1And Job answered and said,
1In Job odgovori in reče:
2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
2Zares, vi sami ste ljudje in z vami bo modrost umrla!
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
3Tudi jaz imam razum kakor vi, nisem nižji od vas; in kdo bi onega ne vedel?
4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
4V posmeh moram biti prijatelju svojemu jaz, ki sem klical k Bogu in mi je odgovarjal, v posmeh sem – pravični, brezmadežni!
5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
5Nesreči gre po mnenju lahkoživca preziranje; pripravljeno je tistim, ki jim omahuje noga.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
6Pokojni ostajajo šatori razbojnikom, in varnost uživajo, kateri dražijo mogočnega Boga, ki nosijo boga v pesti svoji.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
7Toda vprašaj, prosim, le živino, in nauči te, in ptice nebeške, pa ti povedo,
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
8ali ogovóri zemljo, in te pouči, in ribe morske naj ti pripovedujejo!
9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
9Kdo bi ne spoznal iz vsega tega, da je roka GOSPODOVA storila to?
10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
10V Njegovi roki je duša vsega, kar živi, in duh vseh človeških teles.
11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
11Ali naj ne presoja uho besed kakor grlo okusa jedi?
12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
12Pri osivelih je li modrost in dolgost življenja daje li razumnost?
13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
13Pri Njem je modrost in moč, Njegov je svet in razumnost!
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
14Glej, kar On razdene, se več ne sezida, in kogar On zapre, se mu ne more odpreti.
15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
15Glej, On zadrži vode, in se posuše, zopet jih izpusti, in razrujejo deželo.
16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
16Pri Njem je moč in pravo znanje, Njegov je, kdor je varan in kdor vara.
17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
17Svetovalce vodi oplenjene vstran in sodnike napravlja neumne.
18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
18Gospostvo kraljev razdira, spone jim pripasuje na ledja.
19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
19Duhovnike vodi oplenjene vstran in podira močno utrjene.
20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
20Govor jemlje tistim, ki se nanje mnogi zanašajo, in starejšinam jemlje razumnost.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
21Zaničevanje izliva nad plemenitnike in odpenja pas mogočnežem.
22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
22On odkriva globoke reči izpod teme in smrtno senco prinaša v luč.
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
23On povečava narode in jih uničuje, razmnožuje narode in jih vodi v sužnost.
24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
24On jemlje razum glavarjem narodov zemeljskih in dela, da tavajo po praznoti, ki je brez potov;tipljejo po temi brez luči, in On dela, da se opotekajo kakor pijanci.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
25tipljejo po temi brez luči, in On dela, da se opotekajo kakor pijanci.