¹Then Job answered and said,

¹Siis rääkis Iiob ja ütles:

²Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

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

³Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.

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

⁴As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?

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

⁵Mark me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

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

⁶Even when I remember I am troubled, And horror taketh hold on my flesh.

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

⁷Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

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

⁸Their seed is established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.

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

⁹Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.

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

¹⁰Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

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

¹¹They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

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

¹²They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

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

¹³They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment they go down to Sheol.

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

¹⁴And they say unto God, Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

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

¹⁵What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

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

¹⁶Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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

¹⁷How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger?

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

¹⁸That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm carrieth away?

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

¹⁹[Ye say], God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

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

²⁰Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

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

²¹For what careth he for his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off?

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

²²Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judgeth those that are high?

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

²³One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet:

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

²⁴His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

²⁴reied lihavad ja kondid täis üdi.

²⁵And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.

²⁵Teine sureb kibestunud hingega, õnne maitsta saamata.

²⁶They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.

²⁶Nad magavad üheskoos põrmus ja ussikesed katavad neid.

²⁷Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices wherewith ye would wrong me.

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

²⁸For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?

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

²⁹Have ye not asked wayfaring men? And do ye not know their evidences,

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

³⁰That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

³⁰et kurjale antakse armu õnnetusepäeval ja ta päästetakse vihapäeval?

³¹Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

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

³²Yet shall he be borne to the grave, And men shall keep watch over the tomb.

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

³³The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, And all men shall draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

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

³⁴How then comfort ye me in vain, Seeing in your answers there remaineth [only] falsehood?

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