Sophar reproves Job, for justifying himself, and invites him to repentance.

1Then Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:Ma Sophar di Naamath rispose, e disse:BVt sophar the Naamathite answering, said: Why,Respondens autem Sophar Naamathites, dixit: 2Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?Forse colui, che mollo discorre non avrà ancor da ascoltare? Od un gran parlatore sarà dichiarato giusto?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 ? 3Shall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee?Tu solo farai tacer gli uomini? E dopo avere scherniti gli altri da nissuno sarai confutato?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.Perocché tu hai detto: La mia dottrina è pura, ed io son mondo negli occhi tuoi.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 wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,Così volesse Dio parlare egli con te, e aprir con te la sua bocca: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 he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.Per svelarti i segreti di sua sapienza, e come moltiplice è la sua legge, onde tu comprendessi come molto meno egli esige da te di quel, che si meriti la tua ingiustizia.That he might shew thee the secretes of wisdom, and that his law is manisold, 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 ! 7Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?Forse tu scoprirai gli andamenti di Dio, e intenderai perfettamente l'Onnipotente?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 than heaven, and what wilt thou do? he is deeper than hell, and how wilt thou know?Egli è più alto del cielo, e che farai tu? egli è più profondo che non è l'inferno, e come potrai conoscerlo?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 than the earth, and broader than the sea.Egli è di misura più estesa, che non è la terra, e più ampio del mare.The measure of him is longer then the earth, and broder then the sea.Longior terra mensura ejus, / et latior mari. 10If he shall overturn all things, or shall press them together, who shall contradict him?S'ei metterà sossopra tutte le cose, o le confonderà tutte insieme, chi a lui si opporrà?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, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?Or ei conosce la vanità de'mortali, e veggendo la loro iniquità non ne farà egli conto?For he knoweth the vanitie of men, & seing iniquitie doth he not cōsider?Ipse enim novit hominum vanitatem; / et videns iniquitatem, nonne considerat ? 12A vain man is lifted up into pride, and thinketh himself born free like a wild ass’s colt.L'uomo stolto si leva in superbia, e qual asinello salvatico si crede nato per non aver freno.A vaine man is extolled into pride, and thinketh him self borne free as a wilde asses colt.Vir vanus in superbiam erigitur, / et tamquam pullum onagri se liberum natum putat. 13But thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast spread thy hands to him.Ma tu ti se' indurato in cuor tuo, ed hai stese le mani verso di lui.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 wilt put away from thee the iniquity that is in thy hand, and let not injustice remain in thy tabernacle:Se rimoverai da te l'iniquità delle tue mani, e se scevra d'ingiustizia rimarrà la tua casa: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 steadfast, and shalt not fear.Allora essendo senza macola potrai alzar la tua faccia, ed avrai fermo stato senza timori.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 remember it only as waters that are passed away.E ti scorderai della tua stessa miseria, o te ne ricorderai, come di una piena di acque che già passarono.Thou shalt also forget miserie, and shalt remember it as waters that are passed.Miseriæ quoque oblivisceris, / et quasi aquarum quæ præterierunt recordaberis.

17And brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at evening: and when thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as the day star.E spunterà a te sulla sera una luce, come di mezzogiorno, e quando ti crederai distrutto sorgerai, come la stella della mattina.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 being buried thou shalt sleep secure.E nella tua espettazione riporrai e tua fidanza, e sepolto dormirai tranquillamente.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 make thee afraid: and many shall entreat thy face.Riposerai, e non sarà chi ti rechi, terrore, e moltissimi a te porgeranno preghiere.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 wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.Ma si seccheranno gli occhi degli empj, i quali non troveranno scampo; e le loro speranze saranno in abominio all'anima loro.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.

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · Vulgata Clementina · original Douay-Rheims (Douay 1609-10), transcription by EEBO-TCP (CC0) · La Sacra Bibbia, tradotta dalla Volgata da Antonio Martini (1769-1781) (LaParola (laparola.net), Martini OSIS text, Public domain (LaParola's electronic edition marks it 'Dominio pubblico')). Public domain.

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