¹And Zophar the Naamathite answereth and saith: —

¹Siis rääkis naamalane Soofar ja ütles:

²Therefore my thoughts cause me to answer, And because of my sensations in me.

²'Selle peale mu rahutud mõtted tulevad tagasi ja sellepärast tormitseb mu sees.

³The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:

³Ma pean kuulma häbistavat noomimist ja saan vastuseks tühja tuult.

⁴This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth?

⁴Kas sa ei tea juba muistsest ajast, sellest ajast, kui inimene maa peale pandi,

⁵That the singing of the wicked [is] short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

⁵et õelate hõiskamine on üürike ja jumalatu rõõm ainult hetkeline?

⁶Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike —

⁶Kuigi ta kõrgus tõuseks taevani ja ta pea puudutaks pilvi,

⁷As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: `Where [is] he?`

⁷ta kaob, nagu ta roegi, igaveseks; need, kes teda nägid, küsivad: 'Kus ta on?'

⁸As a dream he fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as a vision of the night,

⁸Ta lendab ära otsekui unenägu ja teda ei leita enam, ta haihtub nagu öine nägemus.

⁹The eye hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him.

⁹Silm, mis teda nägi, ei näe teda enam, ja ta ase ei pane enam teda tähele.

¹⁰His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give back his wealth.

¹⁰Tema lapsed peavad vaeseid hüvitama ja tema enese käed ta varanduse tagasi andma.

¹¹His bones have been full of his youth, And with him on the dust it lieth down.

¹¹Ta kondid on küll täis noorusjõudu, aga ta heidab koos sellega põrmu magama.

¹²Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

¹²Kuigi kurjus on ta suus nõnda magus, et ta peidab selle oma keele alla,

¹³Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

¹³kuigi ta säästab seda ega loobu sellest, vaid hoiab seda keset suulage,

¹⁴His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps [is] in his heart.

¹⁴muutub ometi tema roog ta kõhus madude mürgiks ta sisikonnas.

¹⁵Wealth he hath swallowed, and doth vomit it. From his belly God driveth it out.

¹⁵Ta peab oksendama neelatud varandust - Jumal ajab selle ta kõhust välja.

¹⁶Gall of asps he sucketh, Slay him doth the tongue of a viper.

¹⁶Ta imes madude mürki, ussi keel tapab ta.

¹⁷He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.

¹⁷Ei saa ta näha ojasid, mee ja piima voolude jõgesid.

¹⁸He is giving back [what] he laboured for, And doth not consume [it]; As a bulwark [is] his exchange, and he exults not.

¹⁸Ta peab oma töövilja ära andma ega tohi ise seda neelata, ja oma kaubakasust ei tunne ta rõõmu.

¹⁹For he oppressed — he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.

¹⁹Sest ta murdis, jättis maha vaesed, röövis endale koja, mida ta polnud ehitanud.

²⁰For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.

²⁰Sest ta ei tundnud küllastust kõhus - aga oma kalliste asjadega ei päästa ta ennast.

²¹There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay.

²¹Ükski ei pääsenud tema neelamisest, seepärast ta õnn ei kesta.

²²In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.

²²Tema ülikülluseski tuleb temale kitsas kätte, teda tabab õnnetuse kogu jõud.

²³It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.

²³Et tema kõhtu täita, läkitab Jumal temasse oma tulise viha ja laseb seda sadada tema peale ta toiduga.

²⁴He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.

²⁴Kui ta põgeneb raudrelva eest, siis laseb vaskamb temast läbi,

²⁵One hath drawn, And it cometh out from the body, And a glittering weapon from his gall proceedeth. On him [are] terrors.

²⁵viskoda tuleb välja seljast ja mõõgatera sapist, ja temale tulevad hirmuvärinad peale.

²⁶All darkness is hid for his treasures, Consume him doth a fire not blown, Broken is the remnant in his tent.

²⁶Suur pimedus on temale varaks pandud, teda neelab õhutamata tuli; mis tema telki on alles jäänud, hävitatakse.

²⁷Reveal do the heavens his iniquity, And earth is raising itself against him.

²⁷Taevad ilmutavad tema süüd ja maa tõuseb tema vastu.

²⁸Remove doth the increase of his house, Poured forth in a day of His anger.

²⁸Tema koja uhub vihmavaling, ta vihapäeva uputusvesi.

²⁹This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God. And an inheritance appointed him by God.

²⁹See on õela inimese osa Jumalalt, pärisosa, mis Jumal temale määrab.'