Job 11

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Job 11

1Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,Ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Σωφὰρ ὁ Μιναῖος, λέγει,

2He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed is the short lived offspring of woman.Ὁ τὰ πολλὰ λέγων, καὶ ἀντακούσεται· ἢ καὶ ὁ εὔλαλος οἴεται εἶναι δίκαιος;

3Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer you?εὐλογημένος γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ὀλιγόβιος. Μὴ πολὺς ἐν ῥήμασι γίνου, οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἀντικρινόμενός σοι;

4For say not, I am pure in my works, and blameless before him.Μὴ γὰρ λέγε, ὅτι καθαρός εἰμι τοῖς ἔργοις καὶ ἄμεμπτος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ.

5But oh that the Lord would speak to you, and open his lips to you!Ἀλλὰ πῶς ἂν ὁ Κύριος λαλήσαι πρὸς σὲ, καὶ ἀνοίξει χείλη αὐτοῦ μετὰ σοῦ;

6Then shall he declare to you the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with you: and then shall you know, that a just recompence of your sins has come to you from the Lord.Εἶτα ἀναγγελεῖ σοι δύναμιν σοφίας· ὅτι διπλοῦς ἔσται τῶν κατὰ σέ· καὶ τότε γνώσῃ, ὅτι ἄξιά σοι ἀπέβη ἀπὸ Κυρίου ὧν ἡμάρτηκας.

7Will you find out the traces of the Lord? or have you come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?Ἢ ἴχνος Κυρίου εὑρήσεις, ἢ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἀφίκου ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ παντοκράτωρ;

8Heaven is high; and what will you do? and there are deeper things than those in hell; what do you know?Ὑψηλὸς ὁ οὐρανὸς, καὶ τί ποιήσεις; βαθύτερα δὲ τῶν ἐν ᾅδου, τί οἶδας;

9Or longer than the measure of the earth, or the breadth of the sea.ἢ μακρότερα μέτρου γῆς, ἢ εὔρους θαλάσσης;

10And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What have you done?Ἐὰν δὲ καταστρέψῃ τὰ πάντα, τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ, τί ἐποίησας;

11For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.Αὐτὸς γὰρ οἶδεν ἔργα ἀνόμων, ἰδὼν δὲ ἄτοπα οὐ παρόψεται.

12But man vainly buoys himself up with words; and a mortal born of woman is like an ass in the desert.Ἄνθρωπος δὲ ἄλλως νήχεται λόγοις· βροτὸς δὲ γεννητὸς γυναικὸς, ἶσα ὄνῳ ἐρημίτῃ.

13For if you have made your heart pure, and lift up your hands towards him;Εἰ γὰρ σὺ καθαρὰν ἔθου τὴν καρδίαν σου, ὑπτιάζεις δὲ χεῖρας πρὸς αὐτὸν,

14if there is any iniquity in your hands, put it far from you, and let not unrighteousness lodge in your habitation.εἰ ἄνομόν τί ἐστιν ἐν χερσί σου, πόῤῥω ποίησον αὐτὸ ἀπὸ σοῦ, ἀδικία δὲ ἐν διαίτῃ σου μὴ αὐλισθήτω·

15For thus shall your countenance shine again, as pure water; and you shall dive yourself of uncleanness, and shall not fear.Οὕτως γὰρ ἀναλάμψει σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ὥσπερ ὕδωρ καθαρὸν, ἐκδύσῃ δὲ ῥύπον, καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθήσῃ·

16And you shall forget trouble, as a wave that has passed by; and you shall not be scared.Καὶ τὸν κόπον ἐπιλήσῃ, ὥσπερ κῦμα παρελθὸν, καὶ οὐ πτοηθήσῃ·

17And your prayer shall be as the morning star, and life shall arise to you as from the noonday.Ἡ δὲ εὐχή σου ὥσπερ Ἑωσφόρος, ἐκ δὲ μεσημβρίας ἀνατελεῖ σοι ζωή·

18And you shall be confident, because you have hope; and peace shall dawn to you from out of anxiety and care.Πεποιθώς τε ἔσῃ, ὅτι ἐστί σοι ἐλπὶς, ἐκ δὲ μερίμνης καὶ φροντίδος ἀναφανεῖταί σοι εἰρήνη·

19For you shall be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against you; and many shall charge, and make supplication to you.Ἡσυχάσεις γὰρ, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ πολεμῶν σε· μεταβαλόμενοι δὲ πολλοί σου δεηθήσονται.

20But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.Σωτηρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπολείψει· ἡ γὰρ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀπώλεια, ὀφθαλμοὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν τακήσονται.