¹And Job again took up his parable, and said,

¹Ayub meneruskan uraiannya, katanya, "Demi Allah yang hidup, yang tak memberi keadilan kepadaku,

²As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul:

²(27:1)

³(For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

³aku bersumpah: Selama Allah masih memberi napas kepadaku, selama nyawa masih ada dalam badanku,

⁴Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

⁴bibirku tak akan menyebut kata dusta, lidahku tak akan mengucapkan tipu daya.

⁵Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

⁵Jadi, tak mau aku mengatakan bahwa kamu benar; sampai mati pun kupertahankan bahwa aku tak cemar.

⁶My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.

⁶Aku tetap berpegang kepada kepatuhanku, dan hati nuraniku pun bersih selalu.

⁷Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

⁷Semoga musuhku dihukum sebagai pendurhaka, dan lawanku dihajar sebagai orang durjana.

⁸For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

⁸Adakah harapan bagi orang dursila pada saat Allah menuntut jiwanya?

⁹Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

⁹Apakah Allah akan mendengar tangisnya bilamana kesulitan menimpa dia?

¹⁰Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

¹⁰Seharusnya ia merindukan kesenangan dari Allah, dan berdoa kepada-Nya tanpa merasa lelah.

¹¹I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

¹¹Kamu akan kuajari tentang besarnya kuasa Allah, kuberitahukan kepadamu rencana Yang Mahakuasa.

¹²Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

¹²Tetapi, kamu semua telah melihatnya sendiri. Jadi, mengapa kamu berikan nasihat yang tak berarti?"

¹³This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

¹³Maka berkatalah Zofar, "Beginilah caranya Allah Yang Mahakuasa menghukum orang yang lalim dan durhaka.

¹⁴If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

¹⁴Jika anaknya banyak, mereka akan mati dalam perang dan anak cucunya akan hidup berkekurangan.

¹⁵Those that remain of him shall be buried in death, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

¹⁵Sanaknya yang masih ada, mati karena wabah, dan janda-jandanya tidak menangisi mereka.

¹⁶Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

¹⁶Boleh saja peraknya bertimbun-timbun dan pakaiannya bersusun-susun,

¹⁷He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

¹⁷tetapi perak dan pakaian itu semua akan menjadi milik orang yang tulus hatinya.

¹⁸He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

¹⁸Rumah orang jahat rapuh seperti sarang laba-laba, hanya rumah sementara seperti gubug seorang penjaga.

¹⁹He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers]; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.

¹⁹Ia membaringkan diri sebagai orang kaya, tetapi ia tak dapat mengulanginya, ketika ia bangun dari tidurnya, sudah hilang lenyaplah kekayaannya.

²⁰Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

²⁰Kedahsyatan menimpa seperti air bah yang datang tiba-tiba. Angin ribut di malam hari meniup dan menyeret dia pergi.

²¹The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

²¹Angin timur mengangkat dia, dan menyapunya dari rumahnya.

²²For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.

²²Ia dilanda tanpa kasihan, dan terpaksa lari mencari perlindungan.

²³Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

²³Jatuhnya disambut orang dengan tepuk tangan; di mana-mana ia mendapat penghinaan."