Eliphaz prosecuteth his discourse to convince Job of great sins, because he is so vehemently afflicted. 17. exhorteth him therefore to acknowledge his sins, so all things shall succeed prosperously.Eliphaz prosecuteth his discourse to conuince Iob of great sinnes, because he is so vehemently afflicted. 17. exhorteth him therfore to acknowlege his sinnes, so al thinges shal succede prosperously.✦
Call therefore if there be that will answer thee, and turn to some of the saints.CAl therfore if there be that wil answer thee, & turne to some of the sainctes.¶Voca ergo, si est qui tibi respondeat, et ad aliquem sanctorum convertere.
2Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.Anger in deede killeth the foolish, and enuie sleayeth the litle one.✦Vere stultum interficit iracundia, et parvulum occidit invidia.
3I have seen a fool with firm root, and I cursed his beauty statim: eventually, after a while; at once, immediately and by.I haue seene a foole with firme roote, and I cursed his beautie by and by.✦Ego vidi stultum firma radice, et maledixi pulchritudini ejus statim.
4His children shall be made far from salvation, and shall be destroyed in the gate, and there shall be none to deliver.His children shalbe made far from saluation, and shal be destroyed in the gate, and there shalbe none to deliuer.✦Longe fient filii ejus a salute, et conterentur in porta, et non erit qui eruat.
5Whose harvest the hungry shall eat, and the armed shall take him by violence, and the thirsty shall drink his riches.Whose haruest the hungrie shal eate, & the armed shal take him by violence, and the thirstie shal drinke his riches.✦Cujus messem famelicus comedet, et ipsum rapiet armatus, et bibent sitientes divitias ejus.
6Nothing in the earth is done without a cause, and out of the ground sorrow shall not rise.Nothing in the earth is done without a cause, and out of the ground sorrow shal not rise.✦Nihil in terra sine causa fit, et de humo non oritur dolor.
7Man is born to labour, and the bird to flight.Man is borne to labour, and the bird to flight.✦Homo nascitur ad laborem, et avis ad volatum.
8For the which thing I will beseech our Lord, and toward God I will set my speech:For the which thing I wil besech our Lord, and toward God I wil set my speach:✦Quam ob rem ego deprecabor Dominum, et ad Deum ponam eloquium meum :
9Who doeth great and unsearchable and marvellous things without number:Who doeth great and vnsearchable and meruelous things without number:qui facit magna et inscrutabilia, et mirabilia absque numero ;
10Who giveth rain upon the face of the earth, and watereth all things with waters:Who geueth raine vpon the face of the earth, and watereth al thinges with waters:✦qui dat pluviam super faciem terræ, et irrigat aquis universa ;
11Who setteth the humble on high, and them that are in heaviness he comforteth with health:Who setteth the humble on high, and them that are in heauinesse he conforteth with health:qui ponit humiles in sublime, et mœrentes erigit sospitate ;
12Who dissipateth the cogitations of the malignant, that their hands cannot accomplish that which they began:Who dissipateth the cogitations of the malignant, that their handes can not accomplish that which they began:✦qui dissipat cogitationes malignorum, ne possint implere manus eorum quod cœperant ;
13Who apprehendeth the wise in their subtlety, and dissipateth the counsel of the wicked:Who apprehendeth the wise in their subteltie, and dissipateth the counsel of the wicked:✦qui apprehendit sapientes in astutia eorum, et consilium pravorum dissipat.
14By day they shall incur darkness, and as it were in the night, so shall they grope at noon days.By day they shal incurre darkenesse, and as it were in the night, so shal they grope at noone daies.✦Per diem incurrent tenebras, et quasi in nocte, sic palpabunt in meridie.
15Moreover he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.Moreouer he shal saue the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poore from the hand of the violent.✦Porro salvum faciet egenum a gladio oris eorum, et de manu violenti pauperem.
16And to the needy there shall be hope, but iniquity shall draw together her mouth.And to the needie there shal be hope, but iniquitie shal draw together her mouth.✦Et erit egeno spes ; iniquitas autem contrahet os suum.
17Blessed is the man that is corrected of God: refuse not therefore the chastising of our Lord:Blessed is the man that is corrected of God: refuse not therfore the chastising of our Lord:✦Beatus homo qui corripitur a Deo : increpationem ergo Domini ne reprobes :
18Because he woundeth, and cureth: striketh, and his hands shall heal.Because he woundeth, and cureth: striketh, and his hands shal heale.✦quia ipse vulnerat, et medetur ; percutit, et manus ejus sanabunt.
19In six tribulations he shall deliver thee, and in the seventh evil shall not touch thee.In six tribulations he shal deliuer thee, and in the seuenth euil shal not touch thee.✦In sex tribulationibus liberabit te, et in septima non tanget te malum.
20In famine he shall deliver thee from death; and in battle, from the hand of the sword.In famine he shal deliuer thee from death; and in battel, from the hand of the sword.✦In fame eruet te de morte, et in bello de manu gladii.
21From the scourge of the tongue thou shalt be hid; and thou shalt not fear calamity when it cometh.From the scourge of the tongue thou shalt be hid; & thou shalt not feare calamitie when it cometh.✦A flagello linguæ absconderis, et non timebis calamitatem cum venerit.
22In waste and famine thou shalt laugh; and the beasts of the earth thou shalt not fear.In waste and famine thou shalt laugh; and the beastes of the earth thou shalt not feare.✦In vastitate et fame ridebis, et bestias terræ non formidabis.
23But with the stones of the lands thy covenant, and the beasts of the earth shall be peaceable to thee.But with the stones of the landes thy couenant, and the beastes of the earth shal be peaceable to thee.Sed cum lapidibus regionum pactum tuum, et bestiæ terræ pacificæ erunt tibi.
24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle hath peace, and visiting thy beauty, thou shalt not sin.And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle hath peace, and visiting thy beautie, thou shalt not sinne.✦Et scies quod pacem habeat tabernaculum tuum ; et visitans speciem tuam, non peccabis.
25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be manifold, and thy progeny as the grass of the earth.Thou shalt know also that thy seed shal be manifold, and thy progenie as the grasse of the earth.✦Scies quoque quoniam multiplex erit semen tuum, et progenies tua quasi herba terræ.
26Thou shalt enter into the grave in abundance, as a heap of wheat is carried in his time.Thou shalt enter into the graue in abundance, as a heape of wheate is caryed in his time.✦Ingredieris in abundantia sepulchrum, sicut infertur acervus tritici in tempore suo.
27Behold, this is even so, as we have searched out: which thou having heard pertracta: turn over, ponder in thy mind.Behold, this is euen so, as we haue searched out: which thou hauing heard reuolue in thy mind.Ecce hoc, ut investigavimus, ita est : quod auditum, mente pertracta.
Annotationsfrom the original 1609 Douay Old Testament
1Turn to some of the saints. Eliphaz provoking Job to produce some of his opinion, or to seek the help and patronage of some Saint in his cause, plainly sheweth the common faith and practice of invocating Saints in that time. Else it had been a frivolous speech, which is not to be imputed to a sensible wise man as he was. For it appeareth by the drift of his reasoning, that he supposed some of God's special servants would maintain a good cause, but that Job's cause was such as neither God, nor holy Angel, nor good man would defend, and therefore boldly provoked him to this trial, presuming that he should find no such patron. Neither did he will Job in these words to call upon God only, for he could not err so grossly, as to call God some of the saints: but must mean some other holy person. And it is clear by the Septuagint Interpreters, that Eliphaz willed Job to invocate the Angels, saying: Invocate if any will answer thee, or if thou canst behold any of the holy Angels. S. Gregory expoundeth it to the same sense, that Saints were to be invocated in a good cause, but, that Eliphaz here despising and deriding holy Job, said to him: Thou canst not find Saints thy helpers in affliction, whom thou wouldest not have thy fellows in prosperity.Turne to some of the sainctes. Eliphaz prouoking Iob to produce some of his opinion, or to seeke the helpe and patronage of some Sainct in his cause, plainly sheweth the common faith and practise of inuocating Sainctes in that time. Els it had benne a friuolous speach, which is not to be imputed to a sensible wise man as he was. For it appeareth by the drift of his reasoning, that he supposed some of Gods special seruantes would maintaine a good cause, but that Iobs cause was such as neither God, nor holie Angel, nor good man would defend, and therfore boldly prouoked him to this trial, presuming that he should finde no such patron. Neither did he wil Iob in these wordes to cal vpon God only, for he could not erte so grosly, as to cal God some of the sainctes: but must meane some other holie person. And it is clere by the Septuaginta Interpreters, that Eliphaz willed Iob to inuocate the Angels, saying: Inuocate if anie wil answer thee, or if thou canst behold anie of the holie Angeles. S. Gregorie expoundeth it to the same sense, that Sainctes were to be inuocated in a good cause, but, that Eliphaz here dispicing and deriding holie Iob, sayd to him: Thou canst not find Sainctes thy helpers in affliction, whom thou wouldest not haue thy felowes in prosperitie.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.