consurget.but it will not rise.

¹⁶Humectus videtur antequam veniat sol,He seems to have moisture before the sun arrives;et in ortu suo germen ejus egredietur.and at sunrise, his sprout shoots forth.

¹⁶Humectus videtur antequam veniat sol,He seems to have moisture before the sun arrives;et in ortu suo germen ejus egredietur.and at sunrise, his sprout shoots forth.

¹⁷Super acervum petrarum radices ejus densabuntur,His roots will crowd together over a heap of stones,et inter lapides commorabitur.and among the stones he will remain.

¹⁷Super acervum petrarum radices ejus densabuntur,His roots will crowd together over a heap of stones,et inter lapides commorabitur.and among the stones he will remain.

¹⁸Si absorbuerit eum de loco suo,If someone is devoured right beside him,negabit eum,he will deny himet dicet:and will say:Non novi te.“I do not know you.”

¹⁸Si absorbuerit eum de loco suo,If someone is devoured right beside him,negabit eum,he will deny himet dicet:and will say:Non novi te.“I do not know you.”

¹⁹Hæc est enim lætitia viæ ejus,For this is the benefit of his way,ut rursum de terra alii germinentur.that others in turn may spring up from the earth.

¹⁹Hæc est enim lætitia viæ ejus,For this is the benefit of his way,ut rursum de terra alii germinentur.that others in turn may spring up from the earth.

²⁰Deus non projiciet simplicem,God will not discard the simple,nec porriget manum malignis,nor will he extend his hand to the spiteful,

²⁰Deus non projiciet simplicem,God will not discard the simple,nec porriget manum malignis,nor will he extend his hand to the spiteful,

²¹donec impleatur risu os tuum,even until your mouth is filled with laughteret labia tua jubilo.and your lips with rejoicing.

²¹donec impleatur risu os tuum,even until your mouth is filled with laughteret labia tua jubilo.and your lips with rejoicing.

²²Qui oderunt te induentur confusione,Those who hate you, will be clothed with confusion,et tabernaculum impiorum non subsistet.and the tabernacle of the impious will not continue.

²²Qui oderunt te induentur confusione,Those who hate you, will be clothed with confusion,et tabernaculum impiorum non subsistet.and the tabernacle of the impious will not continue.