Job 30

But now the youngest have laughed me to scorn, now they reprove me in their turn, whose fathers I set at nought; whom I did not deem worthy to be with my shepherd dogs.

Νυνὶ δὲ κατεγέλασάν μου ἐλάχιστοι, νῦν νουθετοῦσί με ἐν μέρει, ὧν ἐξουδένουν τοὺς πατέρας αὐτῶν, οὓς οὐχ ἡγησάμην ἀξίους κυνῶν τῶν ἐμῶν νομάδων.

Yea, why had I the strength of their hands? for them the full term of life was lost.

Καί γε ἰσχὺς χειρῶν αὐτῶν ἱνατί μοι; ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἀπώλετο συντέλεια.

One is childless in want and famine, such as they that fled but lately the distress and misery of drought.

Ἐν ἐνδείᾳ καὶ λιμῷ ἄγονος, οἱ φεύγοντες ἄνυδρον ἐχθὲς συνοχὴν καὶ ταλαιπωρίαν.

Who compass the salt places on the sounding shore, who had salt herbs for their food, and were dishonourable and of no repute, in want of every good thing; who also ate roots of trees by reason of great hunger.

Οἱ περικυκλοῦντες ἄλιμα ἐπὶ ἠχοῦντι, οἵτινες ἄλιμα ἦν αὐτῶν τὰ σῖτα, ἄτιμοι δὲ καὶ πεφαυλισμένοι, ἐνδεεῖς παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ, οἳ καὶ ῥὶζας ξύλων ἐμασσῶντο ὑπὸ λιμοῦ μεγάλου.

Thieves have risen up against me,

Ἐπανέστησάν μοι κλέπται,

whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.

ὧν οἱ οἶκοι αὐτῶν ἦσαν τρῶγλαι πετρῶν·

They will cry out among the rustling bushes.

Ἀναμέσον εὐήχων βοήσονται οἳ ὑπὸ φρύγανα ἄγρια διῃτῶντο.

They are sons of fools and vile men, whose name and glory are quenched from off the earth.

Ἀφρόνων υἱοὶ καὶ ἀτίμων, ὄνομα καὶ κλέος ἐσβεσμένον ἀπὸ γῆς.

But now I am their music, and they have me for a by-word.

Νυνὶ δὲ κιθάρα ἐγώ εἰμι αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐμὲ θρύλλημα ἔχουσιν.

And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.

Ἐβδελύξαντο δέ με ἀποστάντες μακρὰν, ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ προσώπου μου οὐκ ἐφείσαντο πτύελον.

For he has opened his quiver and afflicted me: they also have cast off the restraint of my presence.

Ἀνοίξας γὰρ φαρέτραν αὐτοῦ ἐκάκωσέ με, καὶ χαλινὸν τοῦ προσώπου μου ἐξαπέστειλεν.

They have risen up against me on the right hand of their offspring; they have stretched out their foot, and directed against me the ways of their destruction.

Ἐπὶ δεξιῶν βλαστοῦ ἐπανέστησαν, πόδα αὐτῶν ἐξέτειναν, καὶ ὡδοποίησαν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ· τρίβους ἀπωλείας αὐτῶν.

My paths are ruined; for they have stripped off my raiment: he has shot at me with his weapons.

Ἐξετρίβησαν τρίβοι μου, ἐξέδυσαν γάρ μου τὴν στολήν·

And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.

βέλεσιν αὐτοῦ κατηκόντισέ με. Κέκριται δέ μοι ὡς βούλεται, ἐν ὀδύναις πέφυρμαι.

My pains return upon me; my hope is gone like the wind, and my safety as a cloud.

Ἐπιστρέφονταί μου αἱ ὀδύναι, ᾤχετό μου ἡ ἐλπὶς ὥσπερ πνεῦμα, καὶ ὥσπερ νέφος ἡ σωτηρία μου.

Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me.

Καὶ νῦν ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἐκχυθήσεται ἡ ψυχή μου, ἔχουσιν δέ με ἡμέραι ὀδυνῶν.

And by night my bones are confounded; and my sinews are relaxed.

Νυκτὶ δέ μου τὰ ὀστᾶ συγκέχυται, τὰ δὲ νεῦρά μου διαλέλυται.

With great force my disease has taken hold of my garment: it has compassed me as the collar of my coat.

Ἐν πολλῇ ἰσχύϊ ἐπελάβετό μου τῆς στολῆς, ὥσπερ τὸ περιστόμιον τοῦ χιτῶνός μου περιέσχε με.

And thou hast counted me as clay; my portion is in dust and ashes.

Ἥγησαι δέ με ἴσα πηλῷ, ἐν γῇ καὶ σποδῷ μου ἡ μερίς.

And I have cried to thee, but thou hearest me not: but they stood still, and observed me.

Κέκραγα δὲ πρὸς σὲ καὶ οὐκ ἀκούεις μου, ἔστησαν δὲ καὶ κατενόησάν με.

They attacked me also without mercy: thou hast scourged me with a strong hand.

Ἐπέβησαν δέ μοι ἀνελεημόνως, χειρὶ κραταιᾷ με ἐμαστίγωσας.

And thou hast put me to grief, and hast cast me away from safety.

Ἔταξας δέ με ἐν ὀδύναις, καὶ ἀπέῤῥιψάς με ἀπὸ σωτηρίας.

For I know that death will destroy me: for the earth is the house appointed for every mortal.

Οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι θάνατός με ἐκτρίψει, οἰκία γὰρ παντὶ θνητῷ γῆ.

Oh then that I might lay hands upon myself, or at least ask another, and he should do this for me.

Εἰ γὰρ ὄφελον δυναίμην ἐμαυτὸν χειρώσασθαι, ἢ δεηθείς γε ἑτέρου, καὶ ποιήσει μοι τοῦτο.

Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.

Ἐγὼ δὲ ἐπὶ παντὶ ἀδυνάτῳ ἔκλαυσα, ἐστέναξα ἰδὼν ἄνδρα ἐν ἀνάγκαις·

But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.

ἐγὼ δὲ ἐπέχων ἀγαθοῖς, ἰδοὺ συνήντησάν μοι μᾶλλον ἡμέραι κακῶν.

My belly boiled, and would not cease: the days of poverty prevented me.

Ἡ κοιλία μου ἐξέζεσε καὶ οὐ σιωπήσεται, προέφθασάν με ἡμέραι πτωχείας.

I went mourning without restraint: and I have stood and cried out in the assembly.

Στένων πεπόρευμαι ἄνευ φιμοῦ, ἕστηκα δὲ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ κεκραγώς.

I am become a brother of monsters, and a companion of ostriches.

Ἀδελφὸς γέγονα σειρήνων, ἑταῖρος δὲ στρουθῶν.

And my skin has been greatly blackened, and my bones are burned with heat.

Τὸ δὲ δέρμα μου ἐσκότωται μεγάλως, τὰ δὲ ὀστᾶ μου ἀπὸ καύματος.

My harp also has been turned into mourning, and my song into my weeping.

Ἀπέβη δὲ εἰς πένθος μου ἡ κιθάρα, ὁ δὲ ψαλμός μου εἰς κλαυθμὸν ἐμοί.