¹Efa nampanekeko ny masoko; Koa hataoko ahoana indray no fijery zazavavy? [Heb. virijina]

¹A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what — do I attend to a virgin?

²Fa raha izany, dia inona no anjara avy amin'Andriamanitra any ambony. Sy lova avy amin'ny Tsitoha any amin'ny avo?

²And what [is] the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?

³Moa tsy loza va no manjo ny ratsy fanahy? Ary tsy fahoriana va no mahazo ny mpanao ratsy?

³Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?

⁴Moa tsy Andriamanitra va no mijery ny lalako ka manisa ny diako rehetra? [Heb. Izy]

⁴Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?

⁵Raha tàhiny nandeha tamin'ny fitaka aho na niezaka tamin'ny fahafetsena.

⁵If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,

⁶(Enga anie ka holanjain'Andriamanitra eo amin'ny mizanan'ny fahamarinana aho! Dia ho fantany ny tsi-fananako tsiny);

⁶He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

⁷Raha tàhiny nivily niala tamin'ny lalana ny diako, na nanaraka ny masoko ny foko, na nisy tsiny niraikitra tamin'ny tanako:

⁷If my step doth turn aside from the way, And after mine eyes hath my heart gone, And to my hands cleaved hath blemish,

⁸Dia aoka hamafy aho, fa olon-kafa no hihinana, ary aoka ho fongotra izay amboleko.

⁸Let me sow — and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.

⁹Raha tahìny adala tamin'ny vadin'olona ny foko, ka namitsaka teo am-baravaran'ny namako aho,

⁹If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,

¹⁰Dia aoka kosa ny vadiko halain'ny sasany, ary aoka olon-kafa no handry aminy.[Na: hitoto ho an']

¹⁰Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

¹¹Fa fahavetavetana izany, eny, heloka tokony hotsarain'ny mpitsara;

¹¹For it [is] a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;

¹²Fa afo mandevona hatrany amin'ny fandringanana izany ka hanongotra ny vokatro rehetra.

¹²For a fire it [is], to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,

¹³Raha tàhiny aho nandà ny rariny izay an'ny ankizilahiko na ny ankizivaviko, raha nifamaly tamiko izy,

¹³If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,

¹⁴Dia inona no hataoko, raha hitsangana Andriamanitra? Ary ahoana no havaliko Azy, raha handinika Izy?

¹⁴Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?

¹⁵Fa moa tsy Izay nanao ahy tany an-kibo ihany va no nanao azy koa? Ary tsy Iray ihany va no namorona anay tany am-bohoka?

¹⁵Did not He that made me in the womb make him? Yea, prepare us in the womb doth One.

¹⁶Raha tàhiny aho nandà Izay nirin'ny malahelo ka nahapahina ny mason'ny mpitondratena,

¹⁶If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

¹⁷Na nihinana ny sombin-kaniko irery, ka tsy mba nihinanan'ny kamboty

¹⁷And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,

¹⁸(Fa tsy izany, fa hatry ny fony mbola tanora aho, dia notezaina teo amiko tahaka ny zanaka ny kamboty, Ary nitondra ny mpitondratena hatrany an-kibon-dreniko aho);

¹⁸(But from my youth He grew up with me as [with] a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)

¹⁹Raha tàhiny aho nahita olona efa ho faty noho ny tsi-fananan-damba. Na malahelo tsy manan-kitafy,

¹⁹If I see [any] perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,

²⁰Koa tsy nankasitraka ahy ny tenany, ary tsy nanafàna azy ny volon'ondriko;[Heb. valahany]

²⁰If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,

²¹Raha tahìny aho naninjitra ny tanako hampahory ny kamboty, saingy hitako fa nisy niandany tamiko teo am-bavahady:

²¹If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in [him] the gate of my court,

²²Dia aoka ny foto-tsandriko hitsoaka hiala amin'ny rangomainako, eny, aoka ny sandriko ho latsaka hiala amin'ny taolam-panaviko.

²²My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

²³Fa mampahatahotra ahy ny loza avy amin'Andriamanitra, ka tsy mahavita na inona na inona aho noho ny fahalehibiazany.[Na: Fa hanjo ahy ny zava-mahatahotra, dia]

²³For a dread unto me [is] calamity [from] God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

²⁴Raha tàhiny aho nanao ny volamena ho fanantenako, na nanonona ny volamena tsara hoe: Ry tokiko ô;

²⁴If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, `My trust,`

²⁵Raha tàhiny ho nifaly noho ny haben'ny fananako sy noho ny nahazoan'ny tanako harena betsaka;

²⁵If I rejoice because great [is] my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,

²⁶Raha tàhiny aho nijery ny masoandro, raha namirapiratra izy, na ny volana, raha nandeha tamin'ny fangarangarany izy,

²⁶If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,

²⁷Ka voafitaka mangingina ny foko, ary nanoroka ny tanako ny vavako

²⁷And my heart is enticed in secret, And my hand doth kiss my mouth,

²⁸(Dia heloka hanamelohan'ny mpitsara koa izany; Fa ho nihatsaravelatsihy tamin'Andriamanitra Izay any ambony aho);

²⁸It also [is] a judicial iniquity, For I had lied to God above.

²⁹Raha tàhiny aho nifaly noho ny loza nanjo izay nankahala ahy, na nibitabitaka, raha nozoim-pahoriana izy

²⁹If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,

³⁰(Tsia, fa tsy navelako hanota akory ny vavako hangataka ozona hanjo azy);

³⁰Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.

³¹Raha tàhiny ny tao an-daiko tsy nanao hoe: Iza moa no tsy voky tamin'ny henany? [Na: Iza moa no tsy voky tamin'ny fianakaviany?]

³¹If not — say ye, O men of my tent, `O that we had of his flesh, we are not satisfied.`

³²Ny vahiny aza tsy nandry teny alatrano; Fa novohako ny varavarako manatrika ny lalana;

³²In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.

³³Raha tàhiny aho mba nanarona ny fahadisoako tahaka an'i Adama ka nanafina ny heloko tato an-tratrako,[Na: tahaka ny olona]

³³If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,

³⁴Satria nampihorohoro ny foko ny vahoaka maro be, ary natahotra aho, fandrao hamavoin'ny fokon'olona, ka dia namitsaka, fa tsy sahy nivoaka ny varavarana

³⁴Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

³⁵Enga anie ka hisy hihaino ahy! Indro ny soniako! Enga anie ka hamaly ahy ny Tsitoha! Indro ny taratasy voasoratr'ilay manana ady amiko!

³⁵Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.

³⁶Hataoko eny an-tsoroko tokoa izany ary hafehiko amiko ho satro-boninahitra.

³⁶If not — on my shoulder I take it up, I bind it a crown on myself.

³⁷Ny isan'ny diako dia hambarako aminy, ary tahaka ny fanakon'ny zanak'andriana no hanatonako Azy.

³⁷The number of my steps I tell Him, As a leader I approach Him.

³⁸Raha tàhiny mitaraina hiampanga ahy ny taniko, ka miara-mitomany ny vavasako;

³⁸If against me my land doth cry out, And together its furrows weep,

³⁹Raha tàhiny aho nihinana ny vokatra, nefa tsy nandoa ny vidiny.Na nanao izay hahafaty ny ain'ny tompony:Dia aoka ny tsilo no haniry hisolo ny vary tritika. Ary ny ahi-dratsy hisolo ny vary hordea. Tapitra ny tenin'i Joba.

³⁹If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,

⁴⁰Dia aoka ny tsilo no haniry hisolo ny vary tritika. Ary ny ahi-dratsy hisolo ny vary hordea. Tapitra ny tenin'i Joba.

⁴⁰Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.