Siope 27
1 Ka naʻe fai pe ʻe Siope ʻene lea mamafa, ʻo ne pehē,
Job again took up his parable, and said,
2 “ʻI he moʻui ʻae ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku ne taʻefiefakamaauʻi au; mo e Māfimafi, kuo ne fakamamahiʻi hoku laumālie;
"As God lives, who has taken away my right, Shaddai, who has made my soul bitter.
3 Lolotonga ʻoku ʻiate au ʻeku mānava, pea ʻi hoku avaʻi ihu ʻae mānava ʻae ʻOtua;
(For the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
4 ʻE ʻikai lea ʻaki ʻae angahala ʻe hoku loungutu, pe lea ʻaki ʻae kākā ʻe hoku ʻelelo.
surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
5 ʻE ʻikai ʻaupito te u fakatonuhiaʻi ʻakimoutolu: te u mate pē ka ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ʻeku angatonu meiate au.
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
6 ʻOku ou kuku maʻu ʻeku māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ia: ʻe ʻikai valokiʻi au ʻe hoku loto ʻi heʻeku moʻui ni.
I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live.
7 “Tuku ke tatau hoku fili mo e angahala, mo ia ʻoku angatuʻu kiate au ke tatau mo e taʻemāʻoniʻoni.
"Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8 He neongo ʻene maʻumeʻa, ko e hā ʻae ʻamanaki ʻoe mālualoi, ʻoka toʻo atu ʻe he ʻOtua hono laumālie?
For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
9 ʻE ongoʻi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻene tangi ʻoka hoko ʻae mamahi kiate ia?
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
10 He te ne fakafiefiaʻi ia ʻi he Māfimafi? ʻE ui maʻuaipē ʻe ia ki he ʻOtua?
Will he delight himself in Shaddai, and call on God at all times?
11 Te u akonekina ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae nima ʻoe ʻOtua: ʻe ʻikai te u fufū ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he Māfimafi.
I will teach you about the hand of God. That which is with Shaddai will I not conceal.
12 “Vakai, kuo mamata ki ai ʻakimoutolu kotoa pē; pea ko e hā ʻoku mou launoa pehē ai fau?
Look, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?
13 Ko eni ʻae ʻinasi ʻoe tangata fai kovi mei he ʻOtua, mo e tofiʻa ʻe maʻu ʻe he kau fakamālohi mei he Māfimafi.
"This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from Shaddai.
14 Kapau ʻe fakatokolahiʻi ʻene fānau, ko e meʻa ia ki he heletā: pea ʻe ʻikai mākona ʻi he mā ʻa hono hako.
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Ko kinautolu ʻoku toe ʻiate ia, ʻe tanu ʻi he mate: pea ʻe ʻikai tangi ʻa hono ngaahi uaifi.
Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation.
16 Neongo ʻene fokotuʻu siliva ʻo hangē ko e efu, pea teuteu ʻae ngaahi kofu ʻo hangē ko e ʻumea;
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
17 ʻE teuteu pe ʻe ia, ka ʻe ʻai ia ʻe he angatonu, pea ʻe vahevahe ʻae siliva ʻe he taʻeangahala.
he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 ʻOku langa ʻe ia hono fale ʻo hangē ko e ʻunufe, pea hangē ko e fale leʻo ʻoku langa hake ʻe he leʻo.
He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
19 ʻE tokoto hifo ʻae tangata koloaʻia, ka ʻe ʻikai tānaki ia: ʻoku ne fakaʻā hono mata, pea ne ʻikai leva.
He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and it is gone.
20 ʻOku lōmekina ia ʻi he ilifia ʻo hangē ha vai, ʻoku kaihaʻasi ia ʻe he afā ʻi he pō.
Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.
21 ʻOku ʻave ia ʻe he matangi hahake, pea ʻoku mole atu ia: pea hangē ko e afā ʻoku fakapuna ia mei hono potu.
The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.
22 ʻE haʻaki ia kiate ia ʻo ʻikai taʻofi, ʻoku holi ia ke hao atu mei hono mālohi.
For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
23 Ka ʻe pasipasi ʻe ia hono nima kiate ia, ʻo seseʻe ia mei hono potu.
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
