¹Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

¹Siis rääkis teemanlane Eliifas ja ütles:

²Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

²'Kas tark tohib vastata tuulepäiselt ja täita oma rinda idatuulega,

³Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

³seletada kõlbmatute kõnedega, sõnadega, millest pole kasu?

⁴Yea, thou doest away with fear, And hinderest devotion before God.

⁴Sa teed tühjaks isegi jumalakartuse ja rikud hardust Jumala ees.

⁵For thine iniquity teacheth thy mouth, And thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

⁵Sest su süü paneb sulle sõnad suhu ja sa valid kavalate keele.

⁶Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

⁶Su oma suu süüdistab sind, aga mitte mina, su oma huuled kostavad su vastu.

⁷Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?

⁷Kas oled sina esimese inimesena sündinud? Ons sind enne mäekünkaid sünnitatud?

⁸Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?

⁸Kas oled sina Jumala nõupidamist kuulnud ja nõnda enesele tarkuse toonud?

⁹What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?

⁹Mis see on, mida sina tead, aga meie ei tea, mida sina mõistad, aga meie mitte?

¹⁰With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.

¹⁰Meiegi hulgas on hallpäid ja elatanuid, ealt vanemad kui su isa.

¹¹Are the consolations of God too small for thee, Even the word that is gentle toward thee?

¹¹Ons sinu jaoks väike Jumala troost, või sõna, mis kohtleb sind leebelt?

¹²Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,

¹²Kuhu su süda sind kisub ja kuhu su silmad sihivad,

¹³That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?

¹³et sa pöörad oma vaimu Jumala vastu ja paiskad sõnu suust välja?

¹⁴What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

¹⁴Kuidas võiks inimene olla puhas, naisest sündinul olla õigus?

¹⁵Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones; Yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight:

¹⁵Vaata, tema ei usu oma ingleidki ja tema silmis ei ole taevadki selged,

¹⁶How much less one that is abominable and corrupt, A man that drinketh iniquity like water!

¹⁶veel vähem siis põlastusväärset ja laostunut, meest, kes väärtegusid joob nagu vett.

¹⁷I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare:

¹⁷Mina kuulutan sulle, kuule mind, ja ma jutustan, mida olen näinud,

¹⁸(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;

¹⁸mida targad on teada andnud, mida ei olnud salanud nende vanemad,

¹⁹Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):

¹⁹kellele üksi oli antud maa ja kelle seas veel võõras ei olnud käinud:

²⁰The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, Even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

²⁰süüdlane vaevleb kogu eluaja ja jõhkrale on talletatud pisut aastaid.

²¹A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

²¹Hirmuhääled on tal kõrvus, rahuajalgi tuleb hävitaja temale kallale.

²²He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.

²²Ei ta usu, et ta pimedusest välja pääseb: ta on mõõgale määratud.

²³He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where is it? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

²³Ta peab hulkuma leiva pärast: kus seda on? Ta teab, et pimedusepäev on temale valmis.

²⁴Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

²⁴Ahastus ja häda hirmutavad teda, vallutavad tema nagu tapluseks valmis kuningas.

²⁵Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, And behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty;

²⁵Sest ta on sirutanud oma käe Jumala vastu ja on suurustanud Kõigevägevama ees,

²⁶He runneth upon him with a [stiff] neck, With the thick bosses of his bucklers;

²⁶joostes kangekaelselt tema vastu oma paksukühmuliste kilpidega.

²⁷Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;

²⁷Sest ta on katnud oma näo rasvaga, on kasvatanud puusadele lihavust

²⁸And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;

²⁸ja on elanud hävitatud linnades, kodades, kus ei olnud luba elada, mis olid määratud varemeiks.

²⁹He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

²⁹Ta ei saa rikkaks, ta varandus ei kesta kaua ja tema omand ei kaldu maha.

³⁰He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of [God's] mouth shall he go away.

³⁰Ta ei pääse pimedusest, kuumus kuivatab ta võsu ja ta taandub tema suu hinguse ees.

³¹Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

³¹Ärgu ta lootku tühjale - ta eksib! Sest temale saab tasuks tühjus.

³²It shall be accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be green.

³²See läheb täide enneaegselt ja tema võsud ei haljenda enam.

³³He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall cast off his flower as the olive-tree.

³³Ta ajab otsekui viinapuu maha oma küpsemata kobarad ja pillab õisi nagu õlipuu.

³⁴For the company of the godless shall be barren, And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

³⁴Sest jumalatute jõuk jääb viljatuks ja tuli põletab meeleheavõtjate telgid.

³⁵They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

³⁵Nad on lapseootel vaevaga ja sünnitavad nurjatust, nende ihu saab toime pettusega.'