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Pray, call, is there any to answer thee? And unto which of the holy ones dost thou turn?
AHORA pues da voces, si habrá quien te responda; ¿y á cuál de los santos te volverás?
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
Es cierto que al necio la ira lo mata, y al codicioso consume la envidia.
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
I — I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,
Yo he visto al necio que echaba raíces, y en la misma hora maldije su habitación.
I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.
Sus hijos estarán lejos de la salud, y en la puerta serán quebrantados, y no habrá quien los libre.
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,
Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.
Su mies comerán los hambrientos, y sacaránla de entre las espinas, y los sedientos beberán su hacienda.
Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.
whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
For sorrow cometh not forth from the dust, Nor from the ground springeth up misery.
Porque la iniquidad no sale del polvo, ni la molestia brota de la tierra.
Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
For man to misery is born, And the sparks go high to fly.
Empero como las centellas se levantan para volar por el aire, así el hombre nace para la aflicción.
Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
Yet I — I inquire for God, And for God I give my word,
Ciertamente yo buscaría á Dios, y depositaría en él mis negocios:
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,
Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.
El cual hace cosas grandes é inescrutables, y maravillas que no tienen cuento:
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;
Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.
Que da la lluvia sobre la haz de la tierra, y envía las aguas por los campos:
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:
who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;
To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high in safety.
Que pone los humildes en altura, y los enlutados son levantados á salud:
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.
Que frustra los pensamientos de los astutos, para que sus manos no hagan nada:
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
Capturing the wise in their subtilty, And the counsel of wrestling ones was hastened,
Que prende á los sabios en la astucia de ellos, y el consejo de los perversos es entontecido;
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
By day they meet darkness, And as night — they grope at noon.
De día se topan con tinieblas, y en mitad del día andan á tientas como de noche:
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,
Y libra de la espada al pobre, de la boca de los impíos, y de la mano violenta;
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.
Pues es esperanza al menesteroso, y la iniquidad cerrará su boca.
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,
He aquí, bienaventurado es el hombre á quien Dios castiga: por tanto no menosprecies la corrección del Todopoderoso.
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
For He doth pain, and He bindeth up, He smiteth, and His hands heal.
Porque él es el que hace la llaga, y él la vendará: él hiere, y sus manos curan.
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.
En seis tribulaciones te librará, y en la séptima no te tocará el mal.
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.
En el hambre te redimirá de la muerte, y en la guerra de las manos de la espada.
In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.
Del azote de la lengua serás encubierto; ni temerás de la destrucción cuando viniere.
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.
De la destrucción y del hambre te reirás, y no temerás de las bestias del campo:
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
(For with sons of the field is thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)
Pues aun con las piedras del campo tendrás tu concierto, y las bestias del campo te serán pacíficas.
For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.
And thou hast known that thy tent is peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,
Y sabrás que hay paz en tu tienda; y visitarás tu morada, y no pecarás.
And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.
And hast known that numerous is Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;
Asimismo echarás de ver que tu simiente es mucha, y tu prole como la hierba de la tierra.
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.
Thou comest in full age unto the grave, As the going up of a stalk in its season.
Y vendrás en la vejez á la sepultura, como el montón de trigo que se coge á su tiempo.
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.
You will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.
Lo, this — we searched it out — it is right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!
He aquí lo que hemos inquirido, lo cual es así: óyelo, y juzga tú para contigo.
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”