Job 12
1 Job replied,
Tete Hiob ɖo eŋu nɛ be,
2 “You really think you're special people, don't you? Obviously when you die, wisdom will die with you!
“Mewɔ nuku be miawo koe nye amewo eye ne mieku la nunya aku kpli mi o!
3 But I too have insights, and you're no better than me. Doesn't everyone know the things you've said?
Gake susu le asinye abe miawo ke ene. Mienyo wum o. Ame ka menya nu siawo katã o?
4 But my friends laugh at me because I called on God and he answered me: the innocent man who does right has become an object of derision.
“Togbɔ be meyɔ Mawu eye wòtɔ nam hã la, mezu nu ɖikokoe na xɔ̃nyewo. Togbɔ be mele dzɔdzɔe eye fɔɖiɖi mele ŋunye o hã la, mezu alɔmeɖenu na wo!
5 People who are comfortable have contempt for those who are in trouble, ready to push over those who are already slipping.
Ŋutsu siwo li le dziɖeɖi me la do vlo dzɔgbevɔ̃etɔ eye nenema ke woawɔ na ame siwo ƒe afɔ ɖiɖi.
6 Robbers live in peace, and those who make God angry live in safety, trusting their own strength as their ‘god.’
Adzohawo ƒe agbadɔwo li le ŋutifafa me eye ame siwo do dziku na Mawu la li le dedinɔnɔ me. Nenema kee nye ame siwo tsɔa woƒe mawu ɖe woƒe asi me.
7 But if you ask the animals they will teach you, the birds in the sky will tell you;
“Ke bia gbemelãwo, ne woafia nu wò alo dziƒoxeviwo, ne woagblɔe na wò.
8 ask the earth and it will teach you, and the fishes in the sea will tell you.
Alo ƒo nu na anyigba, ne wòafia nu wò alo na atsiaƒumelã ne wòaka eta na wò.
9 Which of all these doesn't know that the Lord has done this?
Nu siawo katã dometɔ kae menyae be, Yehowa ƒe asie wɔ esiawo katã o?
10 He gives life to every living thing, life to all humankind.
Nuwɔwɔ ɖe sia ɖe ƒe agbe le eƒe asi me eye amegbetɔwo katã ƒe gbɔgbɔ hã le eƒe asi me.
11 The ear distinguishes words just like the palate distinguishes foods.
Ɖe to medoa nyawo kpɔ abe ale si aɖe ɖɔa nuɖuɖu kpɔe ene oa?
12 Wisdom to distinguish belongs to the old, and the ability to rightly discriminate belongs to those with long experience.
Ɖe menye amegãɖeɖiwo gbɔe nunya tso aƒe ɖo oa? Ɖe agbe didi mehea gɔmesese vɛ oa?
13 God has wisdom and power, counsel and understanding belong to him.
“Mawu tɔe nye nunya kple ŋusẽ; aɖaŋudede kple gɔmesese hã nye etɔ.
14 If he tears something down, nobody can rebuild it. If he imprisons someone, nobody can free them.
Nu si wògbã kɔ ɖi la, womagate ŋu agbugbɔ atui o. Ame si wòde gaxɔ me la, womate ŋu aɖe asi le eŋu o.
15 If God holds back the waters, everything dries up; if he releases the waters, the earth floods.
Ne eɖo asi tsidzadza dzi la, ku ɖina, ne egaɖe asi le eŋu fũu hã la, eɖea anyigba
16 He is mighty and victorious; both deceivers and those deceived are subject to him.
Etɔe nye ŋusẽ kple dziɖuɖu, ame si woble kple ameblela katã wonye etɔ.
17 He leads counselors away stripped of their wisdom, he makes judges into fools.
Ekplɔa dumegãwo dzonae amama eye wònana Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo zua bometsilawo.
18 He removes the chains of office from kings and makes them wear loincloths.
Eɖea atsyɔ̃ɖonu siwo fiawo dona la ɖa eye wòtsɔa avɔ kakɛ sana ɖe ali na wo.
19 He leads priests away stripped of their religious garments, he overthrows the powerful.
Ekplɔa nunɔlawo dzonae amama eye ame siwo li ke tso gbe aɖe gbe ke la emua wo ƒua anyi.
20 He takes away the advice of trusted advisors, he removes the discernment of the elders.
Edea ga nu na aɖaŋuɖola siwo ŋu woɖoa dzi ɖo eye wòɖea dumegãwo ƒe sidzedze ɖa.
21 He pours scorn upon princes and takes away power from the strong.
Edoa ŋunyɔ bubumewo eye wòxɔa lãnu le kalẽtɔwo si.
22 He reveals what is hidden in darkness, and brings into the light the shadow of death.
Eɖea nu goglo siwo le viviti me la ɖe go eye wòhea blukɔ tsiɖitsiɖi vaa kekeli me.
23 He makes nations great and he destroys them; he expands nations and ruins them.
Eyae naa dukɔwo xɔa ŋkɔ eye eya kee tsrɔ̃a wo. Eyae dzia dukɔwo ɖe edzi eye eya kee kakaa wo.
24 He removes the understanding of rulers and makes them wander in the wilderness.
Exɔa susu le anyigbadzifiawo si eye wònana wonɔa tsaglalã tsam le gbegbe.
25 They grope around in the dark without a light. He makes them stagger like drunk people.
Wotsaa asi blukɔ me afi si akaɖi mele o eye wònana wonɔa ya mum abe ame siwo mu aha ene.”
