Giobbe 20

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites dixit:	1 Then Zophar the Naamathite spoke and said:
2 “ Idcirco cogitationes meae reducunt me, eo quod intellectus effulsit in me.	2 and because of this I am disturbed. So now my thoughts provide me with an answer, and from my understanding a spirit gives me a reply.
3 Doctrinam, qua me arguis, audiam, at spiritus intellegentiae meae respondebit mihi.	3 A rebuke which puts me to shame I hear,
4 Scisne hoc a principio, ex quo positus est homo super terram,	4 Do you not know this from olden time, since man was placed upon the earth,
5 quod exsultatio iniquorum brevis sit, et gaudium impiorum ad instar puncti?	5 That the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the impious but for a moment?
6 si ascenderit usque ad caelum superbia eius, et caput eius nubes tetigerit,	6 Though his pride mount up to the heavens and his head reach to the clouds,
7 quasi sterquilinium in finem perdetur, et, qui eum viderant, dicent: “Ubi est?”.	7 Yet he perishes forever like the fuel of his fire, and the onlookers say, "Where is he?"
8 Velut somnium avolans non invenietur, transiet sicut visio nocturna.	8 Like a dream he takes flight and is not found again; he fades away like a vision of the night.
9 Oculus, qui eum viderat, non videbit, neque ultra intuebitur eum locus suus.	9 The eye which saw him does so no more; nor shall his dwelling again behold him.
10 Filii eius satagent complacere pauperibus, et manus illius reddent ei possessionem suam.	10 and his hands shall yield up his riches.
11 Ossa eius, quae implebantur adulescentia, cum eo in pulvere dormient.	11 Though his frame is full of youthful vigor, this shall lie with him in the dust.
12 Cum enim dulce fuerit in ore eius malum, abscondet illud sub lingua sua.	12 Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, and he hides it under his tongue,
13 Parcet illi et non derelinquet illud et celabit in gutture suo.	13 Though he retains it and will not let it go but keeps it still within his mouth,
14 Panis eius in visceribus illius vertetur in fel aspidum intrinsecus.	14 Yet in his stomach the food shall turn; it shall be venom of asps inside him.
15 Divitias, quas devoravit, evomet, et de ventre illius extrahet eas Deus.	15 The riches he swallowed he shall disgorge; God shall compel his belly to disown them.
16 Venenum aspidum sugebat, et occidet eum lingua viperae.	16 The poison of asps he shall drink in; the viper's fangs shall slay him.
17 Non videat rivulos olei, torrentes mellis et butyri.	17 He shall see no streams of oil, no torrents of honey or milk.
18 Restituet quaestum suum nec deglutiet, de opibus venditionum non laetabitur.	18 Restoring his gains, he shall not enjoy them; though his wealth increases, he shall not rejoice.
19 Quoniam confringens deseruit pauperes, domum rapuit et non aedificavit eam.	19 Because he has oppressed the poor, and stolen a patrimony he had not built up,
20 Nec est satiatus venter eius; et cum desideriis suis evadere non potuit.	20 Though he has known no quiet in his greed, his treasures shall not save him.
21 Non fuerunt reliquiae de cibo eius, et propterea nihil permanebit de bonis eius.	21 Therefore his prosperity shall not endure,
22 Cum satiatus fuerit, arctabitur; et omnis dolor irruet super eum.	22 When he abounds to overflowing, he shall be brought into straits, and nought shall be left of his goods.
23 Impleat ventrem suum: emittet Deus in eum iram furoris sui et pluet super illum bellum suum.	23 God shall send against him the fury of his wrath and rain down his missiles of war upon him.
24 Fugiet arma ferrea et irruet in arcum aereum.	24 Should he escape the iron weapon, the bow of bronze shall pierce him through;
25 Sagitta transverberabit corpus eius, et fulgur iecur eius; vadent et venient super eum horribilia.	25 The dart shall come out of his back; terrors shall fall upon him.
26 Omnes tenebrae absconditae sunt in occultis eius, devorabit eum ignis, qui non succenditur; affligetur relictus in tabernaculo suo.	26 Complete darkness is in store for him; the fire which shall consume him needs not to be fanned.
27 Revelabunt caeli iniquitatem eius, et terra consurget adversus eum.	27 The heavens shall reveal his guilt, and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 Auferetur germen domus illius, detrahetur in die furoris Dei.	28 The flood shall sweep away his house with the waters that run off in the day of God's anger.
29 Haec est pars hominis impii a Deo, et hereditas verborum eius a Domino ”.	29 This is the portion of a wicked man, and the heritage appointed him by God.