¹Siis rääkis teemanlane Eliifas ja ütles:

¹Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

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

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

³seletada kõlbmatute kõnedega, sõnadega, millest pole kasu?

³Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?

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

⁴Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

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

⁵For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

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

⁶Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

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

⁷“Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought forth before the hills?

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

⁸Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

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

⁹What do you know, that we don’t know? What do you understand, which is not in us?

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

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

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

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

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

¹²Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

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

¹³That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

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

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

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

¹⁵Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;

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

¹⁶how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!

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

¹⁷“I will show you, listen to me; that which I have seen I will declare:

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

¹⁸(Which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it;

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

¹⁹to whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):

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

²⁰the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

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

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

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

²²He doesn’t believe that he shall return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.

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

²³He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

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

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

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

²⁵Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty;

²⁶joostes kangekaelselt tema vastu oma paksukühmuliste kilpidega.

²⁶he runs at him with a stiff neck, with the thick shields of his bucklers;

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

²⁷because he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.

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

²⁸He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.

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

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

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

³⁰He shall not depart out of darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches. By the breath of God’s mouth shall he go away.

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

³¹Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness shall be his reward.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁵They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”