Ioba 11

1 A LAILA olelo aku la o Zopara ka Naamata, i aku la,

Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,

2 Aole anei e pono ke pane aku i na huaolelo he nui la? E hoaponoia anei ke kanaka lehelehe wale?

He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed [is] the short lived offspring of woman.

3 E paa anei ka waha o kanaka i kou kaena wale ana? A hoomaewaewa mai oe, aole anei he mea nana oe e hoohilahila aku?

Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?

4 A ua olelo mai oe, he maemae kuu olelo, A ua hala ole au i kou mau maka.

For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.

5 Ina paha e olelo mai ke Akua, A e wehe ae i kona lehelehe ia oe;

But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, and open his lips to thee!

6 A e hoike mai oia ia oe i na mea huna o ka naauao, Ua papalua ka maiau! Alaila e ike auanei oe, E hoopoina mai no ke Akua i na hewa ou.

Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.

7 E loaa anei ia oe ka ke Akua mau mea hohonu? E loaa pololei loa anei ia oe ka Mea mana?

Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end [of that] which the Almighty has made?

8 Ua kiekie ia e like me ka lani; heaha kau e hana ai? Ua oi kona hohonu i ko ka po; heaha kau e ike ai? (Sheol h7585)

Heaven [is] high; and what wilt thou do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what dost thou know? (Sheol h7585)

9 Ua oi kona loa mamua o ko ka honua, A o ka laula imua o ko ke kai.

Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.

10 Ina e hopu mai ia, a hoopaa iho, a hookolokolo, Alaila owai la ka mea e keakea ia ia?

And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What hast thou done?

11 No ka mea, ua ike no ia i ka poe hewa, Ua nana mai hoi ia i ka hala; Aole anei ia e ike mai?

For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook [it].

12 E ake ke kanaka naaupo i akamai, O ke kanaka i hanau nae me he keiki la a ka hoki hihiu.

But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman [is] like an ass in the desert.

13 Ina e hoomakaukau oe i kou naau, A e kikoo aku i kou mau lima io na la;

For if thou hast made thine heart pure, and liftest up [thine] hands towards him;

14 Ina he hewa iloko o kou lima, e hoolei loa aku ia; A mai ae e noho ka hewa ma kou mau halelewa.

if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put if far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.

15 Alaila e hoala ae oe i kou maka me ke kina ole; A e ku paa no oe, aole hoi e makau:

For thus shall thy countenance shine again, as pure water; and thou shalt divest thyself of uncleanness, and shalt not fear.

16 No ka mea, e hoopoina no oe i ka ehaeha, A e hoomanao ia mea, e like me ka wai i kahe aku:

And thou shalt forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and thou shalt not be scared.

17 A e kupaa kou ola loa ana, e like me ke awakea; Ano ua pouli oe, alaila e like no oe me ke kakahiaka.

And thy prayer [shall be] as the morning star, and life shall arise to thee [as] from the noonday.

18 A e maluhia oe, no ka mea, he mea no e laua ai ka manao; Ano ua poho ka manao, aka, alaila, e noho maluhia oe.

And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.

19 A e moe iho oe ilalo, aohe mea nana oe e hoomakau mai; A nui na mea e hoalohaloha imua ou.

For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; and many shall charge, and make supplication to thee.

20 Aka, e pio na maka o ka poe hewa, A ua nele lakou i ka puuhonua, A o ko lakou manaolana, o ke kuu ana no ia o ka uhane.

But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.