Job 6

1But Job answered, and said:

Respondens autem Job, dixit:

2O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance.

Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, et calamitas quam patior, in statera !

3As the sand of the sea, this would appear heavier: therefore, my words are full of sorrow:

Quasi arena maris hæc gravior appareret; unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena:

4For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me.

quia sagittæ Domini in me sunt, quarum indignatio ebibit spiritum meum; et terrores Domini militant contra me.

5Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger?

Numquid rugiet onager cum habuerit herbam? aut mugiet bos cum ante præsepe plenum steterit?

6Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which, when tasted, bringeth death?

aut poterit comedi insulsum, quod non est sale conditum? aut potest aliquis gustare quod gustatum affert mortem?

7The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish, are my meats.

Quæ prius nolebat tangere anima mea, nunc, præ angustia, cibi mei sunt.

8Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?

Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus?

9And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off?

et qui cœpit, ipse me conterat; solvat manum suam, et succidat me?

10And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict the words of the Holy one.

Et hæc mihi sit consolatio, ut affligens me dolore, non parcat, nec contradicam sermonibus Sancti.

11For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end, that I should keep patience?

Quæ est enim fortitudo mea, ut sustineam? aut quis finis meus, ut patienter agam?

12My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass.

Nec fortitudo lapidum fortitudo mea, nec caro mea ænea est.

13Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.

Ecce non est auxilium mihi in me, et necessarii quoque mei recesserunt a me.

14He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord.

Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, timorem Domini derelinquit.

15My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.

Fratres mei præterierunt me, sicut torrens qui raptim transit in convallibus.

16They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them.

Qui timent pruinam, irruet super eos nix.

17At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot, they shall be melted out of their place.

Tempore quo fuerint dissipati, peribunt; et ut incaluerit, solventur de loco suo.

18The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish.

Involutæ sunt semitæ gressuum eorum; ambulabunt in vacuum, et peribunt.

19Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.

Considerate semitas Thema, itinera Saba, et expectate paulisper.

20They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame.

Confusi sunt, quia speravi: venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt.

21Now you are come: and now, seeing my affliction, you are afraid.

Nunc venistis; et modo videntes plagam meam, timetis.

22Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance?

Numquid dixi: Afferte mihi, et de substantia vestra donate mihi?

23Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty?

vel: Liberate me de manu hostis, et de manu robustorum eruite me?

24Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant of any thing, instruct me.

Docete me, et ego tacebo: et si quid forte ignoravi, instruite me.

25Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?

Quare detraxistis sermonibus veritatis, cum e vobis nullus sit qui possit arguere me?

26You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind.

Ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis, et in ventum verba profertis.

27You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend.

Super pupillum irruitis, et subvertere nitimini amicum vestrum.

28However, finish what you have begun: give ear and see whether I lie.

Verumtamen quod cœpistis explete: præbete aurem, et videte an mentiar.

29Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge ye.

Respondete, obsecro, absque contentione; et loquentes id quod justum est, judicate.

30And you shall not find iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth.

Et non invenietis in lingua mea iniquitatem, nec in faucibus meis stultitia personabit.