¹[] Και απεκριθη ο Ιωβ και ειπεν·

¹Then Job answered,

²Ακουσατε μετα προσοχης την ομιλιαν μου, και τουτο ας ηναι αντι των παρηγοριων σας.

²“Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation.

³Υποφερετε με να λαλησω· και αφου λαλησω, εμπαιζετε.

³Allow me, and I also will speak; After I have spoken, mock on.

⁴Μη εις ανθρωπον παραπονουμαι εγω; δια τι λοιπον να μη ταραχθη το πνευμα μου;

⁴As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?

⁵Εμβλεψατε εις εμε και θαυμασατε, και βαλετε χειρα επι στοματος.

⁵Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

⁶Μονον να ενθυμηθω, ταραττομαι, και τρομος κυριευει την σαρκα μου.

⁶When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh.

⁷[] Δια τι οι ασεβεις ζωσι, γηρασκουσι, μαλιστα ακμαζουσιν εις πλουτη;

⁷“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?

⁸Το σπερμα αυτων στερεουται εμπροσθεν αυτων μετ' αυτων, και τα εκγονα αυτων εμπροσθεν των οφθαλμων αυτων.

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

⁹Αι οικιαι αυτων ειναι ασφαλεις απο φοβου· και ραβδος Θεου δεν ειναι επ' αυτους.

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

¹⁰Ο βους αυτων συλλαμβανει και δεν αποτυγχανει· η δαμαλις αυτων τικτει και δεν αποβαλλει.

¹⁰Their bulls breed without fail. Their cows calve, and don’t miscarry.

¹¹Απολυουσι τα τεκνα αυτων ως προβατα, και τα παιδια αυτων σκιρτωσι.

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

¹²Λαμβανουσι το τυμπανον και την κιθαραν και ευφραινονται εις τον ηχον του οργανου.

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

¹³Διαγουσι τας ημερας αυτων εν αγαθοις και εν μια στιγμη καταβαινουσιν εις τον αδην.

¹³They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. .

¹⁴Και λεγουσι προς τον Θεον, αποστηθι αφ' ημων, διοτι δεν θελομεν να γνωρισωμεν τας οδους σου·

¹⁴They tell God, ‘Depart from us, for we don’t want to know about your ways.

¹⁵τι ειναι ο Παντοδυναμος δια να δουλευωμεν αυτον; και τι ωφελουμεθα επικαλουμενοι αυτον;

¹⁵What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’

¹⁶Ιδου, τα αγαθα αυτων δεν ειναι εν τη χειρι αυτων· μακραν απ' εμου η βουλη των ασεβων.

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

¹⁷[] Ποσακις σβυνεται ο λυχνος των ασεβων, και ερχεται η καταστροφη αυτων επ' αυτους Ο Θεος διαμοιραζει εις αυτους ωδινας εν τη οργη αυτου.

¹⁷“How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out, that their calamity comes on them, that God distributes sorrows in his anger?

¹⁸Ειναι ως αχυρον εμπροσθεν του ανεμου· και ως κονιορτος, τον οποιον αρπαζει ο ανεμοστροβιλος.

¹⁸How often is it that they are as stubble before the wind, as chaff that the storm carries away?

¹⁹Ο Θεος φυλαττει την ποινην της ανομιας αυτων δια τους υιους αυτων· ανταποδιδει εις αυτους, και θελουσι γνωρισει τουτο.

¹⁹You say, ‘God lays up his iniquity for his children.’ Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

²⁰Οι οφθαλμοι αυτων θελουσιν ιδει την καταστροφην αυτων, και θελουσι πιει απο του θυμου του Παντοδυναμου.

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

²¹Διοτι ο ασεβης ποιαν ηδονην εχει μεθ' εαυτον εν τω οικω αυτου, αφου κοπη εις το μεσον ο αριθμος των μηνων αυτου;

²¹For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?

²²Θελει διδαξει τις τον Θεον γνωσιν; και αυτος κρινει τους υψηλους.

²²“Shall any teach God knowledge, since he judges those who are high?

²³Ο μεν αποθνησκει εν τω ακρω της ευδαιμονιας αυτου, ενω ειναι κατα παντα ευτυχης και ησυχος·

²³One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

²⁴τα πλευρα αυτου ειναι πληρη παχους, και τα οστα αυτου ποτιζονται μυελον.

²⁴His pails are full of milk. The marrow of his bones is moistened.

²⁵Ο δε αποθνησκει εν πικρια ψυχης, και ποτε δεν εφαγεν εν ευφροσυνη.

²⁵Another dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good.

²⁶Θελουσι κοιτεσθαι ομου εν τω χωματι, και σκωληκες θελουσι σκεπασει αυτους.

²⁶They lie down alike in the dust. The worm covers them.

²⁷[] Ιδου, γνωριζω τους διαλογισμους σας, και τας πονηριας τας οποιας μηχανασθε κατ' εμου.

²⁷“Behold, I know your thoughts, the devices with which you would wrong me.

²⁸Διοτι λεγετε, Που ο οικος του αρχοντος; και που η σκηνη της κατοικησεως των ασεβων;

²⁸For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’

²⁹Δεν ηρωτησατε τους διαβαινοντας την οδον; και τα σημεια αυτων δεν καταλαμβανετε;

²⁹Haven’t you asked wayfaring men? Don’t you know their evidences,

³⁰Οτι ο ασεβης φυλαττεται εις ημεραν αφανισμου, εις ημεραν οργης φερεται.

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

³¹Τις θελει φανερωσει εμπροσθεν αυτου την οδον αυτου; και τις θελει ανταποδωσει εις αυτον ο, τι αυτος επραξε;

³¹Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done?

³²και αυτος θελει φερθη εις τον ταφον, και θελει διαμενει εν τω μνηματι.

³²Yet he will be borne to the grave. Men shall keep watch over the tomb.

³³Οι βωλοι της κοιλαδος θελουσιν εισθαι γλυκεις εις αυτον, και πας ανθρωπος θελει υπαγει κατοπιν αυτου, καθως αναριθμητοι προπορευονται αυτου.

³³The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him. All men shall draw after him, as there were innumerable before him.

³⁴Πως λοιπον με παρηγορειτε ματαιως, αφου εις τας αποκρισεις σας μενει ψευδος;

³⁴So how can you comfort me with nonsense, because in your answers there remains only falsehood?”