1 υπολαβων δε ελιους λεγει | 1 Moreover Eliu spoke these words : |
2 τι τουτο ηγησω εν κρισει συ τις ει οτι ειπας δικαιος ειμι εναντι κυριου | 2 Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say : I am more just than God? |
3 η ερεις τι ποιησω αμαρτων | 3 For thou saidst : That which is right doth not please thee : or what will it profit thee if I sin? |
4 εγω σοι δωσω αποκρισιν και τοις τρισιν φιλοις σου | 4 Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee. |
5 αναβλεψον εις τον ουρανον και ιδε καταμαθε δε νεφη ως υψηλα απο σου | 5 Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee. |
6 ει ημαρτες τι πραξεις ει δε και πολλα ηνομησας τι δυνασαι ποιησαι | 6 If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him? |
7 επει δε ουν δικαιος ει τι δωσεις αυτω η τι εκ χειρος σου λημψεται | 7 And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand? |
8 ανδρι τω ομοιω σου η ασεβεια σου και υιω ανθρωπου η δικαιοσυνη σου | 8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee : and thy justice may help the son of man. |
9 απο πληθους συκοφαντουμενοι κεκραξονται βοησονται απο βραχιονος πολλων | 9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they shall cry out : and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants. |
10 και ουκ ειπεν που εστιν ο θεος ο ποιησας με ο κατατασσων φυλακας νυκτερινας | 10 And he hath not said : Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night? |
11 ο διοριζων με απο τετραποδων γης απο δε πετεινων ουρανου | 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air. |
12 εκει κεκραξονται και ου μη εισακουση και απο υβρεως πονηρων | 12 There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men. |
13 ατοπα γαρ ου βουλεται ο κυριος ιδειν αυτος γαρ ο παντοκρατωρ ορατης εστιν | 13 God therefore will not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into the causes of every one. |
14 των συντελουντων τα ανομα και σωσει με κριθητι δε εναντιον αυτου ει δυνασαι αινεσαι αυτον ως εστιν | 14 Yea when thou shalt say : He considereth not : be judged before him, and expect him. |
15 και νυν οτι ουκ εστιν επισκεπτομενος οργην αυτου και ουκ εγνω παραπτωματι σφοδρα | 15 For he doth not now bring on his fury, neither doth he revenge wickedness exceedingly. |
16 και ιωβ ματαιως ανοιγει το στομα αυτου εν αγνωσια ρηματα βαρυνει | 16 Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge. |