Siope 25

1 Pea naʻe toki tali ʻe Pilitati mei Suaa, ʻo ne pehē,

Then Baldad the Suhite answered by saying:

2 “ʻOku ʻiate ia ʻae pule mo e manavahēʻia, ʻoku ne fakamelino ʻi hono ngaahi potu māʻolunga.

Power and terror are with him that makes a pact with those in high places.

3 He ʻoku faʻa lauʻi ʻa ʻene ngaahi matatau? Pea ko hai ia ʻoku ʻikai hopo ki ai ʻa ʻene maama?

Is there any limit to the number of his soldiers or to the number of those over whom his light rises?

4 Pea ka kuo pehē, ʻe faʻa fakatonuhia fēfē ʻae tangata mo e ʻOtua? Pea ʻe maʻa fēfē ʻaia kuo fanauʻi ʻe he fefine?

Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman?

5 Vakai pē ki he māhina, pea ʻoku ʻikai huhulu ia; ʻio, ko e ngaahi fetuʻu ʻoku ʻikai maʻa ʻi hono ʻao.

Behold, even the moon is not radiant, and the stars are not pure, in his sight.

6 Ka ʻe huanoa ʻae tangata ʻaia ko e kelemutu? Mo e foha ʻoe tangata, ʻaia ko e kelemutu?”

Is man much more than rottenness and the son of man much more than worms?