Job 8

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
1 But Baldad the Suhite, responding, said:	1 Respondens autem Baldad Suhites dixit:
2 How long will you speak this way, so that the words of your mouth are like a changeable wind?	2 “ Usquequo loqueris talia, et spiritus vehemens sermones oris tui?
3 Does God supplant judgment, or does the Almighty subvert that which is just?	3 Numquid Deus supplantat iudicium, aut Omnipotens subvertit, quod iustum est?
4 And if now your children have sinned against him, and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity,	4 Et si filii tui peccaverunt ei, et dimisit eos in manu iniquitatis suae,
5 even so, you should arise early to God, so as to beseech the Almighty.	5 tu tamen, si diluculo consurrexeris ad Deum et Omnipotentem fueris deprecatus,
6 If you approach with purity and honesty, he will quickly be attentive to you, and a peaceful life will repay your righteousness,	6 si mundus et rectus incesseris, statim evigilabit ad te et pacatum reddet habitaculum iustitiae tuae;
7 so much so that, if your former things were small, your latter things would be multiplied greatly.	7 in tantum ut, si priora tua fuerint parva, et novissima tua multiplicentur nimis.
8 For inquire of the earliest generation, and investigate diligently the history of the fathers,	8 Interroga enim generationem pristinam et diligenter investiga patrum memoriam.
9 (of course, we are but of yesterday and are ignorant that our days on earth are like a shadow,)	9 Hesterni quippe sumus et ignoramus, quoniam sicut umbra dies nostri sunt super terram.
10 and they will teach you; they will speak with you and will offer you the eloquence of their hearts.	10 Nonne ipsi docebunt te, loquentur tibi et de corde suo proferent eloquia?
11 Can the marsh plant live without moisture? Or can sedges grow without water?	11 Numquid virere potest scirpus absque umore, aut crescere carectum sine aqua?
12 When it is still in flower, and has not been pulled up by hand, it withers before all other plants.	12 Cum adhuc sit in flore, nec carpatur manu, ante omnes herbas arescit.
13 Just so are the ways of all who forget God, and the hope of the hypocrite will perish.	13 Sic viae omnium, qui obliviscuntur Deum, et spes impii peribit.
14 His frenzy will not please him, and his faith will be like a spider’s web.	14 Cuius spes filum tenue, et sicut tela aranearum fiducia eius.
15 He will lean on his house, and it will not stand; he will prop it up, but it will not rise.	15 Innitetur super domum suam et nonstabit; fulciet eam et non consurget.
16 He seems to have moisture before the sun arrives; and at sunrise, his sprout shoots forth.	16 Umectus videtur, antequam veniat sol, et in horto suo germen eius egredietur.
17 His roots will crowd together over a heap of stones, and among the stones he will remain.	17 Super acervum petrarum radices eius densabuntur, et inter lapides commorabitur.
18 If someone is devoured right beside him, he will deny him and will say: “I do not know you.”	18 Si absorbuerit eum de loco suo, negabit eum et dicet: “Non novi te”.
19 For this is the benefit of his way, that others in turn may spring up from the earth.	19 Haec est enim laetitia viae eius, ut rursum de terra alii germinentur.
20 God will not discard the simple, nor will he extend his hand to the spiteful,	20 Deus non proiciet simplicem nec porriget manum malignis,
21 even until your mouth is filled with laughter and your lips with rejoicing.	21 donec impleatur risu os tuum, et labia tua iubilo.
22 Those who hate you, will be clothed with confusion, and the tabernacle of the impious will not continue.	22 Qui oderunt te, induentur confusione, et tabernaculum impiorum non subsistet ”.