Job 34

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NOVA VULGATA
1 After proclaiming these things, Eliu now had this to say:	1 Pronuntians itaque Eliu etiam haec locutus est:
2 May the wise hear my words, and may the educated listen to me.	2 “ Audite, sapientes, verba mea; et eruditi, auscultate me.
3 For the ear examines words, and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.	3 Auris enim verba probat, et guttur escas gustu diiudicat.
4 Let us choose judgment for ourselves, and let us consider among ourselves what is best.	4 Iudicium eligamus nobis et inter nos videamus quid sit melius.
5 For Job has said: “I am just, yet God has subverted my judgment.	5 Quia dixit Iob: “Iustus sum, et Deus avertit iudicium meum;
6 For, within my judgment, there is a lie: my vehement barbs are without any sin.”	6 in iudicando enim me mendacium est, violenta sagitta mea absque ullo peccato”.
7 What man is there that is like Job, who drinks up derision as if it were water,	7 Quis est vir, ut est Iob, qui bibit subsannationem quasi aquam,
8 who accompanies those who work iniquity, and who walks with impious men?	8 qui graditur una cum operantibus iniquitatem et ambulat cum viris impiis?
9 For he has said, “Man will not please God, even if he should travel with him.”	9 Dixit enim: “Non prodest viro, etiamsi cum Deo familiariter agit”.
10 Therefore, prudent men, hear me: impiety is far from God, and iniquity is far from the Almighty.	10 Ideo, viri cordati, audite me: Absit a Deo impietas, et ab Omnipotente iniquitas.
11 For he will restore to man his works, and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.	11 Opus enim hominis reddet ei et iuxta vias singulorum restituet eis.
12 For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.	12 Vere enim Deus non operatur malum, nec Omnipotens subvertet iudicium.
13 What other is established over the earth? Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?	13 Quis commisit ei terram suam, aut quis posuit totum orbem?
14 But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.	14 Si direxerit ad se cor suum, spiritum illius et halitum ad se trahat,
15 All flesh will fail together, and man will return to ashes.	15 deficiet omnis caro simul, et homo in cinerem revertetur.
16 Therefore, if you have understanding, hear what is said, and heed the sound of my eloquence.	16 Si habes ergo intellectum, audi hoc et ausculta vocem eloquii mei:
17 Is he that does not love judgment able to be corrected? And how can you so greatly condemn him who is just?	17 Numquid, qui non amat iudicium, reget imperio? Num iustum magnum condemnabis,
18 He says to the king, “You are an apostate.” He calls commanders impious.	18 qui dicet regi: “Nequam!”, qui vocabit duces: “Impios!”,
19 He does not accept the reputation of leaders; nor does he recognize the tyrant as he contends against the poor. For all are the work of his hands.	19 qui non accipit personas principum nec cognovit opulentum, cum disceptaret contra pauperem? Opus enim manuum eius sunt universi.
20 They will die suddenly, and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night, but they will pass through it, and the violent will be taken away without a hand.	20 Subito morientur; et in media nocte turbabuntur populi et pertransibunt, et auferent violentum absque conatu.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he examines all of their steps.	21 Oculi enim eius super vias hominum, et omnes gressus eorum considerat.
22 There is no darkness and no shadow of death, where those who work iniquity may be hidden.	22 Non sunt tenebrae, et non est umbra mortis, ut abscondantur ibi, qui operantur iniquitatem.
23 For it is no longer within the power of man to enter into judgment with God.	23 Nec enim ultra homini ponit conveniendi locum, ut veniat ad Deum in iudicium.
24 He will break into many innumerable pieces, and he will cause others to stand up in their place.	24 Conteret potentes sine inquisitione et stare faciet alios pro eis.
25 For he knows their works, and, as a result, he will bring the night, and they will be crushed.	25 Novit enim opera eorum et idcirco inducet noctem, et conterentur.
26 Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.	26 Quasi impios percussit eos in loco videntium,
27 They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,	27 qui quasi de industria recesserunt ab eo et omnes vias eius intellegere noluerunt,
28 so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him, and he heard the voice of the poor.	28 cum induceret ad se clamorem egeni et audiret vocem pauperum.
29 For, when he grants peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face, who is there that can contemplate him, either among the nations, or among all men?	29 Ipse enim si quieverit, quis est qui condemnet? Et si absconderit vultum, quis est qui contempletur eum, super gentem et super homines simul?
30 He causes a hypocritical man to reign because of the sins of the people.	30 Ne regnet homo impius, ne sint laquei populo.
31 Therefore, since I have been speaking about God, I will not prevent you from doing the same.	31 Si enim dixit quispiam Deo: “Ferre debui! Iam non perverse agam.
32 If I have erred, you may teach me; if I have spoken unfairly, I will add no more.	32 Dum videam, tu doce me; si iniquitatem operatus sum, ultra non addam”.
33 Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you? For you were the first to speak, and not I. But if you know something better, speak.	33 Numquid pro te Deus satisfaciet, quia respuisti? Tu enim eliges, et non ego; et si quid nosti melius, loquere.
34 Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man listen to me.	34 Viri intellegentes loquentur mihi, et vir sapiens, qui audiet me:
35 But Job has been speaking foolishly, and his words contain unsound teaching.	35 “Iob autem non in sapientia locutus est, et verba illius non sonant disciplinam”.
36 My father, let Job be tested even to the end; may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.	36 Utique, probetur Iob usque ad finem de responsionibus hominum iniquitatis.
37 For he adds blasphemy on top of his sins; nevertheless, let him be constrained to be among us, and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.	37 Quia addit super peccata sua delictum, inter nos plaudit manibus et multiplicat sermones suos contra Deum ”.