| 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܠܝܦܙ ܬܝܡܢܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Eliphaz of Teman spoke next. He said: |
| 2 ܐܢ ܐܩܦ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܟ ܬܠܐܐ ܘܠܡܟܠܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܡܢܟ ܡܢܘ ܡܫܟܚ | 2 If we say something to you, wil you bear with us? Who in any case could refrain from speaking now? |
| 3 ܗܐ ܪܕܝܬ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܘܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܦܝܢ ܬܚܝܠ | 3 You have schooled many others, giving strength to feeble hands; |
| 4 ܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ ܠܐ ܢܩܝܡܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܝܟ ܘܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܪ̈ܥܠܬܐ ܬܚܝܠ | 4 your words supported any who wavered and strengthened every failing knee. |
| 5 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܫܐ ܐܬܬ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܠܐܝܬ ܘܡܛܬ ܠܘܬܟ ܘܐܬܒܠܗܝܬ | 5 And now your turn has come, and you lose patience, at the first touch on yourself you are overwhelmed! |
| 6 ܗܐ ܕܚܠܬܟ ܗ̣ܝ ܗܝ ܥܕܠܝܟ ܘܣܒܪܟ ܘܬܡܝܡܘܬ ܐܘܪܚܟ | 6 Does not your piety give you confidence, and your integrity of life give you hope? |
| 7 ܐܬܕܟܪ ܢܐ ܡܢܘ ܙܟܝܐ ܕܐܒܕ ܘܐܝܟܘ ܬܪܝܨܐ ܕܒܗܬ | 7 Can you recal anyone guiltless that perished? Where then have the honest been wiped out? |
| 8 ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܕܪܕܝܢ ܒܚܛܐ ܘܙܪܥܝܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܢܚܨܕܘܢܗ | 8 I speak from experience: those who plough iniquity and sow disaster, reap just that. |
| 9 ܘܡܢ ܢܫܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܢܣܘܦܘܢ | 9 Under the breath of God, they perish: a blast of his anger, and they are destroyed; |
| 10 ܢܗܡܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܘܩܠܐ ܕܓܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܘܫ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܐܬܬܒܪ | 10 the lion's roars, his savage growls, like the fangs of a lion cub, are broken off. |
| 11 ܐܪܝܐ ܐܒܕ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܬܒܪܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܐܬܒܕܪܘ | 11 The lion dies for lack of prey and the lioness's whelps are dispersed. |
| 12 ܘܥܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܬܓܝܒ ܘܩ̇ܒܠܬ ܐܕܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܙܥܘܪ ܡܢܗ | 12 I have received a secret revelation, a whisper has come to my ears; |
| 13 ܒܫܠܝܐ ܒܚܙܘܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܒܡܦܠ ܫܢܐ ܥܡܝܩܐ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ | 13 by night when dreams confuse the mind and slumber lies heavy on everyone, |
| 14 ܕܚܠܬܐ ܩܪܬܢܝ ܘܙܘܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܡܝ ܐܬܬܙܝܥܘ | 14 a shiver of horror ran through me and fil ed al my bones with fright. |
| 15 ܘܪܘܚܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܥܒܪ ܘܐܙܕܩܦܬ ܣܥܪܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܝ | 15 A breath slid over my face, the hairs of my body bristled. |
| 16 ܘܩܡܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܘܕܥܬ ܘܠܝܬ ܚܙܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܘܢܥܡܬܐ ܘܩܠܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܕܐ̇ܡܪ | 16 Someone stood there -- I did not know his face, but the form stayed there before my eyes. Silence --then I heard a voice, |
| 17 ܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܙܕܕܩ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܥܒܘܕܗ ܡܬܕܟܐ ܓܒܪܐ | 17 'Can a mortal seem upright to God, would anybody seem pure in the presence of his Maker? |
| 18 ܗܐ ܒܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܘܒܡܠܐ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܢܣܝܡ ܬܡܗܐ | 18 God cannot rely even on his own servants, even with his angels he finds fault. |
| 19 ܐܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܪܝܢ ܒܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܛܝܢܐ ܕܒܥܦܪܐ ܡܫܟܠܠܝܢ ܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܪܦܠܐ | 19 What then of those who live in houses of clay, who are founded on dust? |
| 20 ܡܢ ܨܦܪܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܬܣܝܡܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܢܐܒܕܘܢ | 20 They are crushed as easily as a moth, between morning and evening they are ground to powder. Theyvanish for ever, with no one to bring them back. |
| 21 ܗܐ ܫܩܠ ܝܘܪܬܢܗܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܘܫܪܟܗܘܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܒܚܟܡܬܐ | 21 Their tent-peg is snatched from them, and they die devoid of wisdom.' |
