Job 11

But Zophar the Naamathite, responding, said:

Y RESPONDIÓ Sophar Naamathita, y dijo:

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,

Will he who speaks much, not also listen? Or will a talkative man be justified?

¿Las muchas palabras no han de tener respuesta? ¿y el hombre parlero será justificado?

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you?

¿Harán tus falacias callar á los hombres? ¿y harás escarnio, y no habrá quien te avergüence?

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?

For you said: “My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.”

Tú dices: Mi conversar es puro, y yo soy limpio delante de tus ojos.

For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’

Yet I wish that God would speak with you, and would open his lips to you,

Mas ¡oh quién diera que Dios hablara, y abriera sus labios contigo,

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.

Y que te declarara los arcanos de la sabiduría, que son de doble valor que la hacienda! Conocerías entonces que Dios te ha castigado menos que tu iniquidad merece.

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?

¿Alcanzarás tú el rastro de Dios? ¿llegarás tú á la perfección del Todopoderoso?

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

He is higher than heaven, and what will you do? He is deeper than hell, but how will you know?

Es más alto que los cielos: ¿qué harás? Es más profundo que el infierno: ¿cómo lo conocerás?

It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?

His measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

Su dimensión es más larga que la tierra, y más ancha que la mar.

The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

If he overturns all things, or packs them together, who will contradict him?

Si cortare, ó encerrare, ó juntare, ¿quién podrá contrarrestarle?

If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?

If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?

For he knows the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not evaluate it?

Porque él conoce á los hombres vanos: ve asimismo la iniquidad, ¿y no hará caso?

For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.

A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.

El hombre vano se hará entendido, aunque nazca como el pollino del asno montés.

For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.

An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.

But you have fortified your heart and extended your hands to him.

Si tú apercibieres tu corazón, y extendieres á él tus manos;

If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.

If you would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand, and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,

Si alguna iniquidad hubiere en tu mano, y la echares de ti, y no consintieres que more maldad en tus habitaciones;

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.

then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish, and you would be steadfast and unafraid.

Entonces levantarás tu rostro limpio de mancha, y serás fuerte y no temerás:

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

Surely then you will lift up your face without spot. Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear,

Misery, likewise, you would forget, or would remember only like waters that have passed by.

Y olvidarás tu trabajo, ó te acordarás de él como de aguas que pasaron:

Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away:

for you will forget your misery. You will remember it like waters that have passed away.

And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening, and when you would think yourself consumed, you will rise up like the morning star.

Y en mitad de la siesta se levantará bonanza; resplandecerás, y serás como la mañana:

And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.

And, when hope has been set before you, you will have faith, and, when buried, you will sleep secure.

Y confiarás, que habrá esperanza; y cavarás, y dormirás seguro:

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.

You will rest, and there will be nothing to make you afraid, and many will make requests before your face.

Y te acostarás, y no habrá quien te espante: y muchos te rogarán.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.

But the eyes of the impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope.

Mas los ojos de los malos se consumirán, y no tendrán refugio; y su esperanza será agonía del alma.

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”