¹Then Job answered,

¹Job progovori i reče:

²“Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

²"Zar mi je i danas tužaljka buntovna? Teška mu ruka iz mene vapaj budi:

³Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

³o, kada bih znao kako ću ga naći, do njegova kako doprijeti prijestolja,

⁴I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

⁴pred njim parnicu bih svoju razložio, iz mojih bi usta navrli dokazi.

⁵I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

⁵Rad bih znati što bi meni odvratio i razumjeti riječ što bi je rekao!

⁶Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.

⁶Zar mu treba snage velike za raspru? Ne, dosta bi bilo da me on sasluša.

⁷There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.

⁷U protivniku bi vidio pravedna, i parnica moja tad bi pobijedila.

⁸“If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can’t find him;

⁸Na istok krenem li, naći ga ne mogu; pođem li na zapad, ne razabirem ga.

⁹He works to the north, but I can’t see him. He turns south, but I can’t catch a glimpse of him.

⁹Ištem na sjeveru, al' ga ne opažam; nevidljiv je ako se k jugu okrenem.

¹⁰But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth like gold.

¹⁰Pa ipak, on dobro zna put kojim kročim! Neka me kuša: čist k'o zlato ću izići!

¹¹My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.

¹¹Noga mi se stopa njegovih držala, putem sam njegovim išao ne skrećuć';

¹²I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

¹²slušao sam nalog njegovih usana, pohranih mu riječi u grudima svojim.

¹³But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.

¹³Al' htjedne li štogod, tko će ga odvratit'? Što zaželi dušom, to će ispuniti.

¹⁴For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.

¹⁴Izvršit će što je dosudio meni, kao i sve drugo što je odlučio!

¹⁵Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.

¹⁵Zbog toga pred njime sav ustravljen ja sam, i što više mislim, jače strah me hvata.

¹⁶For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.

¹⁶U komade Bog mi je srce smrvio, užasom me svega prožeo Svesilni,

¹⁷Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

¹⁷premda nisam ni u tminama propao, ni u mraku što je lice moje zastro.