| 1 υπολαβων δε ελιους λεγει | 1 Then Elihu said: |
| 2 ακουσατε μου σοφοι επισταμενοι ενωτιζεσθε το καλον | 2 "Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know; |
| 3 οτι ους λογους δοκιμαζει και λαρυγξ γευεται βρωσιν | 3 for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. |
| 4 κρισιν ελωμεθα εαυτοις γνωμεν ανα μεσον εαυτων ο τι καλον | 4 Let us choose what is right; let us determine among ourselves what is good. |
| 5 οτι ειρηκεν ιωβ δικαιος ειμι ο κυριος απηλλαξεν μου το κριμα | 5 For Job has said, 'I am innocent, and God has taken away my right; |
| 6 εψευσατο δε τω κριματι μου βιαιον το βελος μου ανευ αδικιας | 6 in spite of my right I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' |
| 7 τις ανηρ ωσπερ ιωβ πινων μυκτηρισμον ωσπερ υδωρ | 7 What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, |
| 8 ουχ αμαρτων ουδε ασεβησας η οδου κοινωνησας μετα ποιουντων τα ανομα του πορευθηναι μετα ασεβων | 8 who goes in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? |
| 9 μη γαρ ειπης οτι ουκ εσται επισκοπη ανδρος και επισκοπη αυτω παρα κυριου | 9 For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.' |
| 10 διο συνετοι καρδιας ακουσατε μου μη μοι ειη εναντι κυριου ασεβησαι και εναντι παντοκρατορος ταραξαι το δικαιον | 10 "Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding, far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. |
| 11 αλλα αποδιδοι ανθρωπω καθα ποιει εκαστος αυτων και εν τριβω ανδρος ευρησει αυτον | 11 For according to the work of a man he will requite him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. |
| 12 οιη δε τον κυριον ατοπα ποιησειν η ο παντοκρατωρ ταραξει κρισιν | 12 Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. |
| 13 ος εποιησεν την γην τις δε εστιν ο ποιων την υπ' ουρανον και τα ενοντα παντα | 13 Who gave him charge over the earth and who laid on him the whole world? |
| 14 ει γαρ βουλοιτο συνεχειν και το πνευμα παρ' αυτω κατασχειν | 14 If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath, |
| 15 τελευτησει πασα σαρξ ομοθυμαδον πας δε βροτος εις γην απελευσεται οθεν και επλασθη | 15 all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust. |
| 16 ει δε μη νουθετη ακουε ταυτα ενωτιζου φωνην ρηματων | 16 "If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. |
| 17 ιδε συ τον μισουντα ανομα και τον ολλυντα τους πονηρους οντα αιωνιον δικαιον | 17 Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, |
| 18 ασεβης ο λεγων βασιλει παρανομεις ασεβεστατε τοις αρχουσιν | 18 who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' and to nobles, 'Wicked man'; |
| 19 ος ουκ επησχυνθη προσωπον εντιμου ουδε οιδεν τιμην θεσθαι αδροις θαυμασθηναι προσωπα αυτων | 19 who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? |
| 20 κενα δε αυτοις αποβησεται το κεκραγεναι και δεισθαι ανδρος εχρησαντο γαρ παρανομως εκκλινομενων αδυνατων | 20 In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. |
| 21 αυτος γαρ ορατης εστιν εργων ανθρωπων λεληθεν δε αυτον ουδεν ων πρασσουσιν | 21 "For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. |
| 22 ουδε εσται τοπος του κρυβηναι τους ποιουντας τα ανομα | 22 There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves. |
| 23 οτι ουκ επ' ανδρα θησει ετι ο γαρ κυριος παντας εφορα | 23 For he has not appointed a time for any man to go before God in judgment. |
| 24 ο καταλαμβανων ανεξιχνιαστα ενδοξα τε και εξαισια ων ουκ εστιν αριθμος | 24 He shatters the mighty without investigation, and sets others in their place. |
| 25 ο γνωριζων αυτων τα εργα και στρεψει νυκτα και ταπεινωθησονται | 25 Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed. |
| 26 εσβεσεν δε ασεβεις ορατοι δε εναντιον αυτου | 26 He strikes them for their wickedness in the sight of men, |
| 27 οτι εξεκλιναν εκ νομου θεου δικαιωματα δε αυτου ουκ επεγνωσαν | 27 because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways, |
| 28 του επαγαγειν επ' αυτον κραυγην πενητος και κραυγην πτωχων εισακουσεται | 28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted-- |
| 29 και αυτος ησυχιαν παρεξει και τις καταδικασεται και κρυψει προσωπον και τις οψεται αυτον και κατα εθνους και κατα ανθρωπου ομου | 29 When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?-- |
| 30 βασιλευων ανθρωπον υποκριτην απο δυσκολιας λαου | 30 that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people. |
| 31 οτι προς τον ισχυρον ο λεγων ειληφα ουκ ενεχυρασω | 31 "For has any one said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more; |
| 32 ανευ εμαυτου οψομαι συ δειξον μοι ει αδικιαν ηργασαμην ου μη προσθησω | 32 teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more? |
| 33 μη παρα σου αποτεισει αυτην οτι απωση οτι συ εκλεξη και ουκ εγω και τι εγνως λαλησον | 33 Will he then make requital to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know. |
| 34 διο συνετοι καρδιας ερουσιν ταυτα ανηρ δε σοφος ακηκοεν μου το ρημα | 34 Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say: |
| 35 ιωβ δε ουκ εν συνεσει ελαλησεν τα δε ρηματα αυτου ουκ εν επιστημη | 35 'Job speaks without knowledge, his words are without insight.' |
| 36 ου μην δε αλλα μαθε ιωβ μη δως ετι ανταποκρισιν ωσπερ οι αφρονες | 36 Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men. |
| 37 ινα μη προσθωμεν εφ' αμαρτιαις ημων ανομια δε εφ' ημιν λογισθησεται πολλα λαλουντων ρηματα εναντιον του κυριου | 37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God." |
