Job 6 #catechesis/bible/job
[!abstract] Job maintains his innocence, and complains of his friends.
Book: Job · ← Job 5 · Job 7 →
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GR ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει
LA Respondens autem Job, dixit:
EN But Job answered, and said:
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GR εἰ γάρ τις ἱστῶν στήσαι μου τὴν ὀργήν τὰς δὲ ὀδύνας μου ἄραι ἐν ζυγῷ ὁμοθυμαδόν
LA Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, et calamitas quam patior, in statera!
EN O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance.
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GR καὶ δὴ ἄμμου παραλίας βαρυτέρα ἔσται ἀλλ’ ὡς ἔοικεν τὰ ῥήματά μού ἐστιν φαῦλα
LA Quasi arena maris hæc gravior appareret; unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena:
EN As the sand of the sea, this would appear heavier: therefore, my words are full of sorrow:
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GR βέλη γὰρ κυρίου ἐν τῷ σώματί μού ἐστιν ὧν ὁ θυμὸς αὐτῶν ἐκπίνει μου τὸ αἷμα ὅταν ἄρξωμαι λαλεῖν κεντοῦσί με
LA quia sagittæ Domini in me sunt, quarum indignatio ebibit spiritum meum; et terrores Domini militant contra me.
EN For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinks up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me.
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GR τί γάρ μὴ διὰ κενῆς κεκράξεται ὄνος ἄγριος ἀλλ’ ἢ τὰ σῖτα ζητῶν εἰ δὲ καὶ ῥήξει φωνὴν βοῦς ἐπὶ φάτνης ἔχων τὰ βρώματα
LA Numquid rugiet onager cum habuerit herbam? aut mugiet bos cum ante præsepe plenum steterit?
EN Will the wild ass bray when he has grass? Or will the ox low when he stands before a full manger?
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GR εἰ βρωθήσεται ἄρτος ἄνευ ἁλός εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστιν γεῦμα ἐν ῥήμασιν κενοῖς
LA aut poterit comedi insulsum, quod non est sale conditum? aut potest aliquis gustare quod gustatum affert mortem?
EN Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? Or can a man taste that which, when tasted, brings death?
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GR οὐ δύναται γὰρ παύσασθαί μου ἡ ψυχή βρόμον γὰρ ὁρῶ τὰ σῖτά μου ὥσπερ ὀσμὴν λέοντος
LA Quæ prius nolebat tangere anima mea, nunc, præ angustia, cibi mei sunt.
EN The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish, are my meats.
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GR εἰ γὰρ δῴη καὶ ἔλθοι μου ἡ αἴτησις καὶ τὴν ἐλπίδα μου δῴη ὁ κύριος
LA Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus?
EN Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?
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GR ἀρξάμενος ὁ κύριος τρωσάτω με εἰς τέλος δὲ μή με ἀνελέτω
LA et qui cœpit, ipse me conterat; solvat manum suam, et succidat me?
EN And that he that has begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off?
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GR εἴη δέ μου πόλις τάφος ἐφ’ ἧς ἐπὶ τειχέων ἡλλόμην ἐπ’ αὐτῆς οὐ μὴ φείσωμαι οὐ γὰρ ἐψευσάμην ῥήματα ἅγια θεοῦ μου
LA Et hæc mihi sit consolatio, ut affligens me dolore, non parcat, nec contradicam sermonibus Sancti.
EN And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict the words of the Holy one.
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GR τίς γάρ μου ἡ ἰσχύς ὅτι ὑπομένω ἢ τίς μου ὁ χρόνος ὅτι ἀνέχεταί μου ἡ ψυχή
LA Quæ est enim fortitudo mea, ut sustineam? aut quis finis meus, ut patienter agam?
EN For what is my strength, that I can hold out? Or what is my end, that I should keep patience?
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GR μὴ ἰσχὺς λίθων ἡ ἰσχύς μου ἢ αἱ σάρκες μού εἰσιν χάλκειαι
LA Nec fortitudo lapidum fortitudo mea, nec caro mea ænea est.
EN My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass.
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GR ἦ οὐκ ἐπ’ αὐτῷ ἐπεποίθειν βοήθεια δὲ ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ ἄπεστιν
LA Ecce non est auxilium mihi in me, et necessarii quoque mei recesserunt a me.
EN Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.
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GR ἀπείπατό με ἔλεος ἐπισκοπὴ δὲ κυρίου ὑπερεῖδέν με
LA Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, timorem Domini derelinquit.
EN He that takes away mercy from his friend, forsakes the fear of the Lord.
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GR οὐ προσεῖδόν με οἱ ἐγγύτατοί μου ὥσπερ χειμάρρους ἐκλείπων ἢ ὥσπερ κῦμα παρῆλθόν με
LA Fratres mei præterierunt me, sicut torrens qui raptim transit in convallibus.
EN My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passes swiftly in the valleys.
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GR οἵτινές με διευλαβοῦντο νῦν ἐπιπεπτώκασίν μοι ὥσπερ χιὼν ἢ κρύσταλλος πεπηγώς
LA Qui timent pruinam, irruet super eos nix.
EN They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them.
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GR καθὼς τακεῖσα θέρμης γενομένης οὐκ ἐπεγνώσθη ὅπερ ἦν
LA Tempore quo fuerint dissipati, peribunt; et ut incaluerit, solventur de loco suo.
EN At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it grows hot, they shall be melted out of their place.
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GR οὕτως κἀγὼ κατελείφθην ὑπὸ πάντων ἀπωλόμην δὲ καὶ ἔξοικος ἐγενόμην
LA Involutæ sunt semitæ gressuum eorum; ambulabunt in vacuum, et peribunt.
EN The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish.
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GR ἴδετε ὁδοὺς Θαιμανων ἀτραποὺς Σαβων οἱ διορῶντες
LA Considerate semitas Thema, itinera Saba, et expectate paulisper.
EN Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.
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GR καὶ αἰσχύνην ὀφειλήσουσιν οἱ ἐπὶ πόλεσιν καὶ χρήμασιν πεποιθότες
LA Confusi sunt, quia speravi: venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt.
EN They arc confounded, because I have hoped: they have come also even unto me, and are covered with shame.
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GR ἀτὰρ δὲ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπέβητέ μοι ἀνελεημόνως ὥστε ἰδόντες τὸ ἐμὸν τραῦμα φοβήθητε
LA Nunc venistis; et modo videntes plagam meam, timetis.
EN Now you have come: and now, seeing my affliction, you are afraid.
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GR τί γάρ μή τι ὑμᾶς ᾔτησα ἢ τῆς παρ’ ὑμῶν ἰσχύος ἐπιδέομαι
LA Numquid dixi: Afferte mihi, et de substantia vestra donate mihi?
EN Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance?
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GR ὥστε σῶσαί με ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ἢ ἐκ χειρὸς δυναστῶν ῥύσασθαί με
LA vel: Liberate me de manu hostis, et de manu robustorum eruite me?
EN Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty?
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GR διδάξατέ με ἐγὼ δὲ κωφεύσω εἴ τι πεπλάνημαι φράσατέ μοι
LA Docete me, et ego tacebo: et si quid forte ignoravi, instruite me.
EN Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant of anything, instruct me.
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GR ἀλλ’ ὡς ἔοικεν φαῦλα ἀληθινοῦ ῥήματα οὐ γὰρ παρ’ ὑμῶν ἰσχὺν αἰτοῦμαι
LA Quare detraxistis sermonibus veritatis, cum e vobis nullus sit qui possit arguere me?
EN Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?
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GR οὐδὲ ὁ ἔλεγχος ὑμῶν ῥήμασίν με παύσει οὐδὲ γὰρ ὑμῶν φθέγμα ῥήματος ἀνέξομαι
LA Ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis, et in ventum verba profertis.
EN You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind.
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GR πλὴν ὅτι ἐπ’ ὀρφανῷ ἐπιπίπτετε ἐνάλλεσθε δὲ ἐπὶ φίλῳ ὑμῶν
LA Super pupillum irruitis, et subvertere nitimini amicum vestrum.
EN You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend.
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GR νυνὶ δὲ εἰσβλέψας εἰς πρόσωπα ὑμῶν οὐ ψεύσομαι
LA Verumtamen quod cœpistis explete: præbete aurem, et videte an mentiar.
EN However, finish what you have begun: give ear and see whether I lie.
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GR καθίσατε δὴ καὶ μὴ εἴη ἄδικον καὶ πάλιν τῷ δικαίῳ συνέρχεσθε
LA Respondete, obsecro, absque contentione; et loquentes id quod justum est, judicate.
EN Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge.
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GR οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐν γλώσσῃ μου ἄδικον ἢ ὁ λάρυγξ μου οὐχὶ σύνεσιν μελετᾷ
LA Et non invenietis in lingua mea iniquitatem, nec in faucibus meis stultitia personabit.
EN And you shall not find iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth.
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[!note]- My sins, etc…
He does not mean to compare his sufferings with his real sins: but with the imaginary crimes which his friends imputed to him: and especially with his wrath, or grief, expressed in the third chapter, which they so much accused. Though, as he tells them here, it bore no proportion with the greatness of his calamity. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
