Job 12
1 Jobu sì dáhùn, ó sì wí pé,
And he answered Job and he said.
2 “Kò sí àní àní níbẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀yin ni àwọn ènìyàn náà, ọgbọ́n yóò sì kú pẹ̀lú yín!
Truly that you [are the] people and with you it will die wisdom.
3 Ṣùgbọ́n èmi ní ìyè nínú gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀yin; èmi kò kéré sí i yín. Àní, ta ni kò mọ gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí?
Also [belongs] to me a heart - like you not [am] falling I more than you and with whom? [are] there not like these [things].
4 “Èmi dàbí ẹni tí a ń fi ṣe ẹlẹ́yà lọ́dọ̀ aládùúgbò rẹ̀, tí ó ké pe Ọlọ́run, tí ó sì dá a lóhùn, à ń fi olóòtítọ́ ẹni ìdúró ṣinṣin rẹ́rìn-ín ẹlẹ́yà!
A laughingstock to friend his - I am [one who] called to God and he answered him [is] a laughingstock a righteous [person] a blameless [person].
5 Ó rọrùn fún ènìyàn láti fi ìbànújẹ́ ẹlòmíràn ṣe ẹlẹ́yà gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìpín àwọn ẹni tí ẹsẹ̀ wọn ṣetán láti yọ̀.
[belongs] to Disaster contempt to [the] thought of [one] at ease a push [belongs] to [those who] are sliding of foot.
6 Àgọ́ àwọn ìgárá ọlọ́ṣà wá láìní ìbẹ̀rù; àwọn tí ó sì ń mú Ọlọ́run bínú wà láìléwu, àwọn ẹni tí ó sì gbá òrìṣà mú ní ọwọ́ wọn.
They are at peace [the] tents - of destroyers and securiti [belong] to provokers of God to [those] whom he has brought God in hand his.
7 “Ṣùgbọ́n nísinsin yìí bí àwọn ẹranko léèrè, wọn o kọ́ ọ ní ẹ̀kọ́, àti ẹyẹ ojú ọ̀run, wọn ó sì sọ fún ọ.
And but ask please [the] animals so it may teach you and [the] bird[s] of the heavens so it may tell to you.
8 Tàbí ba ilẹ̀ ayé sọ̀rọ̀, yóò sì kọ́ ọ, àwọn ẹja inú òkun yóò sì sọ fún ọ.
Or complain to the earth so it may teach you and they may recount to you [the] fish of the sea.
9 Ta ni kò mọ̀ nínú gbogbo nǹkan wọ̀nyí pé, ọwọ́ Olúwa ni ó ṣe nǹkan yìí?
Who? not does it know among all these for [the] hand of Yahweh it has done this.
10 Ní ọwọ́ ẹni tí ẹ̀mí ohun alààyè gbogbo gbé wà, àti ẹ̀mí gbogbo aráyé.
[he] whom [is] in Hand his [the] life of every living [thing] and [the] breath of all flesh of humankind.
11 Etí kì í dán ọ̀rọ̀ wò bí tàbí adùn ẹnu kì í sì í tọ́ oúnjẹ rẹ̀ wò bí?
¿ Not an ear words does it test and a palate food it tastes itself.
12 Àwọn arúgbó ni ọgbọ́n wà fún, àti nínú gígùn ọjọ́ ni òye.
[is] with Aged [people] wisdom and [is with] length of days understanding.
13 “Ti Ọlọ́run ni ọgbọ́n àti agbára; òun ló ni ìmọ̀ àti òye.
[are] with Him wisdom and might [belong] to him counsel and understanding.
14 Kíyèsi i, ó bì wó, a kò sì lè gbe ró mọ́; Ó sé ènìyàn mọ́, kò sì sí ìtúsílẹ̀ kan.
There! he tears down and not it will be rebuilt he shuts on a person and not it will be opened.
15 Kíyèsi i, ó dá àwọn omi dúró, wọ́n sì gbẹ; Ó sì rán wọn jáde, wọ́n sì ṣẹ̀ bo ilẹ̀ ayé yípo.
There! he holds back the waters so they may be dry and he lets loose them and they may devastate [the] earth.
16 Tìrẹ ni agbára àti ìṣẹ́gun; ẹni tí ń ṣìnà àti ẹni tí ń mú ni ṣìnà, tirẹ̀ ni wọ́n ń ṣe.
[are] with Him strength and sound wisdom [belong] to him [one who] goes astray and [one who] leads astray.
17 Ó mú àwọn ìgbìmọ̀ lọ ní ìhòhò a sì sọ àwọn onídàájọ́ di òmùgọ̀.
[he is] leading away Counselors barefoot and judges he makes look foolish.
18 Ó tú ìdè ọba ó sì fi àmùrè gbà wọ́n ní ọ̀já.
[the] correction of Kings he loosens and he bound a loincloth on loins their.
19 Ó mú àwọn àlùfáà lọ ní ìhòhò ó sì tẹ orí àwọn alágbára ba.
[he is] leading away Priests barefoot and [people] long established he overturns.
20 Ó mú ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu ẹni ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé kúrò ó sì ra àwọn àgbàgbà ní iyè.
[he is] removing A lip of trusted [ones] and [the] discernment of elders he takes away.
21 Ó bu ẹ̀gàn lu àwọn ọmọ ọlọ́lá ó sì tú àmùrè àwọn alágbára.
[he is] pouring Contempt on noble [people] and [the] belt of strong people he loosens.
22 Ó hú ìdí ohun ìjìnlẹ̀ jáde láti inú òkùnkùn wá ó sì mú òjìji ikú wá sínú ìmọ́lẹ̀.
[he is] revealing Unfathomable [things] from darkness and he brought out to the light deep darkness.
23 Òun a mú orílẹ̀-èdè bí sí i, a sì run wọ́n; òun a sọ orílẹ̀-èdè di ńlá, a sì tún ṣẹ̀ wọn kù.
[he is] making great the Nations and he destroyed them [he is] spreading out the nations and he led them.
24 Òun a gba òye àwọn olórí àwọn ènìyàn aráyé, a sì máa mú wọn rin kiri nínú ijù níbi tí ọ̀nà kò sí.
[he is] removing [the] heart of [the] leaders of [the] people of The earth and he made wander them in a wasteland not a path.
25 Wọn a máa fi ọwọ́ ta ilẹ̀ nínú òkùnkùn níbi tí kò sí ìmọ́lẹ̀; òun a sì máa mú ìrìn ìsìn wọn bí ọ̀mùtí.
They grope darkness and not light and he made wander them like drunkard.
