¹Furthermore Elihu answered and said,

¹Ary mbola niteny ihany Eliho ka nanao hoe:

²Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

²Mandrenesa ny teniko, ianareo olon-kendry; Ary mihainoa ahy, ianareo manam-pahalalana.

³For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

³Fa ny sofina no mamantatra teny, Ary ny vava no manandrana hanina.[Heb. lanilany]

⁴Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.

⁴Koa aoka izay rariny no hodinihintsika, ary aoka hiara-mamantatra izay tsara isika.

⁵For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

⁵Fa Joba efa nanao hoe: Marina aho, saingy nesorin'Andriamanitra tamiko ny rariny;

⁶Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

⁶Marina ny ahy, nefa ampandaingainy aho; Mahafaty ny zana-tsipìka mitsatoka amiko, na dia tsy manam-pahadisoana aza aho.

⁷What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

⁷Aiza moa no misy lehilahy tahaka an'i Joba, izay manaram-po amin'ny famingavingana toy ny fisotro rano.

⁸Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

⁸Ary tonga naman'ny mpanao ratsy sady miara-mandeha amin'ny ratsy fanahy?

⁹For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

⁹Fa hoy izy: Tsy mahasoa ny olona ny mihavana amin'Andriamanitra.

¹⁰Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

¹⁰Koa amin'izany mihainoa ahy, ianareo manam-panahy: Lavitra an'Andriamanitra ny hanao ratsy! Ary lavitra ny Tsitoha ny hanao meloka!

¹¹For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

¹¹Fa ny nataon'ny olona ihany no ampanodiaviny azy, ka mamaly ny olona rehetra araka ny lalany avy Izy.

¹²Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

¹²Eny tokoa, Andriamanitra tsy manao ratsy mihitsy, ary ny Tsitoha tsy mba mamadika ny rariny.

¹³Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

¹³Iza moa no nanendry Azy ho Mpiadidy ny tany? Ary iza no nanorina izao tontolo izao?

¹⁴If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

¹⁴Raha tàhiny ny tenany ihany no heveriny, ka hangoniny ho ao aminy ny fanahiny sy ny fofonainy,

¹⁵All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

¹⁵Dia hiala avokoa ny ain'ny nofo rehetra, ary hiverina amin'ny vovoka ny olona.

¹⁶If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

¹⁶Raha manam-pahalalana ianao, dia mandrenesa izao, ka mihainoa ny teniko

¹⁷Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

¹⁷Moa mahay mifehy va izay tsy tia rariny? Ary Ilay marina sady mahery va no hohelohinao?

¹⁸Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

¹⁸(Mety va ny miteny amin'ny mpanjaka hoe: Olom-poana ianao! Ary amin'ny zanak'andriana: Ry ilay ratsy!),

¹⁹How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

¹⁹Dia Ilay tsy mizaha ny tavan'ny lehibe, ary tsy manaja ny ambony mihoatra noho ny ambany, satria samy asan'ny tànany avokoa izy rehetra.

²⁰In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

²⁰Maty amin'ny indray mipi-maso monja amin'ny mamatonalina ireny; Eny, ringana ny olona ka tsy ao intsony; Ary ny mahery dia lasa tsy esorin-tanana.

²¹For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

²¹Fa ny mason'Andriamanitra dia mijery ny alehan'ny olona, ary mahita ny diany rehetra Izy.

²²There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

²²Tsy misy aizina na alim-pito, Izay hieren'ny mpanao ratsy.

²³For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

²³Fa Andriamanitra tsy mba miandry aloha vao mandinika ny olona Izay tonga hotsaraina eo anatrehany.

²⁴He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

²⁴Manorotoro ny olona mahery Izy, na dia tsy manadina aza, ka manangana olon-kafa hisolo azy.

²⁵Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

²⁵Koa hita amin'izany fa fantany ny asan'ireo, ka dia mamono azy amin'ny alina ho torotoro Izy.

²⁶He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

²⁶Tehafiny tanana tahaka ny fanao amin'ny ratsy fanahy ireo eo imason'ny vahoaka.[Na: Mamely azy toy ny famely ny ratsy fanahy Izy]

²⁷Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

²⁷Izao no nialan'ireo tamin'Andriamanitra ka tsy nitandremany ny lalany akory,

²⁸So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

²⁸Dia ny mba hahatonga ny fitarainan'ny malahelo eo anatrehany ka hampandre Azy ny fitarainan'ny ory.

²⁹When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

²⁹Mangina Izy, ka iza no mahay manameloka? Ary manafin-tava Izy (ka iza no mahajery Azy?), na amin'ny firenena, na amin'ny olona tsirairay,[Na: Manome fiadanana]

³⁰That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.

³⁰Mba tsy hanjakan'ny ratsy fanahy, ary tsy ho voafandrika ny vahoaka.

³¹Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

³¹Fa moa mba efa nisy niteny tamin'Andriamanitra va nanao hoe: Efa nanandra-tena aho ka tsy hanao ratsy intsony;[Na: nijaly]

³²That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

³²Izay tsy hitako mba ampianaro ahy; Raha nanao ratsy aho, dia tsy hanao intsony?

³³Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

³³Moa araka ny hevitrao va no hamaliany ny ataon'ny olona, no efa nandà ianao? Fa ianao no mifidy, fa tsy izaho, koa izay fantatrao no ambarao.[Na: Moa araka ny hevitrao va no hamaliany ny olona Fa efa nandà, ka dia ianao no tsy maintsy mifidy, fa tsy izaho]

³⁴Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

³⁴Ny olona manam-panahy hilaza amiko, ary ny olon-kendry izay mihaino ahy hanao hoe:

³⁵Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

³⁵Miteny tsy amim-pahalalana Joba, ary ny teniny tsy amim-pahendrena.

³⁶My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

³⁶Enga anie ka hizahan-toetra mandrakariva Joba noho ny famaliana ataony araka ny fanaon'ny ratsy fanahy!Fa ampiany fihaikana koa ny fahotany; Miteha-tanana eto amintsika izy ka manao teny maro ho enti-miady amin'Andriamanitra.

³⁷For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

³⁷Fa ampiany fihaikana koa ny fahotany; Miteha-tanana eto amintsika izy ka manao teny maro ho enti-miady amin'Andriamanitra.