1 ULB ኢዮብም መናገሩን ቀጠለ እንዲህም አለ፦ BSB BSB: Job continued his discourse:
2 ULB ፍርዴን ያስወገደ ሕያው እግዚአብሔርን! ነፍሴንም መራራ ያደረገ ሁሉን የሚችል አምላክን! BSB BSB: “As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
3 ULB ነፍሴ በእኔ ውስጥ፥ የእግዚአብሔርም እስትንፋስ በአፍንጫዬ እስካለ ድረስ፥ BSB BSB: as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
4 ULB በርግጥ ከንፈሬ ኃጢአትን አይናገርም፥ ምላሴም ሽንገላን አያወራም። BSB BSB: my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.
5 ULB እናንተን ትክክል አድርጎ መቀበል ከእኔ ይራቅ፤ እስክሞት ድረስ ትክክለኛነቴን በፍጹም አልጥልም። BSB BSB: I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
6 ULB ጽድቄን አጥብቄ እይዛለሁ እርሱንም አለቅም፤ ከኖርኩባቸው ቀኖቼ ስለ አንዱም ህሊናዬ አይወቅሰኝም። BSB BSB: I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
7 ULB ጠላቴ እንደ በደለኛ ሰው ይሁን፥ በእኔ ላይም የሚነሣ እንደ ኃጢአተኛ ይሁን። BSB BSB: May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.
8 ULB እግዚአብሔር ባጠፋውና ነፍሱን በለየ ጊዜ፥ አምላክ የሌለው ሰው ተስፋው ምንድር ነው? BSB BSB: For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
9 ULB መከራ በመጣበት ጊዜ፥ እግዚአብሔር ጩኸቱን ይሰማልን? BSB BSB: Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?
10 ULB ሁሉንስ በሚችል አምላክ ደስ ይለዋልን? እግዚአብሔርንስ ሁልጊዜ ይጠራልን? BSB BSB: Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
11 ULB ስለ እግዚአብሔር እጅ አስተምራችኋለሁ፤ የሁሉን ቻይ አምላክን ሃሳብ አልሸሽግም። BSB BSB: I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
12 ULB እናንተ ሁላችሁ ይህንን አይታችሁ፤ ለምን ይህን ሁሉ ከንቱ ነገር ተናገራችሁ? BSB BSB: Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
13 ULB ይህ እግዚአብሔር ለክፉ ሰው ያቆየው እድል ፈንታ፥ ግፈኛም ሁሉን ከሚችል አምላክ የሚቀበለው ርስት ነው፤ BSB BSB: This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
14 ULB ልጆቹ ቢበዙ ለሰይፍ ይዳረጋሉ፤ ዘሩም በቂ እንጀራን አያገኝም። BSB BSB: Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
15 ULB የተረፉለትም በመቅሰፍት ምክንያት ይቀበራሉ፤ መበለቶቻቸውም አያለቅሱላቸውም። BSB BSB: His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
16 ULB አመጸኛ ሰው ብርን እንደ አፈር ቢከምር፥ ልብስንም እንደ ሸክላ ቢያከማች፥ BSB BSB: Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
17 ULB እርሱ ያከማቸውን ልብስ፥ ጻድቃን ይለብሱታል፤ ብሩንም ንጹሐን ሰዎች ይከፋፈሉታል። BSB BSB: what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
18 ULB ቤቱን እንደ ሸረሪት ይሠራል፥ ጠባቂም እንደሚቀልሰው ጎጆ ይመስላል። BSB BSB: The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
19 ULB ባለጠጋ ሆኖ ይተኛል፥ ነገር ግን አይዘልቅበትም፤ ዓይኑን በከፈተ ጊዜ፥ ሃብቱ ሁሉ የለም። BSB BSB: He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.
20 ULB ድንጋጤ እንደ ጐርፍ ያገኘዋል፤ ማዕበልም በሌሊት ይወስደዋል። BSB BSB: Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
21 ULB የምሥራቅ ነፋስ ይወስደዋል፥ እርሱም ይለቃል፤ ከስፍራውም ይጠርገዋል። BSB BSB: The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
22 ULB ከነፋሱ ሊያመልጥ ይሞክራል፥ ነገርግን ሳያቋርጥ እየተወረወረ ይደርስበታል። BSB BSB: It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
23 ULB በመሳለቅም እጁን ያጨበጭብበታል፤ በፉጨትም ከስፍራው ያስወጣዋል። BSB BSB: It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.