Job 21
1 Chuphat in Job in asei kit in:
And Job answereth and saith: —
2 Kathusei hohi ipi ham ti naichan hin ngai uvin, hichu kilhamonna neipeh thei sun u chu ahi.
Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.
3 Neithoh piuvin chule ken thu sei inge, keiman thu kasei jou teng leh nanghon nei nuisat pan kit nauvin nate.
Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking — ye may deride.
4 Pathen koma kiphin kahin, mihem ho koma ahipoi, kanga sot joulou nau ajeh hoitah kaneije.
I — to man [is] my complaint? and if [so], wherefore May not my temper become short?
5 Nei veuvin chule thipchet in um un, nakhut uvin nakam kisip cheh uvin,
Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.
6 Ken ipi kasei ding ham tia kagel teng, kaki thing tuntun in katahsa akihot hot e.
Yea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.
7 Ipi dinga migiloute hi khang tou touva ateh gei uva khang uva chule thahat hiuvem?
Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.
8 Chule amahohi achateu khantou leh a inchen uve dinga hing ahiuvin chule atuteu chunga akipah uve.
Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.
9 A in hou jong kichat tijat na a konin a ongdoh un chule Pathen in agimbol poi.
Their houses [are] peace without fear, Nor [is] a rod of God upon them.
10 Abongchal hou jong nou neilou vin aum pouvin, abongpi houvin nou aneiyun athollha jong aumpoi.
His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.
11 Kelngoite bangin achateu akichop le sah uvin, achapang hou chu akichom un chule alam lam uve.
They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,
12 Amahon semjang saigin leh selang dah toh lhonin la a asauvin, theile kimut gin in kipa golnop abol'uve.
They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.
13 Amahon ahin nikho hou nopsah nan amangun, chuti chun lungmong tah in lhankhuh ajon ji tauve. (Sheol h7585)
They wear out in good their days, And in a moment [to] Sheol go down. (Sheol h7585)
14 Amahon chemangin nathil imacha kadei pouvin, nalam lhah jong kadei pouve tin PAthen koma aseijuve.
And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.
15 Hatchungnung kitipa chu koi hija chule ipi dinga athu kangai diu ham?
What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'
16 Amahon ahausat najouseu hi amaho thahat a kilam doh danin agel un, ahinlah hitobang lunggel na a chu keiman imacha bol ding kanei lou ding ahi.
Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
17 Ahijeng vang'in migilou thaomei jong akimumit peh khapoi. Amaho hin hahsatna anei khah uvem? Pathen in lunghang tah a lung genthei nahi amaho ana hoppeh khah em?
How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.
18 Changpol banga amaho huijin amasang amutmang khah hitam? Huipi hat in changvai alhohmang banga alhoh mang khah hitam?
They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,
19 Aphai Pathen in achateu beh agimbol ding ahi tin nasei juvin ahinlah chonset bol pen pen vang chu agim bol ding ahi tin kaseije. Chutile ama thutanna chu ahet thei diu ahi.
God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him — and he knoweth.
20 Amanthah nau amahon amit tah uvin veu hen hatchungnung pa lunghanna thuhtah chu twidon in don uhen.
His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.
21 Ijeh inem itile ama athi nung teng le ainkoteu iti dingu ham ti angaito pouve.
For what [is] his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?
22 Ahinlah koipen in Pathen chu ahil thei ding ham? Mithahat chung thu jeng jong atan ji ahi.
To God doth [one] teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?
23 Mikhat chu hausa tah le lungmong tah hin boina beihel in athi jin ahi.
This [one] dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.
24 Mithahat misalhing hole tahsa damthei ho lim chu ahi.
His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.
25 Mikhat kit chu nopsahna hepha louhel in vaichatna khonteh in athi jin ahi.
And this [one] dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.
26 Ahinlah ani honna chu leivui lah a kivui cheh ahi lhonin, ani lhonna than hon aneh cheh lhon ding ahi.
Together — on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.
27 Ven nangin ipi nagel kahen nangin kei douna a nathilgon kahen ahi.
Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.
28 Achonset jeh uva ain u mang hella migilou leh mihausatah thu neihin seipeh ding ahi.
For ye say, 'Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent — The tabernacles of the wicked?'
29 Ahinlah akimvella um hohi dong le chun amahon adihtah chu naseipeh dingu ahi.
Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?
30 Vangset phat laileh amaho chu aki hing hoijin chule manthah na a konna ajamdoh diu jong akiphal peh e.
That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.
31 Koima chan amaho hi lhangphong tah in aseise ngam pouvin ahiloule anatoh athilbol hou jeh in jong lethuhna akipe pouve.
Who doth declare to his face his way? And [for] that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?
32 Lhankhuh jonna amaho akiput tengu le alhan u chu mihon nidan kah khat bep bou anga peh jiuve.
And he — to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.
33 Lhanmol a chun mithi kivuina kin akimang in atahsa choldo dinga akilupsah namun a chun mihon ajanau apeuve, chule leiset in kicholdo na nomtah in apei.
Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.
34 Nanghon keihi iti dan a thu hom keuva nei lhamon diu ham? Nahil chet najouseu jong jou ahi.
And how do ye comfort me [with] vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?
