< Job 15 >

1 And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: —
Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Elifasi mei Timani, ʻo ne pehē,
2 Doth a wise man answer [with] vain knowledge? And fill [with] an east wind his belly?
“He ʻoku taau mo e tangata poto ke lau meʻa vaʻinga, mo fakapito hono kete ʻaki ʻae matangi hahake?
3 To reason with a word not useful? And speeches — no profit in them?
‌ʻOku taau ʻene leaʻaki ʻae lea taʻeʻaonga? Pe ko e ngaahi lau ʻe ʻikai te ne lavaʻi ʻaki ha lelei?
4 Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.
‌ʻIo, ʻoku ke liʻaki ʻae manavahē, pea ke taʻofi ʻae lotu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
5 For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.
He ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ho ngutu ʻa hoʻo angahala, ka ʻoku ke fili ki he ʻelelo ʻoe fakaoloolo.
6 Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.
‌ʻOku talatalaakiʻi koe ʻe ho ngutu pe ʻoʻou, kae ʻikai ko au: ʻio, ko ho loungutu pe ʻoʻou ʻoku fakamoʻoni kiate koe.
7 The first man art thou born? And before the heights wast thou formed?
“He ko e ʻuluaki tangata koe naʻe fanauʻi? Pe naʻe fakatupu koe ʻi muʻa ʻi he ngaahi moʻunga?
8 Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom?
He kuo ke fanongo ʻe koe ki he meʻa fufū ʻae ʻOtua? Pea ʻoku ke fakangata ʻae poto kiate koe?
9 What hast thou known, and we know not? Understandest thou — and it is not with us?
Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻilo, ka ʻoku ʻikai te mau ʻilo? Ko e hā ʻoku ke ʻilo pau, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate kimautolu?
10 Both the gray-headed And the very aged [are] among us — Greater than thy father [in] days.
‌ʻOku ʻiate kimautolu ʻae ʻuluhinā mo e kau mātuʻa, ʻoku motuʻa lahi ʻi hoʻo tamai.
11 Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word [is] with thee,
He ʻoku siʻi ʻae ngaahi fakafiemālie ʻae ʻOtua kiate koe? He ʻoku ai ha meʻa fakalilolilo ʻiate koe?
12 What — doth thine heart take thee away? And what — are thine eyes high?
Ko e hā ʻoku ʻāvea ai koe ʻe ho loto? Pea ʻoku lalama ho mata ʻi he hā.
13 For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:
Koeʻuhi ʻoku ke fakafoki ho loto ke tuʻu ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku ke tafe ʻae ngaahi lea ni mei ho ngutu?
14 What [is] man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?
Ko e hā ʻae tangata, ke pehē ʻoku maʻa ia? Pe ha taha ʻoku fanauʻi ʻe he fefine, ke pehē ʻoku tonuhia ia?
15 Lo, in His holy ones He putteth no credence, And the heavens have not been pure in His eyes.
Vakai, ʻoku ʻikai falala siʻi ʻe ia ki heʻene kau māʻoniʻoni; ʻio, naʻa mo e ngaahi langi ʻoku ʻikai maʻa ia ʻi hono ʻao.
16 Also — surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.
Ka ʻe fēfē hono lahi hake ʻoe fakalielia mo e ʻuli ʻoe tangata, ʻaia ʻoku ne inumia ʻae angahala ʻo hangē ha vai?
17 I shew thee — hearken to me — And this I have seen and declare:
“Te u fakahā kiate koe, fanongo kiate au; pea ko ia kuo u mamata ai te u fakamatala atu;
18 Which the wise declare — And have not hid — from their fathers.
‌ʻAia naʻe tala ʻe he kakai poto mei heʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻo ʻikai fufū ia:
19 To them alone was the land given, And a stranger passed not over into their midst:
‌ʻAkinautolu pē naʻe foaki ki ai ʻae fonua, pea naʻe ʻikai feʻaluʻaki ha muli ʻiate kinautolu.
20 'All days of the wicked he is paining himself, And few years have been laid up for the terrible one.
‌ʻOku langa mamahi ʻae tangata angahala ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē, pea ʻoku fufū mei he fakaaoao ʻae lau ʻoe ngaahi taʻu.
21 A fearful voice [is] in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.
Ko e ongo fakailifia ʻoku ʻi hono telinga: ʻi he lolotonga ʻo ʻene monūʻia ʻe hoko kiate ia ʻae fakaʻauha.
22 He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched [is] he for the sword.
‌ʻOku ʻikai ʻamanaki ʻe ia ke ne liu mai mei he fakapoʻuli, pea ʻoku talia ia ʻe he heletā.
23 He is wandering for bread — 'Where [is] it?' He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness.
‌ʻOku ʻalu fano pe ia ʻo kumi ʻae mā, ʻo pehē, ‘Ko mā ia?’ ʻOku ne ʻilo ʻoku ofi ʻae ʻaho ʻoe fakapoʻuli.
24 Terrify him do adversity and distress, They prevail over him As a king ready for a boaster.
‌ʻE fakamanavahēʻi ia ʻe he mamahi mo e feinga; te na ikuna ia, ʻo hangē ha tuʻi kuo teu ki he tuʻa.
25 For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.
He ʻoku ne mafao atu hono nima ki he ʻOtua, ʻo ne fakamālohi ia ʻo tuʻu ki he Māfimafi.
26 He runneth unto Him with a neck, With thick bosses of his shields.
‌ʻOku ne ʻohofi kiate ia, ʻio, ki hono kia, ki he ngaahi potu matolu ʻo hono sifa fatafata:
27 For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over [his] confidence.
Koeʻuhi ʻoku ne fai ke fuʻu pupula hono mata, pea ne fangapesi ke matolu ʻae ngako ʻi hono ngaahi potu.
28 And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
Ka ʻoku ne nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo lala, ʻi he ngaahi fale ʻoku ʻikai nofo ai ha taha, ʻaia kuo tuʻutuʻuni ko e ngaahi tuʻunga veve.
29 He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.
‌ʻE ʻikai koloaʻia ia, ʻe ʻikai tuʻumaʻu ʻene ngaahi meʻa, pea ʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa fai ke fakatolonga hono lelei ʻi he fonua.
30 He turneth not aside from darkness, His tender branch doth a flame dry up, And he turneth aside at the breath of His mouth!
‌ʻE ʻikai ʻalu ia mei he fakapoʻuli; ʻe mangia ʻe he afi ʻa hono ngaahi vaʻa, pea ʻi he mānava ʻo hono fofonga ʻe mole atu ia.
31 Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.
Ke ʻoua naʻa falala ia ʻaia kuo kākaaʻi ki he vaʻinga: ko hono totongi ko e vaʻinga pe.
32 Not in his day is it completed, And his bending branch is not green.
‌ʻE fakamoʻoni eni ʻi he teʻeki hoko hono ʻaho, pea ʻe ʻikai maʻuiʻui hono vaʻa.
33 He shaketh off as a vine his unripe fruit, And casteth off as an olive his blossom.
‌ʻE lulu ʻe ia ke tō hono fuhi kālepi taʻemomoho ʻo hangē pe ko e vaine, pea te ne fakamokulu hono fisi ʻo hangē pē ko e ʻolive.
34 For the company of the profane [is] gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.
He koeʻuhi ʻe lala ʻae fakatahaʻanga ʻoe kau angahala, pea ʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he afi ʻae ngaahi fale naʻe maʻu ʻaki ʻae koloa kovi.
35 To conceive misery, and to bear iniquity, Even their heart doth prepare deceit.
‌ʻOku nau tuʻituʻia ʻi he pauʻu, pea nau fanauʻi ʻae vaʻinga, pea ʻoku teuteu ʻe honau loto ʻae kākā.

< Job 15 >