Job 21
1 And he answered Job and he said.
Then Job answered and said:
2 Listen completely [to] speech my and let it be this consolations your.
Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations.
3 Bear with me and I I will speak and after have spoken I you will mock.
Suffer me, that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
4 ¿ I to humankind [is] complaint my and if why? not will it be short spirit my.
As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?
5 Turn to me and be appalled and put a hand over a mouth.
Turn unto me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6 And if I remember [this] and I am disturbed and it takes hold of flesh my shuddering.
Even when I remember I am affrighted, and horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.
7 Why? wicked [people] do they live they grow old also do they become strong? strength.
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, wax mighty in power?
8 Offspring their [is] established before them with them and descendants their to eyes their.
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9 Houses their [are] safety from fear and not [the] rod of God [is] on them.
Their houses are safe, without fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
10 Bull his it impregnates and not it fails it calves cow his and not it miscarries.
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11 They send forth like flock young boys their and children their they leap about!
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12 They lift according to tambourine and harp so they may rejoice to [the] sound of a flute.
They sing to the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.
They spend their days in prosperity, and peacefully they go down to the grave. (Sheol h7585)
14 And they have said to God depart from us and knowledge of ways your not we desire.
Yet they said unto God: 'Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.
15 What? [is the] Almighty that we will serve him and what? will we gain that we will entreat him.
What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?' —
16 There! not [is] in own hand their prosperity their [the] counsel of wicked [people] it is far from me.
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 How often? - [the] lamp of wicked [people] is it extinguished and it may come? on them calamity their pain does he apportion? in anger his.
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? that their calamity cometh upon them? that He distributeth pains in His anger?
18 Are they? like straw before a wind and like chaff [which] it has stolen it a storm-wind.
That they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm stealeth away?
19 God he stores up for children his wickedness his let him repay to him so he may know.
'God layeth up his iniquity for his children!' — let Him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it.
20 Let them see (own eyes his *Q(K)*) destruction his and from [the] rage of [the] Almighty let him drink.
Let his own eyes see his destruction, and let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what? [is] pleasure his in household his after him and [the] number of months his they have been cut off.
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.
22 ¿ To God will anyone teach knowledge and he exalted [ones] he judges.
Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.
23 This [one] he will die with limb[s] of completeness his all of him [is] at ease and at ease.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
24 Pails his they are full milk and [the] marrow of bones his it is watered.
His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.
25 And this [one] he will die with a soul bitter and not he has eaten in the good.
And another dieth in bitterness of soul, and hath never tasted of good.
26 Together on dust they will lie and a maggot it will cover over them.
They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covereth them.
27 Here! I know thoughts your and [the] schemes on me you do violence.
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28 For you say where? [is the] house of a noble [person] and where? [is the] tent of - [the] dwelling places of wicked [people].
For ye say: 'Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'
29 ¿ Not have you asked [those who] pass by of [the] road and signs their not do you recognize?
Have ye not asked them that go by the way; and will ye misdeem their tokens,
30 That to a day of calamity he is spared an evil [person] to a day of furi they are brought forth.
That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, that they are led forth to the day of wrath?
31 Who? will he tell on face his way his and [that which] he he has done who? will he repay to him.
But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?
32 And he to [the] grave he will be borne and over a tomb someone will keep watch.
For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
33 They will be sweet to him [the] clods of [the] wadi and after him every person he will follow and before him there not [is] number.
The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, and all men draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.
34 And how? will you comfort me vanity and answers your it remains unfaithfulness.
How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?
