Job 11
1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:
Naamathi Zophar loh a doo tih,
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right?
“Ol cungkuem te a doo moenih a? Hlang he a hmuilai ngawn tah tang dae ta.
3 Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
Na olsai te hlang loh ngam vetih, na tamdaeng vaengah a hmaithae mahpawt nim?
4 And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Thine eyes.'
Te vaengah, ‘Ka rhingtuknah he cil tih na mikhmuh ah a caih la ka om,’ na ti.
5 But oh that God would speak, and open His lips against thee;
Khat bueng koinih Pathen loh thui hamla a paek vetih nang taengah a hmuilai a ong pawn ko.
6 And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Lungming cueihnah he rhaepnit a lo dongah cueihnah olhuep te nang taengah a thui pawn ko. Namah kah thaesainah lamloh Pathen loh nang n'hnilh te ming.
7 Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
Pathen kah khenah na hmuh tih, Tlungthang kah a khuetnah hil na hmuh a?
8 It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
Vaan la a sang te metlam na saii eh? Saelkhui lakah a dung te metlam na ming eh? (Sheol h7585)
9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
A himbaidok loh diklai lakah a puet tih tuitunli lakah dangka ngai.
10 If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?
A hil tih a tlaeng tih a tingtun sak phoeiah tah u long anih a mael sak.
11 For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?
Amah loh a poeyoek hlang rhoek khaw a ming ngawn dae boethae a hmuh vaengah yakming pawh.
12 But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
Tedae tuihong hlang loh hloih koinih kohong marhang neh laak te hlang la a sak khaming.
13 If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him —
Na lungbuei na cikngae tih a taengla na kut na phuel koinih,
14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents —
Na kut dongkah boethae te na lakhla tak tih na dap ah dumlai na khueh pawt atah,
15 Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;
A lolhmaih kolla na maelhmai na ludoeng van bitni. Na om vaengah khaw tluektluek na long vetih na rhih om mahpawh.
16 For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
Nang ham tah thakthaenah te na hnilh vetih tui aka long voelh bangla na poek bitni.
17 And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
Na khosak khaw khothun lakah sae vetih, a hmuep khaw mincang bangla om ni.
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
Ngaiuepnah a om dongah na pangtung vetih ngaikhuek la na too phoeiah na yalh bitni.
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
Na kol vaengah na lakueng neh na maelhmai muep thae voel mahpawh.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.
Tedae halang kah mik tah kha vetih thuhaelnah khaw amih lamloh bing ni, a ngaiuepnah khaw hinglu polpainah la om ni,” a ti nah.
