1 Then answered6030 Eliphaz464 the Temanite,8489 and said,559 2 Should a wise2450 man utter6030 vain7307 knowledge,1847 and fill4390 his belly990 with the east wind?6921 3 Should he reason3198 with unprofitable3808 5532 talk?1697 or with speeches4405 wherewith he can do no3808 good?3276 4 Yea,637 thou859 castest off6565 fear,3374 and restrainest1639 prayer7881 before6440 God.410 5 For3588 thy mouth6310 uttereth502 thine iniquity,5771 and thou choosest977 the tongue3956 of the crafty.6175 6 Thine own mouth6310 condemneth7561 thee, and not3808 I:589 yea, thine own lips8193 testify6030 against thee. 7 Art thou the first7223 man120 that was born?3205 or wast thou made2342 before6440 the hills?1389 8 Hast thou heard8085 the secret5475 of God?433 and dost thou restrain1639 wisdom2451 to413 thyself? 9 What4100 knowest3045 thou, that we know3045 not?3808 what understandest995 thou, which1931 is not3808 in5973 us? 10 With us are both1571 the grayheaded7867 and1571 very aged men,3453 much elder3524 3117 than thy father.4480 1 11 Are the consolations8575 of God410 small4592 with4480 thee? is there any secret328 thing1697 with5973 thee? 12 Why4100 doth thine heart3820 carry thee away?3947 and what4100 do thy eyes5869 wink at,7335 13 That3588 thou turnest7725 thy spirit7307 against413 God,410 and lettest such words4405 go out3318 of thy mouth?4480 6310 14 What4100 is man,582 that3588 he should be clean?2135 and he which is born3205 of a woman,802 that3588 he should be righteous?6663 15 Behold,2005 he putteth no trust539 3808 in his saints;6918 yea, the heavens8064 are not3808 clean2141 in his sight.5869 16 How much more637 3588 abominable8581 and filthy444 is man,376 which drinketh8354 iniquity5766 like water?4325 17 I will show2331 thee, hear8085 me; and that2088 which I have seen2372 I will declare;5608 18 Which834 wise2450 men have told5046 from their fathers,4480 1 and have not3808 hid3582 it: 19 Unto whom alone905 the earth776 was given,5414 and no3808 stranger2114 passed5674 among8432 them. 20 The wicked man7563 travaileth with pain2342 all3605 his days,3117 and the number4557 of years8141 is hidden6845 to the oppressor.6184 21 A dreadful6343 sound6963 is in his ears:241 in prosperity7965 the destroyer7703 shall come upon935 him. 22 He believeth539 not3808 that he shall return7725 out of4480 darkness,2822 and he1931 is waited for6822 of413 the sword.2719 23 He1931 wandereth abroad5074 for bread,3899 saying, Where346 is it? he knoweth3045 that3588 the day3117 of darkness2822 is ready3559 at his hand.3027 24 Trouble6862 and anguish4691 shall make him afraid;1204 they shall prevail against8630 him, as a king4428 ready6264 to the battle.3593 25 For3588 he stretcheth out5186 his hand3027 against413 God,410 and strengtheneth himself1396 against413 the Almighty.7706 26 He runneth7323 upon413 him, even on his neck,6677 upon the thick5672 bosses1354 of his bucklers:4043 27 Because3588 he covereth3680 his face6440 with his fatness,2459 and maketh6213 collops of fat6371 on5921 his flanks.3689 28 And he dwelleth in7931 desolate3582 cities,5892 and in houses which1004 no3808 man inhabiteth,3427 which834 are ready6257 to become heaps.1530 29 He shall not3808 be rich,6238 neither3808 shall his substance2428 continue,6965 neither3808 shall he prolong5186 the perfection4512 thereof upon the earth.776 30 He shall not3808 depart5493 out of4480 darkness;2822 the flame7957 shall dry up3001 his branches,3127 and by the breath7307 of his mouth6310 shall he go away.5493 31 Let not408 him that is deceived8582 trust539 in vanity:7723 for3588 vanity7723 shall be1961 his recompense.8545 32 It shall be accomplished4390 before3808 his time,3117 and his branch3712 shall not3808 be green.7488 33 He shall shake off2554 his unripe grape1154 as the vine,1612 and shall cast off7993 his flower5328 as the olive.2132 34 For3588 the congregation5712 of hypocrites2611 shall be desolate,1565 and fire784 shall consume398 the tabernacles168 of bribery.7810 35 They conceive2029 mischief,5999 and bring forth3205 vanity,205 and their belly990 prepareth3559 deceit.4820 |
1 ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιφας ὁ Θαιμανίτης λέγει 2 πότερον σοφὸς ἀπόκρισιν δώσει συνέσεως πνεύματος καὶ ἐνέπλησεν πόνον γαστρὸς 3 ἐλέγχων ἐν ῥήμασιν οἷς οὐ δεῖ ἐν λόγοις οἷς οὐδὲν ὄφελος 4 οὐ καὶ σὺ ἀπεποιήσω φόβον συνετελέσω δὲ ῥήματα τοιαῦτα ἔναντι τοῦ κυρίου 5 ἔνοχος εἶ ῥήμασιν στόματός σου οὐδὲ διέκρινας ῥήματα δυναστῶν 6 ἐλέγξαι σε τὸ σὸν στόμα καὶ μὴ ἐγώ τὰ δὲ χείλη σου καταμαρτυρήσουσίν σου 7 τί γάρ μὴ πρῶτος ἀνθρώπων ἐγενήθης ἢ πρὸ θινῶν ἐπάγης 8 ἦ σύνταγμα κυρίου ἀκήκοας εἰς δὲ σὲ ἀφίκετο σοφία 9 τί γὰρ οἶδας ὃ οὐκ οἴδαμεν ἢ τί συνίεις ὃ οὐχὶ καὶ ἡμεῖς 10 καί γε πρεσβύτης καί γε παλαιὸς ἐν ἡμῖν βαρύτερος τοῦ πατρός σου ἡμέραις 11 ὀλίγα ὧν ἡμάρτηκας μεμαστίγωσαι μεγάλως ὑπερβαλλόντως λελάληκας 12 τί ἐτόλμησεν ἡ καρδία σου ἢ τί ἐπήνεγκαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου 13 ὅτι θυμὸν ἔρρηξας ἔναντι κυρίου ἐξήγαγες δὲ ἐκ στόματος ῥήματα τοιαῦτα 14 τίς γὰρ ὢν βροτός ὅτι ἔσται ἄμεμπτος ἢ ὡς ἐσόμενος δίκαιος γεννητὸς γυναικός 15 εἰ κατὰ ἁγίων οὐ πιστεύει οὐρανὸς δὲ οὐ καθαρὸς ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ 16 ἔα δὲ ἐβδελυγμένος καὶ ἀκάθαρτος ἀνὴρ πίνων ἀδικίας ἴσα ποτῷ 17 ἀναγγελῶ δέ σοι ἄκουέ μου ἃ δὴ ἑώρακα ἀναγγελῶ σοι 18 ἃ σοφοὶ ἐροῦσιν καὶ οὐκ ἔκρυψαν πατέρας αὐτῶν 19 αὐτοῖς μόνοις ἐδόθη ἡ γῆ καὶ οὐκ ἐπῆλθεν ἀλλογενὴς ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς 20 πᾶς ὁ βίος ἀσεβοῦς ἐν φροντίδι ἔτη δὲ ἀριθμητὰ δεδομένα δυνάστῃ 21 ὁ δὲ φόβος αὐτοῦ ἐν ὠσὶν αὐτοῦ ὅταν δοκῇ ἤδη εἰρηνεύειν ἥξει αὐτοῦ ἡ καταστροφή 22 μὴ πιστευέτω ἀποστραφῆναι ἀπὸ σκότους ἐντέταλται γὰρ ἤδη εἰς χεῖρας σιδήρου 23 κατατέτακται δὲ εἰς σῖτα γυψίν οἶδεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὅτι μένει εἰς πτῶμα ἡμέρα δὲ αὐτὸν σκοτεινὴ στροβήσει 24 ἀνάγκη δὲ καὶ θλῖψις αὐτὸν καθέξει ὥσπερ στρατηγὸς πρωτοστάτης πίπτων 25 ὅτι ἦρκεν χεῖρας ἐναντίον τοῦ κυρίου ἔναντι δὲ κυρίου παντοκράτορος ἐτραχηλίασεν 26 ἔδραμεν δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὕβρει ἐν πάχει νώτου ἀσπίδος αὐτοῦ 27 ὅτι ἐκάλυψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐν στέατι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐποίησεν περιστόμιον ἐπὶ τῶν μηρίων 28 αὐλισθείη δὲ πόλεις ἐρήμους εἰσέλθοι δὲ εἰς οἴκους ἀοικήτους ἃ δὲ ἐκεῖνοι ἡτοίμασαν ἄλλοι ἀποίσονται 29 οὔτε μὴ πλουτισθῇ οὔτε μὴ μείνῃ αὐτοῦ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα οὐ μὴ βάλῃ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν σκιὰν 30 οὐδὲ μὴ ἐκφύγῃ τὸ σκότος τὸν βλαστὸν αὐτοῦ μαράναι ἄνεμος ἐκπέσοι δὲ αὐτοῦ τὸ ἄνθος 31 μὴ πιστευέτω ὅτι ὑπομενεῖ κενὰ γὰρ ἀποβήσεται αὐτῷ 32 ἡ τομὴ αὐτοῦ πρὸ ὥρας φθαρήσεται καὶ ὁ ῥάδαμνος αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ πυκάσῃ 33 τρυγηθείη δὲ ὥσπερ ὄμφαξ πρὸ ὥρας ἐκπέσοι δὲ ὡς ἄνθος ἐλαίας 34 μαρτύριον γὰρ ἀσεβοῦς θάνατος πῦρ δὲ καύσει οἴκους δωροδεκτῶν 35 ἐν γαστρὶ δὲ λήμψεται ὀδύνας ἀποβήσεται δὲ αὐτῷ κενά ἡ δὲ κοιλία αὐτοῦ ὑποίσει δόλον |
1 וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ 2 הֶֽחָכָ֗ם יַעֲנֶ֥ה דַֽעַת־ר֑וּחַ וִֽימַלֵּ֖א קָדִ֣ים בִּטְנֽוֹ׃ 3 הוֹכֵ֣חַ בְּ֭דָבָר לֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹן וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל בָּֽם׃ 4 אַף־אַ֭תָּה תָּפֵ֣ר יִרְאָ֑ה וְתִגְרַ֥ע שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה לִפְנֵי־אֵֽל׃ 5 כִּ֤י יְאַלֵּ֣ף עֲוֹנְךָ֣ פִ֑יךָ וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃ 6 יַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣ פִ֣יךָ וְלֹא־אָ֑נִי וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ יַעֲנוּ־בָֽךְ׃ 7 הֲרִאישׁ֣וֹן אָ֭דָם תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃ 8 הַבְס֣וֹד אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּשְׁמָ֑ע וְתִגְרַ֖ע אֵלֶ֣יךָ חָכְמָֽה׃ 9 מַה־יָּ֭דַעְתָּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע תָּ֝בִ֗ין וְֽלֹא־עִמָּ֥נוּ הֽוּא׃ 10 גַּם־שָׂ֣ב גַּם־יָשִׁ֣ישׁ בָּ֑נוּ כַּבִּ֖יר מֵאָבִ֣יךָ יָמִֽים׃ 11 הַמְעַ֣ט מִ֭מְּךָ תַּנְחֻמ֣וֹת אֵ֑ל וְ֝דָבָ֗ר לָאַ֥ט עִמָּֽךְ׃ 12 מַה־יִּקָּחֲךָ֥ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּֽמַה־יִּרְזְמ֥וּן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ 13 כִּֽי־תָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־אֵ֣ל רוּחֶ֑ךָ וְהֹצֵ֖אתָ מִפִּ֣יךָ מִלִּֽין׃ 14 מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־יִזְכֶּ֑ה וְכִֽי־יִ֝צְדַּ֗ק יְל֣וּד אִשָּֽׁה׃ 15 הֵ֣ן בקדשו בִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיו לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ין וְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִם לֹא־זַכּ֥וּ בְעֵינָֽיו׃ 16 אַ֭ף כִּֽי־נִתְעָ֥ב וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑ח אִישׁ־שֹׁתֶ֖ה כַמַּ֣יִם עַוְלָֽה׃ 17 אֲחַוְךָ֥3 שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י וְזֶֽה־חָ֝זִ֗יתִי וַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃ 18 אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִ֥ים יַגִּ֑ידוּ וְלֹ֥א כִֽ֝חֲד֗וּ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ 19 לָהֶ֣ם לְ֭בַדָּם נִתְּנָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹא־עָ֖בַר זָ֣ר בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ 20 כָּל־יְמֵ֣י רָ֭שָׁע ה֣וּא מִתְחוֹלֵ֑ל וּמִסְפַּ֥ר שָׁ֝נִ֗ים נִצְפְּנ֥וּ לֶעָרִֽיץ׃ 21 קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים בְּאָזְנָ֑יו בַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹם שׁוֹדֵ֥ד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ 22 לֹא־יַאֲמִ֣ין שׁ֭וּב מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וצפו וְצָפ֖וּי ה֣וּא אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ 23 נֹ֘דֵ֤ד ה֣וּא לַלֶּ֣חֶם אַיֵּ֑ה יָדַ֓ע׀ כִּֽי־נָכ֖וֹן בְּיָד֣וֹ יֽוֹם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ 24 יְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּ צַ֣ר וּמְצוּקָ֑ה תִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּ כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ עָתִ֬יד לַכִּידֽוֹר׃ 25 כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה אֶל־אֵ֣ל יָד֑וֹ וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ 26 יָר֣וּץ אֵלָ֣יו בְּצַוָּ֑אר בַּ֝עֲבִ֗י גַּבֵּ֥י מָֽגִנָּֽיו׃ 27 כִּֽי־כִסָּ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ פִּימָ֣ה עֲלֵי־כָֽסֶל׃ 28 וַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀ עָ֘רִ֤ים נִכְחָד֗וֹת בָּ֭תִּים לֹא־יֵ֣שְׁבוּ לָ֑מוֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר הִתְעַתְּד֣וּ לְגַלִּֽים׃ 29 לֹֽא־יֶ֖עְשַׁר וְלֹא־יָק֣וּם חֵיל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יִטֶּ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ מִנְלָֽם׃ 30 לֹֽא־יָס֨וּר׀ מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת וְ֝יָס֗וּר בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו׃ 31 אַל־יַאֲמֵ֣ן בשו בַּשָּׁ֣יו נִתְעָ֑ה כִּי־שָׁ֝֗וְא תִּהְיֶ֥ה תְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃ 32 בְּֽלֹא־י֭וֹמוֹ תִּמָּלֵ֑א וְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רַעֲנָֽנָה׃ 33 יַחְמֹ֣ס כַּגֶּ֣פֶן בִּסְר֑וֹ וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת נִצָּתֽוֹ׃ 34 כִּֽי־עֲדַ֣ת חָנֵ֣ף גַּלְמ֑וּד וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד׃ 35 הָרֹ֣ה עָ֭מָל וְיָ֣לֹד3 אָ֑וֶן וּ֝בִטְנָ֗ם תָּכִ֥ין מִרְמָֽה׃ ס |
1 Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites, dixit: 2 [Numquid sapiens respondebit quasi in ventum loquens, 3 Arguis verbis eum qui non est æqualis tibi, 4 Quantum in te est, evacuasti timorem, 5 Docuit enim iniquitas tua os tuum, 6 Condemnabit te os tuum, et non ego: 7 Numquid primus homo tu natus es, 8 numquid consilium Dei audisti, 9 Quid nosti quod ignoremus? 10 Et senes et antiqui sunt in nobis, 11 Numquid grande est ut consoletur te Deus? 12 Quid te elevat cor tuum, 13 Quid tumet contra Deum spiritus tuus, 14 Quid est homo ut immaculatus sit, 15 Ecce inter sanctos ejus nemo immutabilis, 16 Quanto magis abominabilis et inutilis homo, 17 Ostendam tibi: audi me: 18 Sapientes confitentur, 19 quibus solis data est terra, 20 Cunctis diebus suis impius superbit, 21 Sonitus terroris semper in auribus illius: 22 Non credit quod reverti possit de tenebris ad lucem, 23 Cum se moverit ad quærendum panem, 24 Terrebit eum tribulatio, 25 Tetendit enim adversus Deum manum suam, 26 Cucurrit adversus eum erecto collo, 27 Operuit faciem ejus crassitudo, 28 Habitavit in civitatibus desolatis, 29 Non ditabitur, nec perseverabit substantia ejus, 30 Non recedet de tenebris: 31 Non credet, frustra errore deceptus, 32 Antequam dies ejus impleantur peribit, 33 Lædetur quasi vinea in primo flore botrus ejus, 34 Congregatio enim hypocritæ sterilis, 35 Concepit dolorem, et peperit iniquitatem, |