| 1 | Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: |
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ΥπολαβὼνδὲΣωφαροΜιναῖοςλέγει
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| 2 | “Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be vindicated? |
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Οτὰπολλὰλέγωνκαὶαντακούσεται·ὴκαὶοεύλαλοςοίεταιεῖναιδίκαιος;ευλογημένοςγεννητὸςγυναικὸςολιγόβιος.
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| 3 | Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you? |
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μὴπολὺςενρήμασινγίνου,ουγάρεστινοαντικρινόμενόςσοι.
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| 4 | For you have said, ‘My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in your eyes.’ |
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μὴγὰρλέγεότιΚαθαρόςειμιτοῖςέργοιςκαὶάμεμπτοςεναντίοναυτοῦ.
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| 5 | But oh, that God would speak, And open His lips against you, |
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αλλὰπῶςὰνοκύριοςλαλήσαιπρὸςσέ;καὶανοίξειχείληαυτοῦμετὰσοῦ.
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| 6 | That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For they would double your prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you Less than your iniquity deserves. |
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εῖτααναγγελεῖσοιδύναμινσοφίας,ότιδιπλοῦςέσταιτῶνκατὰσέ·καὶτότεγνώσηότιάξιάσοιαπέβηαπὸκυρίουῶνημάρτηκας.
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| 7 | “Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty? |
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ῆίχνοςκυρίουευρήσειςὴειςτὰέσχατααφίκου,ὰεποίησενοπαντοκράτωρ;
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| 8 | They are higher than heaven— what can you do? Deeper than Sheol— what can you know? |
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υψηλὸςοουρανός,καὶτίποιήσεις;βαθύτεραδὲτῶνενάδουτίοῖδας;
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| 9 | Their measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea. |
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ὴμακρότεραμέτρουγῆςὴεύρουςθαλάσσης;
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| 10 | “If He passes by, imprisons, and gathers to judgment, Then who can hinder Him? |
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εὰνδὲκαταστρέψητὰπάντα,τίςερεῖαυτῶΤίεποίησας;
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| 11 | For He knows deceitful men; He sees wickedness also. Will He not then consider it? |
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αυτὸςγὰροῖδενέργαανόμων,ιδὼνδὲάτοπαουπαρόψεται.
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| 12 | For an empty-headed man will be wise, When a wild donkey’s colt is born a man. |
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άνθρωποςδὲάλλωςνήχεταιλόγοις,βροτὸςδὲγεννητὸςγυναικὸςίσαόνωερημίτη.
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| 13 | “If you would prepare your heart, And stretch out your hands toward Him; |
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ειγὰρσὺκαθαρὰνέθουτὴνκαρδίανσου,υπτιάζειςδὲχεῖραςπρὸςαυτόν,
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| 14 | If iniquity were in your hand, and you put it far away, And would not let wickedness dwell in your tents; |
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ειάνομόντίεστινενχερσίνσου,πόρρωποίησοναυτὸαπὸσοῦ,αδικίαδὲενδιαίτησουμὴαυλισθήτω.
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| 15 | Then surely you could lift up your face without spot; Yes, you could be steadfast, and not fear; |
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ούτωςγὰραναλάμψεισουτὸπρόσωπονώσπερύδωρκαθαρόν,εκδύσηδὲρύπονκαὶουμὴφοβηθῆς·
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| 16 | Because you would forget your misery, And remember it as waters that have passed away, |
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καὶτὸνκόπονεπιλήσηώσπερκῦμαπαρελθὸνκαὶουπτοηθήση·
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| 17 | And your life would be brighter than noonday. Though you were dark, you would be like the morning. |
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ηδὲευχήσουώσπερεωσφόρος,εκδὲμεσημβρίαςανατελεῖσοιζωή·
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| 18 | And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety. |
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πεποιθώςτεέσηότιέστινσοιελπίς,εκδὲμερίμνηςκαὶφροντίδοςαναφανεῖταίσοιειρήνη.
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| 19 | You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid; Yes, many would court your favor. |
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ησυχάσειςγάρ,καὶουκέσταιοπολεμῶνσε·μεταβαλόμενοιδὲπολλοίσουδεηθήσονται.
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| 20 | But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they shall not escape, And their hope—loss of life!” |
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σωτηρίαδὲαυτοὺςαπολείψει·ηγὰρελπὶςαυτῶναπώλεια,οφθαλμοὶδὲασεβῶντακήσονται.
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