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1 Then Job answered and said:
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respondens autem Iob dixit
2 “Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances!
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utinam adpenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui et calamitas quam patior in statera
3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash.
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quasi harena maris haec gravior appareret unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena
4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
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quia sagittae Domini in me sunt quarum indignatio ebibit spiritum meum et terrores Domini militant contra me
5 Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass, or the ox low over his fodder?
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numquid rugiet onager cum habuerit herbam aut mugiet bos cum ante praesepe plenum steterit
6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?
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aut poterit comedi insulsum quod non est sale conditum aut potest aliquis gustare quod gustatum adfert mortem
7 My appetite refuses to touch them; they are as food that is loathsome to me.
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quae prius tangere nolebat anima mea nunc prae angustia cibi mei sunt
8 “Oh that I might have my request, and that God would fulfill my hope,
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quis det ut veniat petitio mea et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus
9 that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
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et qui coepit ipse me conterat solvat manum suam et succidat me
10 This would be my comfort; I would even exult in pain unsparing, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
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et haec mihi sit consolatio ut adfligens me dolore non parcat nec contradicam sermonibus Sancti
11 What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should be patient?
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quae est enim fortitudo mea ut sustineam aut quis finis meus ut patienter agam
12 Is my strength the strength of stones, or is my flesh bronze?
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nec fortitudo lapidum fortitudo mea nec caro mea aerea est
13 Have I any help in me, when resource is driven from me?
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ecce non est auxilium mihi in me et necessarii quoque mei recesserunt a me
14 “He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
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qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam timorem Domini derelinquit
15 My brothers are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as torrential streams that pass away,
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fratres mei praeterierunt me sicut torrens qui raptim transit in convallibus
16 which are dark with ice, and where the snow hides itself.
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qui timent pruinam inruet super eos nix
17 When they melt, they disappear; when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
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tempore quo fuerint dissipati peribunt et ut incaluerit solventur de loco suo
18 The caravans turn aside from their course; they go up into the waste and perish.
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involutae sunt semitae gressuum eorum ambulabunt in vacuum et peribunt
19 The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope.
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considerate semitas Theman itinera Saba et expectate paulisper
20 They are ashamed because they were confident; they come there and are disappointed.
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confusi sunt quia speravi venerunt quoque usque ad me et pudore cooperti sunt
21 For you have now become nothing; you see my calamity and are afraid.
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nunc venistis et modo videntes plagam meam timetis
22 Have I said, ‘Make me a gift’? Or, ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me’?
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numquid dixi adferte mihi et de substantia vestra donate mihi
23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’?
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vel liberate me de manu hostis et de manu robustorum eruite me
24 “Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray.
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docete me et ego tacebo et si quid forte ignoravi instruite me
25 How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove?
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quare detraxistis sermonibus veritatis cum e vobis nullus sit qui possit arguere
26 Do you think that you can reprove words, when the speech of a despairing man is wind?
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ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis et in ventum verba profertis
27 You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend.
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super pupillum inruitis et subvertere nitimini amicum vestrum
28 “But now, be pleased to look at me, for I will not lie to your face.
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verumtamen quod coepistis explete praebete aurem et videte an mentiar
29 Please turn; let no injustice be done. Turn now; my vindication is at stake.
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respondete obsecro absque contentione et loquentes id quod iustum est iudicate
30 Is there any injustice on my tongue? Cannot my palate discern the cause of calamity?
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et non invenietis in lingua mea iniquitatem nec in faucibus meis stultitia personabit