Job 12
1 Mgbe ahụ, Job zara:
And Job answered and said,
2 “Nʼezie, naanị unu bụ ndị maara ihe, unu na amamihe ga-anwụkọ nʼotu.
No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 Ma enwere m mmụọ iche uche dịka unu; abụghị m onye na-erughị eru nʼebe unu nọ. Onye bụ onye na-amaghị ihe ndị a unu na-ekwu?
But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yes, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 “Abụzi m ihe ọchị nʼebe ndị enyi m nọ, nʼagbanyeghị na m kpọkuru Chineke, ọ za, onye ezi omume, onye na-enweghị ịta ụta bụzikwa ihe eji akpa ọchị!
I am [as] one mocked by his neighbor, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is] derided.
5 Ndị na-enweghị nsogbu na-eleda ndị ọdachi dakwasịrị anya dịka nsogbu si eche ndị ụkwụ ha na-amịchapụ amịchapụ.
He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6 Ụlọ ikwu nke ndị na-apụnara mmadụ ihe na-adị jụụ; ndị na-akpasu Chineke iwe na-adị nʼudo, bụ ndị na-ebugharị chi ha nʼaka ha.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
7 “Ma jụọ ụmụ anụmanụ, ha ga-akụziri gị, maọbụ ụmụ nnụnụ, ha ga-agwa gị.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8 Ma ọ bụkwanụ gwa ala okwu, ọ ga-akụziri gị, maọbụ kwere ka azụ nọ na mmiri kọọrọ gị.
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
9 Olee otu nʼime ihe ndị a nke na-amaghị na ọ bụ aka Onyenwe anyị mere nke a?
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
10 Nʼaka ya ka ndụ ihe niile e kere eke dị, ya na ndụ ụmụ mmadụ
In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
11 Ọ bụ na ntị adịghị anwale okwu, otu ire si anwale ihe oriri?
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?
12 Ọ bụ na-adịghị ahụ amamihe nʼetiti ndị okenye? Ogologo ndụ, ọ dịghị eweta nghọta?
With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
13 “Ọ bụ Chineke nwe amamihe na ike, ndụmọdụ na nghọta bụkwa nke ya.
With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Ihe o tidara enweghị mwugharị ọzọ; mgbapụta adịghị nye onye o tụbara nʼụlọ mkpọrọ.
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Ọ bụrụ na o gbochie mmiri, ebe niile atakọrọchaa. Ọ bụrụ na o zipụ ha, ha erikpuo ala niile.
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 Nʼaka ya ka ike na nzube ihe dị; ndị a ghọgburu na ndị na-aghọgbu bụkwa nke ya.
With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his.
17 Ọ na-anapụ ndị ndụmọdụ ọkwa ha chụpụ ha, ma ndị ikpe ka ọ na-eme ka ha ghọọ ndị nzuzu.
He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 Ọ na-atọpụ mkpọrọ igwe ndị eze kere, ma were akwa mgbochi kee ha nʼukwu.
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 Ọ na-agbawa ndị nchụaja ọtọ chụpụ ha, kwatuokwa ndị ọnọdụ ha sirila ike ogologo oge gara aga.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 Ọ na-emechi ọnụ ndị ndụmọdụ a tụkwasịrị obi, wepụkwa nghọta nke ndị okenye.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 Ọ na-eji ndị ọgaranya eme ihe ọchị, napụkwa ngwa agha nke ndị dị ike.
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 Ọ na-ekpughe ihe omimi nke ọchịchịrị meekwa ka oke ọchịchịrị pụta ìhè.
He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shades of death.
23 Ọ na-eme ka mba dị ukwuu, ọ na-emekwa ka ha laa nʼiyi; Ọ na-eme ka mba baa ụba, ma chụsakwaa ha.
He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them [again].
24 Ọ na-anapụ ndị ndu nke ụwa amamihe ha, zipụkwa ha ka ha na-awagharị nʼọzara ebe ụzọ na-adịghị.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where there is] no way.
25 Ha na-asọgharị ìsì nʼọchịchịrị na-enweghị ìhè. Ọ na-eme ha ka ha na-adagharị dịka ndị mmanya na-egbu.
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].
