Sophar imputeth Job's discourse, about the cause of his so great afflictions, to insolency of mind, and loquacity of tongue, persuading him to acknowledge grievous sins, that so he may have the reward of a just man.Sophar imputeth Iobs discourse, about the cause of his so great afflictions, to insolencie of mind, and loquasitie of tongue, perswading him to acknowlege grevous sinnes, that so he may haue the reward of a iust man.✦
But Sophar the Naamathite answering, said:BVt Sophar the Naamathite answering, said:Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites, dixit :
2Why, shall he that speaketh many things, not hear also? or shall a man full of words be justified?Why, shal he that speaketh manie thinges, not heare also? or shal a man ful of wordes be iustified?Numquid qui multa loquitur, non et audiet ? aut vir verbosus justificabitur ?
3To thee only shall men hold their peace? and when thou hast mocked others, shalt thou be confuted of none?To thee onlie shal men hold their peace? and when thou hast mocked others, shalt thou be confuted of none?✦Tibi soli tacebunt homines ? et cum ceteros irriseris, a nullo confutaberis ?
4For thou hast said: My word is pure, and I am clean in thy sight.For thou hast sayd: My word is pure, and I am cleane in thy sight.✦Dixisti enim : Purus est sermo meus, et mundus sum in conspectu tuo.
5And I would wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,And I would wish that God would speake with thee, and would open his lippes to thee,Atque utinam Deus loqueretur tecum, et aperiret labia sua tibi,
6That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that thou art exigaris: precise, accurate; required, demanded of much lesser things of him, then thy iniquity deserveth.That he might shew thee the secretes of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest vnderstand that thou art exacted much lesser thinges of him, then thy iniquitie deserueth.✦ut ostenderet tibi secreta sapientiæ, et quod multiplex esset lex ejus : et intelligeres quod multo minora exigaris ab eo quam meretur iniquitas tua !
7forsitan: perhaps, maybe thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and will find out the Omnipotent perfectly?Peraduenture thou wilt comprehend the steppes of God, and wil find out the Omnipotent perfectly?✦Forsitan vestigia Dei comprehendes, et usque ad perfectum Omnipotentem reperies ?
8He is higher then heaven, and what wilt thou do: deeper then hell, and how wilt thou know?He is higher then heauen, and what wilt thou doe: deeper then hel, and how wilt thou know?✦Excelsior cælo est, et quid facies ? profundior inferno, et unde cognosces ?
9The measure of him is longer then the earth, and broader then the sea.The measure of him is longer then the earth, and broder then the sea.Longior terra mensura ejus, et latior mari.
10If he shall overthrow all things, or shall coarctaverit: confine, press together them into one, who shall say against him?If he shal ouerthrow al things, or shal strayten them into one, who shal say against him?✦Si subverterit omnia, vel in unum coarctaverit, quis contradicet ei ?
11For he knoweth the vanity of men, & seeing iniquity doth he not consider?For he knoweth the vanitie of men, & seing iniquitie doth he not consider?Ipse enim novit hominum vanitatem ; et videns iniquitatem, nonne considerat ?
12A vain man is erigitur: highly praised; raised up, lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free as a wild ass's colt.A vaine man is extolled into pride, and thinketh himself borne free as a wilde asses colt.✦Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur, et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat.
13But thou hast confirmed thy heart, & hast spread thy hands to him.But thou hast confirmed thy hart, & hast spred thy handes to him.✦Tu autem firmasti cor tuum, et expandisti ad eum manus tuas.
14If thou shalt take away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and injustice remain not in thy tabernacle:If thou shalt take away from thee the iniquitie that is in thy hand, and iniustice remaine not in thy tabernacle:Si iniquitatem quæ est in manu tua abstuleris a te, et non manserit in tabernaculo tuo injustitia,
15Then mayst thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stable, and shalt not fear.Then mayst thou lift vp thy face wthout spotte, and thou shalt, be stable, and shalt not feare.tunc levare poteris faciem tuam absque macula ; et eris stabilis, et non timebis.
16Thou shalt also forget misery, and shalt remember it as waters that are passed.Thou shalt also forget miserie, and shalt remember it as waters that are passed.✦Miseriæ quoque oblivisceris, et quasi aquarum quæ præterierunt recordaberis.
17And the brightness as it were of noon days, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.And the brightnes as it were of noone daies, shal arise to thee at euening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day starre.✦Et quasi meridianus fulgor consurget tibi ad vesperam ; et cum te consumptum putaveris, orieris ut lucifer.
18And thou shalt have confidence, hope being set before thee, and buried thou shalt sleep secure.And thou shalt haue confidence, hope being set before thee, and buried thou shalt sleepe secure.✦Et habebis fiduciam, proposita tibi spe : et defossus securus dormies.
19Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to terrify thee: and very many shall beseech thy face.Thou shalt rest, and there shal be none to terrifie thee: and verie manie shal besech thy face.✦Requiesces, et non erit qui te exterreat ; et deprecabuntur faciem tuam plurimi.
20But the eyes of the impious shall decay, and escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.But the eies of the impious shal decay, and escape shal faile them, and their hope the abomination of the soule.Oculi autem impiorum deficient, et effugium peribit ab eis : et spes illorum abominatio animæ.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.