14 — Job

1Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.L'uomo nato di donna, ha corta la vita, e di molte miserie è ricolmo.MAN borne of woman, liuing a short time, is replenished with many mseiries. Who as a flowre comethHomo natus de muliere, brevi vivens tempore, / repletur multis miseriis. 2Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.Egli spunta, ed è reciso qual fiore, e fugge com'ombra, nè mai si resta in un medesimo stato.forth and is destroyed, & fleeth as a shadow, & neuer abideth in the same state.Qui quasi flos egreditur et conteritur, / et fugit velut umbra, et numquam in eodem statu permanet. 3And dost thou think it meet to open thy eyes upon such an one, and to bring him into judgment with thee?E tu stimi degno di te l'aprir sopra cosa tale i tuoi occhi, e il chiamarlo al tuo giudizio?And doest thou counte it a worthy thing to open thine eies vpon such an one, and to bring him with thee into iudgement?Et dignum ducis super hujuscemodi aperire oculos tuos, / et adducere eum tecum in judicium ? 4Who can make him clean that is conceived of unclean seed? is it not thou who only art?Chi puro render potrà colui, che di immonda semenza è concepito. Chi fuori di te, che solo sei?Who can make cleane him that is conceiued of vncleane seede? is it not thou which onlie art?Quis potest facere mundum de immundo conceptum semine ? / nonne tu qui solus es ? 5The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with thee: thou hast appointed his bounds which cannot be passed.Brevi sono i giorni dell'uomo; tu hai contato il numero de' mesi suoi, gli li hai fissati de' termini, i quali egli trapassar non potrà.The daies of man are short, & the number of his monethes is with thee, thou hast appointed his limittes which can not be passed.Breves dies hominis sunt: / numerus mensium ejus apud te est: / constituisti terminos ejus, qui præteriri non poterunt. 6Depart a little from him, that he may rest until his wished for day come, as that of the hireling.Ritirati per alcun poco da lui, affinchè egli prenda riposo, onde per lui venga, come per un mercenario, il giorno bramato.Depart a litle from him, that he may rest, vntil his day wished for, come, euen as the hyred man.Recede paululum ab eo, ut quiescat, / donec optata veniat, sicut mercenarii, dies ejus. 7A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it groweth green again, and the boughs thereof sprout.Un albero ritien la speranza: egli è troncato ripullula di bel nuovo, e getta i suoi ramoscelli.A tree hath hope: if it be cut, it waxeth greene againe, and the boughes thereof spring.Lignum habet spem: / si præcisum fuerit, rursum virescit, / et rami ejus pullulant.

8If its roots be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the dust:Se invecchiata sarà nella terra la sua radice, e il suo tronco sarà morto nella polvere.If his roote be old in the earth, and the truncke therof be dead in the dust.Si senuerit in terra radix ejus, / et in pulvere emortuus fuerit truncus illius, 9At the scent of water, it shall spring, and bring forth leaves, as when it was first planted.Appena sentirà l'acqua germoglierà, e farà sua chioma come quando fu dapprima piantato.At the sent of water it shal spring, and bring forth leaues, as when it was first planted.ad odorem aquæ germinabit, / et faciet comam, quasi cum primum plantatum est. 10But man when he shall be dead, and stripped and consumed, I pray you where is he?Ma l'uomo morto che sia e spogliato, e consunto, che mai diventa.But when man shal be dead, and naked and consumed, where is he I pray?Homo vero cum mortuus fuerit, et nudatus, / atque consumptus, ubi, quæso, est ? 11As if the waters should depart out of the sea, and an emptied river should be dried up;Come se dal mare se ne andasser le acque, e inaridisse il fiume rimasto in secco.As if the waters should deparr out of the sea, and a riuer made emptie should be dried vp.Quomodo si recedant aquæ de mari, / et fluvius vacuefactus arescat: 12So man when he is fallen asleep shall not rise again; till the heavens be broken, he shall not awake, nor rise up out of his sleep.Così l'uomo quando si sarà ad dormentato non risorgerà; fino a tanto che il cielo sia consumato ei non si sveglierà, né si riscoterà dal suo sonno.So man when he is a sleepe shal not rise agayne, til heauen perish, he shal not awake, nor rise vp out of his sleepe.sic homo, cum dormierit, non resurget: / donec atteratur cælum, non evigilabit, / nec consurget de somno suo. 13Who will grant me this, that thou mayst protect me in hell, and hide me till thy wrath pass, and appoint me a time when thou wilt remember me?Chi mi darà, che tu nell'inferno mi cuopra, e ascoso mi serbi, fino a tanto che passi il tuo furore, e che tu mi prescriva un tempo, in cui ti ricordi di me?Who wil grant me this, that in hel thou protect me, and hide me, til thy furie passe, and appoynt me a time, wherin thou wilt remember me?Quis mihi hoc tribuat, ut in inferno protegas me, / et abscondas me donec pertranseat furor tuus, / et constituas mihi tempus in quo recorderis mei ? 14Shall man that is dead, thinkest thou, live again? all the days in which I am now in warfare, I expect until my change come.Forse tornerà a vivere un uom già morto? In tutti i giorni di mia milizia sto aspettando, che venga il mio cangiamento.Shal man that is dead, thinkest thou, liue agayne? al the daies, in which I am now in warfare, I expect vntil my change do come.Putasne mortuus homo rursum vivat ? / cunctis diebus quibus nunc milito, expecto / donec veniat immutatio mea.

15Thou shalt call me, and I will answer thee: to the work of thy hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand.Mi chiamerai, ed io ti risponderò: porgerai la destra all'opera delle tue mani.Thou shalt cal me, and I shal answer thee: to the worke of thy handes thou shalt reach thy right hand.Vocabis me, et ego respondebo tibi: / operi manuum tuarum porriges dexteram. 16Thou indeed hast numbered my steps, but spare my sins.Tu però hai contati i miei passi; ma perdona i miei peccati.Thou in dede hast numbred my steppes: but thou wilt spare my sinnes.Tu quidem gressus meos dinumerasti: / sed parce peccatis meis. 17Thou hast sealed up my offences as it were in a bag, but hast cured my iniquity.Tu hai sigillati come in un sacchetto i miei delitti, ma hai curata la mia iniquità.Thou hast sealed my offences as it were in a bag, but hast cured mine iniquitie.Signasti quasi in sacculo delicta mea, / sed curasti iniquitatem meam. 18A mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is removed out of its place.Un monte cade, e si scioglie, e un masso cambia di sito:A mountaine falling slideth downe, and a rock is remoued out of his place.Mons cadens defluit, / et saxum transfertur de loco suo: 19Waters wear away the stones, and with inundation the ground by little and little is washed away: so in like manner thou shalt destroy man.Le pietre sono consunte dalle acque, e la terra battuta dall'inondazione a poco a poco si va consumando; così adunque tu anderai consumando l'uomo.Waters make stones holow, and with inundation the earth by litle and litle is consumed: and men therfore thou shalt destroy in like maner.lapides excavant aquæ, / et alluvione paulatim terra consumitur: / et hominem ergo similiter perdes. 20Thou hast strengthened him for a little while, that he may pass away for ever: thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him away.Tu gli desti vigore per alcun poco, perché passasse per sempre: cangerai la sua faccia, e lo scaccerai.Thou hast strengthened him a litle that he might passe away foreuer: thou shalt chāge his face, and shalt send him forth.Roborasti eum paululum, ut in perpetuum transiret: / immutabis faciem ejus, et emittes eum. 21Whether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not understand.Se i suoi figliuoli saranno in atto, o in basso stato, ei nol saprà;Whether his children shal be noble, or vnnoble, he shal not vnderstandSive nobiles fuerint filii ejus, / sive ignobiles, non intelliget.

22But yet his flesh, while he shall live, shall have pain, and his soul shall mourn over him.Ma la carne di lui sarà in dolore, fin che egli avrà vita, e l'anima di lui lo compiangerà.But yet his flesh whiles he shal liue shal haue sorow, & his soule shal mourne vpon himself.Attamen caro ejus, dum vivet, dolebit, / et anima illius super semetipso lugebit.