| 1 | Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said: |
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ΥπολαβὼνδὲΕλιφαςοΘαιμανίτηςλέγει
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| 2 | “If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking? |
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Μὴπολλάκιςσοιλελάληταιενκόπω;ισχὺνδὲρημάτωνσουτίςυποίσει;
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| 3 | Surely you have instructed many, And you have strengthened weak hands. |
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ειγὰρσὺενουθέτησαςπολλοὺςκαὶχεῖραςασθενοῦςπαρεκάλεσας
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| 4 | Your words have upheld him who was stumbling, And you have strengthened the feeble knees; |
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ασθενοῦντάςτεεξανέστησαςρήμασινγόνασίντεαδυνατοῦσινθάρσοςπεριέθηκας,
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| 5 | But now it comes upon you, and you are weary; It touches you, and you are troubled. |
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νῦνδὲήκειεπὶσὲπόνοςκαὶήψατόσου,σὺδὲεσπούδασας.
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| 6 | Is not your reverence your confidence? And the integrity of your ways your hope? |
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πότερονουχοφόβοςσούεστινεναφροσύνηκαὶηελπίςσουκαὶηακακίατῆςοδοῦσου;
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| 7 | “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright ever cut off? |
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μνήσθητιοῦντίςκαθαρὸςὼναπώλετοὴπότεαληθινοὶολόρριζοιαπώλοντο.
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| 8 | Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same. |
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καθ᾿ὸντρόπονεῖδοντοὺςαροτριῶνταςτὰάτοπα,οιδὲσπείροντεςαυτὰοδύναςθεριοῦσινεαυτοῖς.
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| 9 | By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed. |
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απὸπροστάγματοςκυρίουαπολοῦνται,απὸδὲπνεύματοςοργῆςαυτοῦαφανισθήσονται.
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| 10 | The roaring of the lion, The voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken. |
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σθένοςλέοντος,φωνὴδὲλεαίνης,γαυρίαμαδὲδρακόντωνεσβέσθη·
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| 11 | The old lion perishes for lack of prey, And the cubs of the lioness are scattered. |
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μυρμηκολέωνώλετοπαρὰτὸμὴέχεινβοράν,σκύμνοιδὲλεόντωνέλιποναλλήλους.
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| 12 | “Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it. |
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ειδέτιρῆμααληθινὸνεγεγόνειενλόγοιςσου,ουθὲνάνσοιτούτωνκακὸναπήντησεν.πότερονουδέξεταίμουτὸοῦςεξαίσιαπαρ᾿αυτοῦ;
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| 13 | In disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men, |
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φόβοιδὲκαὶηχὼνυκτερινή,επιπίπτωνφόβοςεπ᾿ανθρώπους,
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| 14 | Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones shake. |
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φρίκηδέμοισυνήντησενκαὶτρόμοςκαὶμεγάλωςμουτὰοστᾶσυνέσεισεν,
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| 15 | Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair on my body stood up. |
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καὶπνεῦμαεπὶπρόσωπόνμουεπῆλθεν,έφριξανδέμουτρίχεςκαὶσάρκες.
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| 16 | It stood still, But I could not discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes; There was silence; Then I heard a voice saying: |
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ανέστην,καὶουκεπέγνων·εῖδον,καὶουκῆνμορφὴπρὸοφθαλμῶνμου,αλλ᾿ὴαύρανκαὶφωνὴνήκουον
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| 17 | ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker? |
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Τίγάρ;μὴκαθαρὸςέσταιβροτὸςεναντίονκυρίουὴαπὸτῶνέργωναυτοῦάμεμπτοςανήρ;
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| 18 | If He puts no trust in His servants, If He charges His angels with error, |
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εικατὰπαίδωναυτοῦουπιστεύει,κατὰδὲαγγέλωναυτοῦσκολιόντιεπενόησεν,
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| 19 | How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before a moth? |
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τοὺςδὲκατοικοῦνταςοικίαςπηλίνας,εξῶνκαὶαυτοὶεκτοῦαυτοῦπηλοῦεσμεν,έπαισεναυτοὺςσητὸςτρόπον·
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| 20 | They are broken in pieces from morning till evening; They perish forever, with no one regarding. |
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καὶαπὸπρωίθενέωςεσπέραςουκέτιεισίν,παρὰτὸμὴδύνασθαιαυτοὺςεαυτοῖςβοηθῆσαιαπώλοντο·
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| 21 | Does not their own excellence go away? They die, even without wisdom.’ |
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ενεφύσησενγὰραυτοῖςκαὶεξηράνθησαν,απώλοντοπαρὰτὸμὴέχειναυτοὺςσοφίαν.
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