¹Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

¹Sofar iz Naama progovori tad i reče:

²Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

²"Zar na riječi mnoge da se ne odvrati? Zar će se brbljavac još i opravdati?

³Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

³Zar će tvoje trice ušutkati ljude, zar će ruganje ostat' neizrugano?

⁴For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

⁴Rekao si: 'Nauk moj je neporočan, u očima tvojim čist sam i bez ljage.'

⁵But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

⁵Ali kada bi Bog htio progovorit' i otvorit usta da ti odgovori

⁶And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

⁶kada bi ti tajne mudrosti otkrio koje um nijedan ne može doumit', znao bi da ti za grijehe račun ište.

⁷Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

⁷Možeš li dubine Božje proniknuti, dokučiti savršenstvo Svesilnoga?

⁸It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

⁸Od neba je više: što još da učiniš? Od Šeola dublje: što još da mudruješ?

⁹The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

⁹Duže je od zemlje - šire je od mora!

¹⁰If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

¹⁰Ako se povuče, ako te pograbi, ako na sud preda, tko će mu braniti?

¹¹For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

¹¹Jer on u čovjeku prozire prijevaru, vidi opačinu ako i ne gleda.

¹²For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.

¹²Čovjek se bezuman obraća k pameti i divlji magarac uzdi se pokori.

¹³If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

¹³Ako li srce svoje ti uspraviš i ruke svoje pružiš prema njemu,

¹⁴If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

¹⁴ako li zloću iz ruku odbaciš i u šatoru svom ne daš zlu stana,

¹⁵For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

¹⁵čisto ćeš čelo moći tad podići, čvrst ćeš biti i bojati se nećeš.

¹⁶Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

¹⁶Svojih se kušnja nećeš sjećat' više kao ni vode koja je protekla.

¹⁷And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

¹⁷Jasnije će tvoj život sjat' no podne, tmina će se obratit' u svanuće.

¹⁸And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

¹⁸U uzdanju svom živjet ćeš sigurno i zaštićen počivat ćeš u miru.

¹⁹Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

¹⁹Kad legneš, nitko te buniti neće; mnogi će tvoju tražiti naklonost.

²⁰But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

²⁰A zlikovcima ugasnut će oči, neće im više biti utočišta: izdahnut', bit će jedina im nada."