Job 35
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said:
Le hoe ty natovo’ i Eliho:
2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',
Atao’o mahity hao i nanoe’o ty hoe, Izaho ro vantañe te aman’ Añahare.
3 That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
Fa hoe irehe, Inoñe ty ho tombo’e ho azo? Ino ty ho tambeko mandikoatse te tsy nandilatse?
4 I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.
Hanoiñe azo naho o rañe’o mindre ama’oo iraho.
5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
Mitalakesa mb’andikerañe ey vaho Mahaisaha; Heheke o rahoñeo, ambòne’o iereo.
6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
Ihe mandilatse, Mijoy aze hao? Ie bey hakeo, Inoñe ty anoe’o ama’e?
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
Ie vantan-drehe, ino ty atolo’o aze, ke ino ty rambese’e am-pità’o?
8 Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.
Ho ama’ ondaty manahak’ azo ty hatsivokara’o naho amo ana’ ondatio ty havañona’o.
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
O hamarom-pamorekekeañeo ty itoreova’ iareo, ty sira maoza’ i maroy ty ikaiha’iareo,
10 But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
fe tsy eo ty manao: Aia t’i Andrianamboatse ahy, i Mpañomey sabo an-kaleñey,
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'
i mañòke raha maro amantika te amo bibi’ ty tane toioy, vaho ampahihire’e ambone’ o voron-tiokeo?
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Eo ty mikaike, f’ie tsy manoiñe ty amy firengevoha’ ondaty raty tserekeoy.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Toe tsy janjin’ Añahare ty raha kafoake; tsy haoñe’ i El-Sadai,
14 Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
Antsake t’ie manao te tsy mahaoniñe aze; aolo’e eo ty enta’o, aa le liñiso;
15 And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?
Ie henaneo, mbe tsy nitilihe’e an-kaviñera’e, tsy loho nihaoñe’e o fandilarañeo.
16 But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Aa le evoñe ty aakam-palie’ Iobe; ampitomboa’e lañonañe tsy aman-kilala.
