Job 11
1 Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
Dia namaly Zofara Namatita ka nanao hoe:
2 He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short lived offspring of woman.
Moa tsy hovaliana va ny teny be toy izany? Ary moa raha maro vava, dia ho marina va?
3 Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
Ny bedibedinao va no hampangina ny olona? Ka dia haniratsira ianao, ka tsy hisy handresy lahatra,
4 For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.
Ary dia hiteny hoe: Madio ny teny nalahatro, ary tsy nanan-tsiny teo imasonao aho.
5 But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!
Enga anie ka hiteny Andriamanitra ka hiloa-bava hamaly anao!
6 Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.
Dia hasehony aminao ny fahendrena miafina, fa tsy hita lany izany, ka dia ho fantatrao fa tsy dia novalian’ Andriamanitra avokoa ny helokao.
7 Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end [of that] which the Almighty has made?
Takatry ny sainao va ny fomban’ Andriamanitra? Ary tanteraka va ny fahitanao ny Tsitoha
8 Heaven [is] high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know? (Sheol h7585)
Avo tahaka ny lanitra izany! ka inona no hainao atao? Lalina noho ny fiainan-tsi-hita! ka inona no fantatrao? (Sheol h7585)
9 Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.
Lava noho ny tany ny ohany ary lehibe noho ny ranomasina.
10 And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?
Raha mandroso Izy ka misambotra ary manao fitsarana, dia iza moa no mahasakana Azy?
11 For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook [it].
Fa Izy mahafantatra ny olon-dratsy; Ary hitany ny heloka, na dia tsy mandinika akory aza Izy.
12 But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman [is] like an ass in the desert.
Koa na dia ny olom-poana aza dia hahazo fahendrena, ary na dia ny zanaky ny boriki-dia aza dia hateraka ho olombelona.
13 For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up [thine] hands towards him;
Raha ampanatrehinao Azy ny fonao, ary atantinao aminy ny tananao,
14 if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.
Ka misy heloka eo an-tananao, dia ario lavitra izany, ary aza avela hisy ratsy hitoetra ao an-dainao;
15 For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.
Dia hahazo hanandratra ny tavanao tsy misy tsiny ianao, koa hijoro tsara ary tsy hatahotra;
16 And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.
Fa ho hadinonao ny fahorianao: Toy ny rano efa nandalo no hahatsiarovanao azy.
17 And thy prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee [as] from the noonday.
Ary hamirapiratra lavitra noho ny mitataovovonana ny andronao; na dia sendra manjombona aza, dia ho tonga tahaka ny maraina.
18 And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Hatoky ianao, satria misy fanantenana; eny, hijery manodidina ianao ka handry tsy amin’ ahiahy.
19 For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.
Dia ho tafandry ianao, fa tsy hisy hanaitaitra; Ary maro no hila sitraka aminao.
20 But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.
Fa ny mason’ ny ratsy fanahy kosa ho pahina, ka ho very avokoa ny fiarovana azy, ary ny fialàna aina ihany no hany sisa azony antenaina.
