KJV ¹ Elihu also proceeded, and said,

VULC ¹ Addens quoque Eliu, hæc locutus est :

KJV ² Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

VULC ² [Sustine me paululum, et indicabo tibi :
adhuc enim habeo quod pro Deo loquar.

KJV ³ I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

VULC ³ Repetam scientiam meam a principio,
et operatorem meum probabo justum.

KJV ⁴ For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

VULC ⁴ Vere enim absque mendacio sermones mei,
et perfecta scientia probabitur tibi.

KJV ⁵ Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

VULC ⁵ Deus potentes non abjicit,
cum et ipse sit potens :

KJV ⁶ He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

VULC ⁶ sed non salvat impios,
et judicium pauperibus tribuit.

KJV ⁷ He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

VULC ⁷ Non auferet a justo oculos suos :
et reges in solio collocat in perpetuum,
et illi eriguntur.

KJV ⁸ And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

VULC ⁸ Et si fuerint in catenis,
et vinciantur funibus paupertatis,

KJV ⁹ Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

VULC ⁹ indicabit eis opera eorum,
et scelera eorum, quia violenti fuerunt.

KJV ¹⁰ He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

VULC ¹⁰ Revelabit quoque aurem eorum, ut corripiat :
et loquetur, ut revertantur ab iniquitate.

KJV ¹¹ If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

VULC ¹¹ Si audierint et observaverint, complebunt dies suos in bono,
et annos suos in gloria :

KJV ¹² But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

VULC ¹² si autem non audierint,
transibunt per gladium,
et consumentur in stultitia.

KJV ¹³ But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

VULC ¹³ Simulatores et callidi provocant iram Dei,
neque clamabunt cum vincti fuerint.

KJV ¹⁴ They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

VULC ¹⁴ Morietur in tempestate anima eorum,
et vita eorum inter effeminatos.

KJV ¹⁵ He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

VULC ¹⁵ Eripiet de angustia sua pauperem,
et revelabit in tribulatione aurem ejus.

KJV ¹⁶ Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

VULC ¹⁶ Igitur salvabit te de ore angusto latissime,
et non habente fundamentum subter se :
requies autem mensæ tuæ erit plena pinguedine.

KJV ¹⁷ But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

VULC ¹⁷ Causa tua quasi impii judicata est :
causam judiciumque recipies.

KJV ¹⁸ Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

VULC ¹⁸ Non te ergo superet ira ut aliquem opprimas :
nec multitudo donorum inclinet te.

KJV ¹⁹ Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

VULC ¹⁹ Depone magnitudinem tuam absque tribulatione,
et omnes robustos fortitudine.

KJV ²⁰ Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

VULC ²⁰ Ne protrahas noctem,
ut ascendant populi pro eis.

KJV ²¹ Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

VULC ²¹ Cave ne declines ad iniquitatem :
hanc enim cœpisti sequi post miseriam.

KJV ²² Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

VULC ²² Ecce Deus excelsus in fortitudine sua,
et nullus ei similis in legislatoribus.

KJV ²³ Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

VULC ²³ Quis poterit scrutari vias ejus ?
aut quis potest ei dicere : Operatus es iniquitatem ?

KJV ²⁴ Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

VULC ²⁴ Memento quod ignores opus ejus,
de quo cecinerunt viri.

KJV ²⁵ Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

VULC ²⁵ Omnes homines vident eum :
unusquisque intuetur procul.

KJV ²⁶ Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

VULC ²⁶ Ecce Deus magnus vincens scientiam nostram :
numerus annorum ejus inæstimabilis.

KJV ²⁷ For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

VULC ²⁷ Qui aufert stillas pluviæ,
et effundit imbres ad instar gurgitum,

KJV ²⁸ Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

VULC ²⁸ qui de nubibus fluunt
quæ prætexunt cuncta desuper.

KJV ²⁹ Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

VULC ²⁹ Si voluerit extendere nubes quasi tentorium suum,

KJV ³⁰ Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

VULC ³⁰ et fulgurare lumine suo desuper,
cardines quoque maris operiet.

KJV ³¹ For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

VULC ³¹ Per hæc enim judicat populos,
et dat escas multis mortalibus.

KJV ³² With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

VULC ³² In manibus abscondit lucem,
et præcepit ei ut rursus adveniat.

KJV ³³ The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.

VULC ³³ Annuntiat de ea amico suo, quod possessio ejus sit,
et ad eam possit ascendere.]