¹约伯自信智慧并非不及三友

¹And Job answereth and saith: —

²“你们真的是有知识的民，你们死了，智慧也跟你们一同灭亡。

²Truly — ye [are] the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

³但我也有聪明像你们一样，我并非不及你们，像你们所说的这些事，有谁不晓得呢？

³I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

⁴我这求告　神，又蒙他应允的，竟成为朋友的笑柄，公义完全的人竟成为笑柄，

⁴A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,` A laughter [is] the perfect righteous one.

⁵平静的人心中藐视灾祸，作将滑跌者的分。

⁵A torch — despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.

⁶强盗的帐幕兴旺，惹　神发怒的安稳，　神的手赏赐他们。

⁶At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

⁷你且问走兽，走兽必指教你，又问空中的飞鸟，飞鸟必告诉你；

⁷And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.

⁸或向地说话，地必指教你，海中的鱼也必向你说明。

⁸Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

⁹从这一切看来，谁不知道，是耶和华的手作成这事的呢？

⁹`Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

¹⁰活物的生命与全人类的气息，都在耶和华的手中。

¹⁰In whose hand [is] the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.`

¹¹耳朵不是试验说话，好像上膛尝试食物吗？

¹¹Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

¹²你们说：老年的有智慧，长寿的有聪明。

¹²With the very aged [is] wisdom, And [with] length of days understanding.

¹³陈述　神的智慧与能力他有智慧与能力，又有谋略与聪明。

¹³With Him [are] wisdom and might, To him [are] counsel and understanding.

¹⁴他所拆毁的，就不能重建，他所囚禁的，就不能释放。

¹⁴Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.

¹⁵他若把水阻截，水就干涸，他再把水放出，水就使地翻倒。

¹⁵Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

¹⁶他有大能与智谋，受骗的与骗人的，都是属他的。

¹⁶With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

¹⁷他把谋士剥衣掳去，并且愚弄审判官。

¹⁷Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

¹⁸他解开了君王绑人的绳索，又用腰布捆绑君王的腰。

¹⁸The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

¹⁹他把祭司剥衣掳去，倾覆有权有势的人。

¹⁹Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

²⁰他除掉忠信人的言论，又除去老年人的辨别力。

²⁰Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

²¹他把羞辱倾倒在王子上，又松开壮士的腰带。

²¹Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

²²他从黑暗中彰显奥秘，把死荫领进光中。

²²Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.

²³他使邦国兴盛，又毁灭他们，扩张邦国，又把他们掳去。

²³Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.

²⁴他除掉地上人民中首领的悟性，使他们在无路的荒野之地飘流。

²⁴Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy — no way!

²⁵他们在黑暗无光中摸索，他使他们飘泊无定像醉汉一样。”

²⁵They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.