Job 11
1 But Zophar the Naamathite, responding, said:
Naamathi Zophar loh a doo tih,
2 Will he who speaks much, not also listen? Or will a talkative man be justified?
“Ol cungkuem te a doo moenih a? Hlang he a hmuilai ngawn tah tang dae ta.
3 Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you?
Na olsai te hlang loh ngam vetih na tamdaeng vaengah a hmaithae mahpawt nim?
4 For you said: “My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.”
Te vaengah, “Ka rhingtuknah he cil tih na mikhmuh ah a caih la ka om,” na ti.
5 Yet I wish that God would speak with you, and would open his lips to you,
Nang taengah aka thui la Pathen loh unim dawk a paek tih a hmuilai ong koinih.
6 so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.
Lungming cueihnah he rhaepnit a lo dongah cueihnah olhuep te nang taengah a thui pawn ko. Namah kathaesainah lamloh Pathen loh nang n'hnilh te ming.
7 By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?
Pathen kah khenah na hmuh tih Tlungthang kah a khuetnah hil na hmuh a?
8 He is higher than heaven, and what will you do? He is deeper than hell, but how will you know? (Sheol h7585)
Vaan la a sang te metlam na saii eh? Saelkhui lakah a dung te metlam na ming eh? (Sheol h7585)
9 His measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
A himbaidok loh diklai lakah a puet tih tuitunli lakah dangka ngai.
10 If he overturns all things, or packs them together, who will contradict him?
A hil tih a tlaeng tih a tingtun sak phoeiah tah ulong anih a mael sak.
11 For he knows the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not evaluate it?
Amah loh a poeyoek hlang rhoek khaw a ming ngawn dae boethae a hmuh vaengah yakming pawh.
12 A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.
Tedae tuihong hlang loh hloih koinih kohong marhang neh laak te hlang la a sak khaming.
13 But you have fortified your heart and extended your hands to him.
Na lungbuei na cikngae tih a taengla na kut na phuel koinih,
14 If you would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand, and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,
Na kut dongkah boethae te na lakhla tak tih na dap ah dumlai na khueh pawt atah,
15 then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish, and you would be steadfast and unafraid.
A lolhmaih kolla na maelhmai na ludoeng van bitni. Na om vaengah khaw tluektluek na long vetih na rhih om mahpawh.
16 Misery, likewise, you would forget, or would remember only like waters that have passed by.
Nang ham tah thakthaenah te na hnilh vetih tui aka long voelh bangla na poek bitni.
17 And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening, and when you would think yourself consumed, you will rise up like the morning star.
Na khosak khaw khothun lakah sae vetih, a hmuep khaw mincang bangla om ni.
18 And, when hope has been set before you, you will have faith, and, when buried, you will sleep secure.
Ngaiuepnah a om dongah na pangtung vetih ngaikhuek la na too phoeiah na yalh bitni.
19 You will rest, and there will be nothing to make you afraid, and many will make requests before your face.
Na kol vaengah na lakueng neh na maelhmai muep thae voel mahpawh.
20 But the eyes of the impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope.
Tedae halang kah mik tah kha vetih thuhaelnah khaw amih lamloh bing ni, a ngaiuepnah khaw hinglu polpainah la om ni,” a ti nah.
