Liber Iob, 27
1. Addidit quoque Iob assu mens parabolam suam et dixit:
1. And Job again took up his discourse, and said:
2. “Vivit Deus, qui abstulit ius meum, et Omnipotens, qui ad amaritudinem adduxit animam meam,
2. "As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter;
3. quia, donec superest halitus in me, et spiritus Dei in naribus meis,
3. as long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
4. non loquentur labia mea iniquitatem, nec lingua mea meditabitur mendacium!
4. my lips will not speak falsehood, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5. Absit a me, ut iustos vos esse iudicem; donec exspirem, non recedam ab innocentia mea.
5. Far be it from me to say that you are right; till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
6. Iustificationem meam, quam coepi tenere, non deseram, neque enim reprehendit me cor meum in omni vita mea.
6. I hold fast my righteousness, and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.
7. Sit ut impius inimicus meus, et adversarius meus quasi iniquus.
7. "Let my enemy be as the wicked, and let him that rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
8. Quae est enim spes impii, cum secet, cum rapiat Deus animam eius?
8. For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?
9. Numquid Deus audiet clamorem eius, cum venerit super eum angustia?
9. Will God hear his cry, when trouble comes upon him?
10. Aut poterit in Omnipotente delectari et invocare Deum omni tempore?
10. Will he take delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
11. Docebo vos manum Dei, quae Omnipotens habeat, nec abscondam.
11. I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12. Ecce vos omnes observastis, et quid sine causa vana loquimini?
12. Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?
13. Haec est pars hominis impii apud Deum, et hereditas violentorum, quam ab Omnipotente suscipient.
13. "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage which oppressors receive from the Almighty:
14. Si multiplicati fuerint filii eius, in gladio erunt, et nepotes eius non saturabuntur pane.
14. If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough to eat.
15. Qui reliqui fuerint ex eo, sepelientur in interitu, et viduae illius non plorabunt.
15. Those who survive him the pestilence buries, and their widows make no lamentation.
16. Si comportaverit quasi terram argentum et sicut lutum praeparaverit vestimenta,
16. Though he heap up silver like dust, and pile up clothing like clay;
17. praeparabit quidem, sed iustus vestietur illis, et argentum innocens dividet.
17. he may pile it up, but the just will wear it, and the innocent will divide the silver.
18. Aedificavit sicut aranea domum suam, et sicut custos fecit umbraculum.
18. The house which he builds is like a spider's web, like a booth which a watchman makes.
19. Dives, cum dormierit, nihil secum auferet; aperiet oculos suos et nihil inveniet.
19. He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
20. Apprehendet eum quasi aqua inopia, nocte opprimet eum tempestas.
20. Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
21. Tollet eum ventus urens et auferet, et velut turbo rapiet eum de loco suo.
21. The east wind lifts him up and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
22. Et mittet super eum et non parcet; de manu eius fugiens fugiet.
22. It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight.
23. Complodet super eum manus suas et sibilabit eum de loco suo.
23. It claps its hands at him, and hisses at him from its place.
