1And Job answered and said, 2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. 3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?12.3 understanding: Heb. an heart12.3 I am…: Heb. I fall not lower than you12.3 who…: Heb. with whom are not such as these? 4I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. 5He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.12.10 soul: or, life12.10 all…: Heb. all flesh of man 11Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?12.11 mouth: Heb. palate
12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.12.13 With…: that is, With God 14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.12.14 up: Heb. upon 15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.12.20 speech…: Heb. lip of the faithful 21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.12.21 weakeneth…: or, looseth the girdle of the strong 22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. 23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.12.23 straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in 24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. 25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.12.25 stagger: Heb. wander
Yobu Ayanukula
1Awo Yobu n’amuddamu nti,
212:2 Yob 17:10“Awatali kubuusabuusa muli bantu.
Bwe mulifa n’amagezi gammwe ne gafa.
312:3 Yob 13:2Naye nange nnina amagezi ntegeera,
temunsinga.
Ani atabimanyi ebyo byonna?
412:4 a Yob 21:3 b Zab 91:15 c Yob 6:29Nfuuse ekisekererwa eri mikwano gyange.
Nze eyakoowolanga Katonda n’anziramu,
ne nsekererwa obusekererwa, ate nga ndi mutukuvu ataliiko musango!
5Abantu abali mu ddembe lyabwe batera okusekerera abali mu mitawaana,
ng’ebizibu bwe biba ku abo ababa batuuse awazibu.
612:6 a Yob 22:18 b Yob 9:24; 21:9Weema z’abanyazi tezibaako mutawaana,
era abo abanyiiza Katonda babeera mu ddembe
abo abeetikka katonda waabwe mu mikono gyabwe.
7Naye buuza ensolo zijja kukuyigiriza,
oba ebinyonyi eby’omu bbanga binaakubuulira.
8Oba yogera n’ettaka linaakusomesa
oba ebyennyanja eby’omu nnyanja binaakunnyonnyola.
912:9 Is 41:20Biki ku bino ebitamanyi nti,
omukono gwa Mukama gwe gukoze ebyo?
1012:10 Yob 27:3; 33:4; Bik 17:28Buli bulamu bwa kitonde buli mu mukono gwe,
na buli mukka ogussibwa abantu bonna.
1112:11 Yob 34:3Okutu tekugezesa bigambo
ng’olulimi bwe lukomba ku mmere?
1212:12 a Yob 15:10 b Yob 32:7, 9Amagezi tegasangibwa mu bakaddiye?
Okuwangaala tekuleeta kutegeera?
1312:13 a Yob 11:6 b Yob 9:4 c Yob 32:8; 38:36Katonda y’alina amagezi n’amaanyi;
y’ateesa ebigambo era y’alina okutegeera.
1412:14 a Yob 19:10 b Yob 37:7; Is 25:2Ky’amenya teri ayinza kuddamu kukizimba;
ky’asiba mu kkomera tekiyinza kuteebwa.
1512:15 a 1Bk 8:35 b 1Bk 17:1 c Lub 7:11Bw’aziyiza amazzi, ekyeeya kijja,
bw’agata gazikiriza ensi.
1612:16 Yob 13:7, 9Ye, ye nannyini maanyi n’obuwanguzi,
abalimba n’abalimbibwa bonna babe.
1712:17 a Yob 19:9 b Yob 3:14Aggyawo abawi b’amagezi nga tebalina kantu,
abalamuzi n’abafuula abasirusiru.
1812:18 Zab 116:16Bakabaka abaggyako enjegere ze beesiba ebiwato byabwe,
n’abasibamu obukete.12:18 Obukete bwe bugoye bwokka abaddu abawambe bwe bakkirizibwanga okwambala.
1912:19 Yob 24:12, 22; 34:20, 28; 35:9Bakabona abatwala nga tebalina kantu,
n’asuula abasajja abaanywera.
2012:20 Yob 32:9Aziba emimwa egy’abawi b’amagezi abeesigwa,
era n’aggyawo okwolesebwa kw’abakadde.
21Ayiwa ekivume ku bakungu,
era n’aggya ebyokulwanyisa ku b’amaanyi.
2212:22 a 1Ko 4:5 b Yob 3:5 c Dan 2:22Abikkula ebintu eby’ebuziba eby’ekizikiza,
n’aleeta n’ebisiikirize eby’amaanyi mu kitangaala.
2312:23 a Yer 25:9 b Zab 107:38; Is 9:3; 26:15Afuula amawanga okuba ag’amaanyi, era n’agazikiriza;
agaziya amawanga n’agasaasaanya.
2412:24 Zab 107:40Abakulembeze baamawanga abaggyako okukola ebisaanidde;
n’abasindika nga bagwirana mu ddungu eritaliimu kkubo.
2512:25 a Yob 5:14 b Zab 107:27; Is 24:20Bawammantira mu kizikiza awatali kitangaala;
abaleetera okutagala ng’abatamiivu.”
