¹And Job answereth and saith: —

¹Siis rääkis Iiob ja ütles:

²Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

²'Kuulge ometi mu sõnu ja see olgu mulle troostiks!

³Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking — ye may deride.

³Olge minuga kannatlikud, siis ma räägin, ja kui olen rääkinud, võite irvitada!

⁴I — to man [is] my complaint? and if [so], wherefore May not my temper become short?

⁴Kas ma kaeban inimese peale? Ja miks ei peakski mu vaim muutuma kannatamatuks?

⁵Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

⁵Vaadake minu poole, siis te ehmute ja panete käe suu peale.

⁶Yea, if I have remembered, then I have been troubled. And my flesh hath taken fright.

⁶Sest kui ma sellele mõtlen, siis ma jahmun ja värin haarab mu ihu.

⁷Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

⁷Miks jäävad õelad elama, saavad vanaks, võtavad isegi jõudu juurde?

⁸Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

⁸Nende sugu seisab kindlana nendega nende ees ja nende järglased on nende silma all.

⁹Their houses [are] peace without fear, Nor [is] a rod of God upon them.

⁹Nende kojad on säästetud hirmust ja Jumala vitsa pole nende peal.

¹⁰His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

¹⁰Nende sõnn kargab, ja mitte asjata, nende lehmad poegivad loodet heitmata.

¹¹They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

¹¹Nad lasevad oma lapsukesi joosta nagu lambaid ja nende noorukid tantsivad.

¹²They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

¹²Nad laulavad trummi ja kandle saatel ning tunnevad rõõmu vilepilli häälest.

¹³They wear out in good their days, And in a moment [to] Sheol go down.

¹³Nad veedavad oma päevi õnnes ja lähevad rahus alla surmavalda.

¹⁴And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

¹⁴Nad ütlevad Jumalale: 'Tagane meist, sest sinu teede tundmiseks pole meil lusti!

¹⁵What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?`

¹⁵Kes on Kõigevägevam, et peaksime teda teenima? Ja mis kasu meil on, kui me ta poole palvetame?'

¹⁶Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

¹⁶Vaata, eks ole nende õnn nende endi käes, õelate nõu minust kaugel?

¹⁷How oft is the lamp of the wicked extinguished, And come on them doth their calamity? Pangs He apportioneth in His anger.

¹⁷Kui sageli siis kustub õelate lamp ja tabab neid õnnetus? Kui sageli ta jagab oma vihas hukatust,

¹⁸They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,

¹⁸et nad oleksid nagu õled tuules, otsekui aganad, mida tuulekeeris hajutab?

¹⁹God layeth up for his sons his sorrow, He giveth recompense unto him — and he knoweth.

¹⁹Jumal talletavat õela süü tema laste jaoks. Ta tasugu temale enesele, nõnda et ta tunneb!

²⁰His own eyes see his destruction, And of the wrath of the Mighty he drinketh.

²⁰Nähku ta oma silmad tema langust ja ta ise joogu Kõigevägevama viha!

²¹For what [is] his delight in his house after him, And the number of his months cut off?

²¹Tõesti, ei ole siis rõõmu ta kojal pärast teda, kui ta kuude arv on napiks mõõdetud.

²²To God doth [one] teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

²²Aga kas võiks Jumalale tarkust õpetada, temale, kes taevalistelegi kohut mõistab?

²³This [one] dieth in his perfect strength, Wholly at ease and quiet.

²³Üks sureb oma täies elujõus, kõigiti rahulikult ja muretult,

²⁴His breasts have been full of milk, And marrow his bones doth moisten.

²⁴reied lihavad ja kondid täis üdi.

²⁵And this [one] dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

²⁵Teine sureb kibestunud hingega, õnne maitsta saamata.

²⁶Together — on the dust they lie down, And the worm doth cover them over.

²⁶Nad magavad üheskoos põrmus ja ussikesed katavad neid.

²⁷Lo, I have known your thoughts, And the devices against me ye do wrongfully.

²⁷Vaata, ma tean teie mõtteid ja riukaid, mis te minu vastu sepitsete.

²⁸For ye say, `Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent — The tabernacles of the wicked?`

²⁸Sest te küsite: 'Kus on siis nüüd see võimumehe koda? Ja kus on telk, milles õelad elasid?'

²⁹Have ye not asked those passing by the way? And their signs do ye not know?

²⁹Kas te ei ole küsinud teekäijailt ega ole tähele pannud nende märguandeid,

³⁰That to a day of calamity is the wicked spared. To a day of wrath they are brought.

³⁰et kurjale antakse armu õnnetusepäeval ja ta päästetakse vihapäeval?

³¹Who doth declare to his face his way? And [for] that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?

³¹Kes kuulutaks temale näkku ta käitumist ja kes tasuks temale, mis ta on teinud?

³²And he — to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept.

³²Ja kui ta hauda viiakse, siis hoolitsetakse isegi ta kääpa eest.

³³Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.

³³Oru kivipangadki on temale magusad. Tema järele lähevad kõik inimesed, ja enne teda läinuid on arvutult.

³⁴And how do ye comfort me [with] vanity, And in your answers hath been left trespass?

³⁴Kuidas te siis mulle toote nõnda tühist troosti? Ja teie vastused - neist jääb järele ainult vale.'