Job 35
1 igitur Heliu haec rursum locutus est
Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:
2 numquid aequa tibi videtur tua cogitatio ut diceres iustior Deo sum
Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”
3 dixisti enim non tibi placet quod rectum est vel quid tibi proderit si ego peccavero
For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
4 itaque ego respondebo sermonibus tuis et amicis tuis tecum
I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
5 suspice caelum et intuere et contemplare aethera quod altior te sit
Look up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above thee!
6 si peccaveris quid ei nocebis et si multiplicatae fuerint iniquitates tuae quid facies contra eum
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?
7 porro si iuste egeris quid donabis ei aut quid de manu tua accipiet
If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?
8 homini qui similis tui est nocebit impietas tua et filium hominis adiuvabit iustitia tua
Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only a son of man.
9 propter multitudinem calumniatorum clamabunt et heiulabunt propter vim brachii tyrannorum
The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.
10 et non dixit ubi est Deus qui fecit me qui dedit carmina in nocte
But none saith, “Where is God, my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night;
11 qui docet nos super iumenta terrae et super volucres caeli erudit nos
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”
12 ibi clamabunt et non exaudiet propter superbiam malorum
There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
13 non ergo frustra audiet Deus et Omnipotens singulorum causas intuebitur
For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;
14 etiam cum dixeris non considerat iudicare coram eo et expecta eum
Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him, —only wait thou for him!
15 nunc enim non infert furorem suum nec ulciscitur scelus valde
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,
16 ergo Iob frustra aperit os suum et absque scientia verba multiplicat
Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.
