Job 22
1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:
特曼人厄里法次接著說：
2 “Is a man profitable to God, Because a wise man is profitable to himself?
人為天主能有什麼益處﹖明智人只能於一己有益。
3 Is it a delight to the Mighty One That you are righteous? Is it gain, That you make your ways perfect?
縱然你公正，對全能者有什麼好處﹖縱然你品行齊全，對天主有什麼利益﹖
4 Because of your reverence Does He reason [with] you? He enters with you into judgment:
他豈能因你敬畏之心而責斥你，拉你來聽審﹖
5 Is your wickedness not abundant? And there is no end to your iniquities.
豈不是因為你罪惡多端，罪過無窮﹖
6 For you take a pledge of your brother for nothing, And you strip off the garments of the naked.
因為你無理地強取了你兄弟的抵押，剝去了人的衣服，使之赤裸；
7 You do not cause the weary to drink water, And you withhold bread from the hungry.
口渴的人，你沒有給他水喝；饑餓的人，你沒有給他飯吃；
8 As for the man of arm—he has the earth, And the accepted of face—he dwells in it.
讓強有力的人佔有土地，讓尊貴體面的人住在其中；
9 You have sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless are bruised.
卻使寡婦空手而歸，折斷孤兒的手臂；
10 Therefore snares [are] all around you, And sudden fear troubles you.
因此羅網要四面圍困你，恐嚇突降，使你驚惶。
11 Or darkness—you do not see, And abundance of waters covers you.
光明變成黑暗，使你毫無所見；洪水漫漫，將你淹沒。
12 Is God not high [in] the heavens? And see the summit of the stars, That they are high.
天主豈不是居於高天﹖看，最高的星辰何其高遠﹖
13 And you have said, How has God known? Does He judge through thickness?
你曾說過：「天主知道什麼﹖他豈能透過黑雲施行審判﹖
14 Thick clouds [are] a secret place to Him, And He does not see, And He habitually walks [above] the circle of the heavens.
雲彩遮蔽著他，使他看不到什麼，而他只在天邊周圍遊行。」
15 Do you observe the path of the age, That men of iniquity have trodden,
你豈要固守惡人所蹈的故轍﹖
16 Who have been cut down unexpectedly? A flood is poured out on their foundation.
尚未到時，他們已被攫去，大水沖去了他們的基礎。
17 Those saying to God, Turn aside from us, And what does the Mighty One do to them?
他們曾向天主說：「離開我們! 全能者能為我們作什麼﹖」
18 And He has filled their houses [with] good (And the counsel of the wicked Has been far from me).
他原來是以福利充滿了他們的家，可是惡人的思想離他很遠。
19 The righteous see and they rejoice, And the innocent mocks at them:
義人見了就歡樂，無罪者也譏笑他們說：「
20 Surely our substance has not been cut off, And fire has consumed their excellence.
的確，他們的財富已被消滅，他門所剩餘的皆被火焚毀。」
21 Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace, Thereby your increase [is] good.
請你與他親善和好，藉此你的幸福必的恢復。
22 Please receive a law from His mouth, And set His sayings in your heart.
請你領受他口中的教訓，將他的話存在心中。
23 If you return to the Mighty you are built up, You put iniquity far from your tents.
如果你歸向全能者，你必興起；你若使邪惡離開你的帳幕，
24 So as to set a defense on the dust, And a covering on a rock of the valleys.
視金子如塵埃，視敖非爾金如溪石，
25 And the Mighty has been your defense, And silver [is] strength to you.
全能者必作為你的精金，作為你的銀堆。
26 For then you delight yourself on the Mighty, And lift up your face to God,
那時你必以全能者為喜樂，向天主仰起你的頭來。
27 You make supplication to Him, And He hears you, And you complete your vows.
那時你祈求他，他必應允你；你可向他還你的誓願。
28 And you decree a saying, And it is established to you, And light has shone on your ways.
你決定的事，事必成就；光明要照耀你的道路，
29 For they have made low, And you say, Lift up. And He saves the bowed down of eyes.
因為他壓伏驕傲的人，拯救低首下心的人。
30 He delivers the one [who is] not innocent, Indeed, he has been delivered By the cleanness of your hands.”
他必解救無罪的人；你若手中清廉，你必獲救。
