¹And Eliphaz the Temanite answereth and saith: —

¹Markaasaa Eliifas kii reer Teemaan isagii u jawaabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

²Doth a wise man answer [with] vain knowledge? And fill [with] an east wind his belly?

²War nin xigmad lahu miyuu ku jawaabaa aqoon aan waxba tarayn, Oo bal miyuu calooshiisa ka buuxiyaa dabaysha bari?

³To reason with a word not useful? And speeches — no profit in them?

³Miyayse ku habboon tahay inuu ku xaajowdo hadal aan faa'iido lahayn, Amase hadallo uusan innaba wanaag ku samayn karin?

⁴Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

⁴Cabsida waad baabbi'isaa, Oo cibaadadana Ilaah hortiisa waad ka joojisaa.

⁵For thy mouth teacheth thine iniquity, And thou chooseth the tongue of the subtile.

⁵Waayo, afkaaga waxaa wax bara xumaantaada, Oo waxaad doorataa carrabka khaa'inka.

⁶Thy mouth declareth thee wicked, and not I, And thy lips testify against thee.

⁶Haddaba waxaa ku xukuma afkaaga oo aniga ma aha; Hubaal bushimahaaga qudhooda ayaa kugu marag fura.

⁷The first man art thou born? And before the heights wast thou formed?

⁷War ma ninkii binu-aadmiga ugu hor dhashaad tahay? Mase buuraha hortood baad soo dhalatay?

⁸Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom?

⁸War talada qarsoon oo Ilaah miyaad maqashay? Oo nafsaddaada miyaad xigmad ula hadhay?

⁹What hast thou known, and we know not? Understandest thou — and it is not with us?

⁹War maxaad og tahay, oo aannan annagu ogayn? Oo bal maxaad garanaysaa, oo aannan garanayn?

¹⁰Both the gray-headed And the very aged [are] among us — Greater than thy father [in] days.

¹⁰Waxaa nala jooga rag cirro leh iyo odayaal da' weyn, Oo aabbahaa ka sii fil weyn.

¹¹Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word [is] with thee,

¹¹Ma kugu yar yihiin qalbiqabowjiska Ilaah Iyo erayga sida qabow kuula macaamiloodaa?

¹²What — doth thine heart take thee away? And what — are thine eyes high?

¹²Bal maxaa qalbigaagu kuu fogeeyaa? Maxaase indhahaagu u gabgab leeyihiin?

¹³For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:

¹³Oo aad ruuxaaga Ilaah ugu soo jeedisaa, Oo erayo caynkaas ah aad afkaaga uga soo daysaa?

¹⁴What [is] man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

¹⁴Bal binu-aadmigu muxuu yahay oo uu daahir ahaado? Kii naagu dhashayse muxuu yahay oo uu xaq ahaado?

¹⁵Lo, in His holy ones He putteth no credence, And the heavens have not been pure in His eyes.

¹⁵Bal eeg, Ilaah ma aamino kuwiisa quduuska ah, Oo xataa samooyinku hortiisa daahir kuma aha.

¹⁶Also — surely abominable and filthy Is man drinking as water perverseness.

¹⁶Haddaba bal sidee buu u daahir ahaanayaa nin karaahiyo iyo wasakhaan ah, Oo dembiga sida biyo u cabbaa!

¹⁷I shew thee — hearken to me — And this I have seen and declare:

¹⁷Bal i maqal, wax baan ku tusayaa, Oo wixii aan arkay oo dhan waan kuu sheegayaa;

¹⁸Which the wise declare — And have not hid — from their fathers.

¹⁸(Kuwaasoo rag xigmad lahu ay awowayaashood ka heleen, Oo ayan qarin,

¹⁹To them alone was the land given, And a stranger passed not over into their midst:

¹⁹Kuwaasoo dalka keligood la siiyey, Oo uusan shisheeye innaba dhex mari jirin.)

²⁰`All days of the wicked he is paining himself, And few years have been laid up for the terrible one.

²⁰Ninkii shar ahu sida naag u foolato oo kale ayuu u xanuunsadaa cimrigiisa oo dhan, Intaas oo ah sannadihii loo kaydiyey kuwa wax dulma.

²¹A fearful voice [is] in his ears, In peace doth a destroyer come to him.

²¹Oo sanqadh cabsi leh ayaa dhegihiisa gasha, Oo wakhtiga barwaaqadana baabbi'iyuhu waa u soo iman doonaa.

²²He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched [is] he for the sword.

²²Isagu ma rumaysto inuu gudcurka ka noqon doono, Iyo inay seeftu isaga sugayso.

²³He is wandering for bread — `Where [is] it?` He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness.

²³Meel meel buu cunto u wareegaa isagoo leh, Meeday? Oo wuxuu og yahay inay maalinta gudcurku isaga u diyaar tahay.

²⁴Terrify him do adversity and distress, They prevail over him As a king ready for a boaster.

²⁴Waxaa isaga bajiya dhib iyo cidhiidhi, Oo isagay uga adkaadaan sida boqor dagaal isu diyaariyey,

²⁵For he stretched out against God his hand, And against the Mighty he maketh himself mighty.

²⁵Maxaa yeelay, isagu gacantiisuu Ilaah ku taagay, Oo Ilaaha Qaadirka ah kibir buu ku caasiyaa.

²⁶He runneth unto Him with a neck, With thick bosses of his shields.

²⁶Wuxuu kula ordaa madax adag Iyo gaashaammadiisa biro ku taagan yihiin.

²⁷For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over [his] confidence.

²⁷Maxaa yeelay, wejiga ayuu ka cayilay, Oo bowdooyinkana baruur buu ku yeeshay,

²⁸And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.

²⁸Oo wuxuu degay magaalooyin baabba' ah, Iyo guryo aan lagu hoyan, Oo u diyaarsan inay tuulmooyin burbur ah noqdaan.

²⁹He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

²⁹Isagu taajir noqon maayo, oo maalkiisuna sii raagi maayo, Oo dhulkana ku sii waari maayo.

³⁰He turneth not aside from darkness, His tender branch doth a flame dry up, And he turneth aside at the breath of His mouth!

³⁰Isagu marnaba gudcur ka bixi maayo, Oo laamihiisa olol baa qallajin doona, Oo neefta afkiisa ayaa qaadi doonta.

³¹Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.

³¹Yuusan wax aan waxba tarayn isku hallayn, isagoo iskhiyaaneeya, Waayo, wax aan waxba tarayn ayaa abaalgudkiisa ahaan doona.

³²Not in his day is it completed, And his bending branch is not green.

³²Wakhtigiisii ka hor buu dhammaan doonaa, Oo laantiisuna ma cagaaroobi doonto.

³³He shaketh off as a vine his unripe fruit, And casteth off as an olive his blossom.

³³Sida canabka ayuu midhihiisa ceedhiin iska ridi doonaa, Oo sida saytuunka ayuu ubaxiisa iska daadin doonaa.

³⁴For the company of the profane [is] gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.

³⁴Waayo, ururka cibaadalaawayaashu wuxuu ahaan doonaa wax aan waxba dhalin, Oo teendhooyinka kuwa laaluushka qaatana dab baa baabbi'in doona.Iyagu waxay uuraystaan belaayo, xumaanna way dhalaan, Oo calooshooduna waxay diyaarisaa khiyaano.

³⁵To conceive misery, and to bear iniquity, Even their heart doth prepare deceit.

³⁵Iyagu waxay uuraystaan belaayo, xumaanna way dhalaan, Oo calooshooduna waxay diyaarisaa khiyaano.