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Job 21
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Job 21
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
21 Then Job answered, and said:
2 Hear, I beseech you, my words, and do penance.
3 Suffer me, and I will speak, and after, if you please, laugh at my words.
4 Is my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled?
5 Hearken to me and be astonished, and lay your finger on your mouth.
6 As for me, when I remember, I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
7 Why then do the wicked live, are they advanced, and strengthened with riches?
8 Their seed continueth before them, a multitude of kinsmen, and of children's children in their sight.
9 Their houses are secure and peaceable, and the rod of God is not upon them.
10 Their cattle have conceived, and failed not: their cow has calved, and is not deprived of her fruit.
11 Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance and play.
12 They take the timbrel, and the harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment they go down to hell.
14 Who have said to God: Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what doth it profit us if we pray to him?
16 Yet because their good things are not in their hand, may the counsel of the wicked be far from me.
17 How often shall the lamp of the wicked be put out, and a deluge come upon them, and he shall distribute the sorrows of his wrath?
18 They shall be as chaff before the face of the wind, and as ashes which the whirlwind scattereth.
19 God shall lay up the sorrow of the father for his children: and when he shall repay, then shall he know.
20 His eyes shall see his own destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what is it to him what befalleth his house after him: and if the number of his months be diminished by one half?
22 Shall any one teach God knowledge, who judgeth those that are high?
23 One man dieth strong, and hale, rich and happy.
24 His bowels are full of fat, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25 But another dieth in bitterness of soul without any riches:
26 And yet they shall sleep together in the dust, and worms shall cover them.
27 Surely I know your thoughts, and your unjust judgments against me.
28 For you say: Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
29 Ask any one of them that go by the way, and you shall perceive that he knoweth these same things.
30 Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.
31 Who shall reprove his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
32 He shall be brought to the graves, and shall watch in the heap of the dead.
33 He hath been acceptable to the gravel of Cocytus, and he shall draw every man after him, and there are innumerable before him.
34 How then do ye comfort me in vain, whereas your answer is shewn to be repugnant to truth?
Job 21
La Biblia de las Américas
Job 21
La Biblia de las Américas
Respuesta de Job a Zofar
21 Entonces respondió Job, y dijo:
2 Escuchad atentamente mis palabras,
y que sea este vuestro consuelo para mí.
3 Tened paciencia y hablaré;
y después que haya hablado, os podréis burlar(A).
4 En cuanto a mí, ¿me quejo yo al[a] hombre(B)?
¿Y por qué no he de ser[b] impaciente(C)?
5 Miradme, y quedaos atónitos,
y poned la mano sobre vuestra boca(D).
6 Aun cuando me acuerdo, me perturbo,
y el horror se apodera de mi carne(E).
7 ¿Por qué siguen viviendo los impíos,
envejecen(F), también se hacen muy poderosos(G)?
8 En su presencia se afirman con ellos sus descendientes[c],
y sus vástagos delante de sus ojos(H);
9 sus casas están libres de temor,
y no está la vara de Dios sobre ellos(I).
10 Su toro engendra sin fallar[d],
su vaca pare y no aborta.
11 Envían fuera a sus pequeños cual rebaño,
y sus niños andan saltando.
12 Cantan[e] con pandero y arpa,
y al son de la flauta se regocijan.
13 Pasan sus días en prosperidad(J),
y de repente descienden al[f] Seol[g].
14 Y dicen a Dios: «¡Apártate de nosotros(K)!
No deseamos el conocimiento de tus caminos.
15 ¿Quién[h] es el Todopoderoso[i], para que le sirvamos,
y qué ganaríamos con rogarle(L)?».
16 He aquí, no está en mano de ellos su prosperidad;
el consejo de los impíos lejos está de mí(M).
17 ¿Cuántas veces es apagada la lámpara de los impíos(N),
o cae sobre ellos su calamidad(O)?
¿Reparte Dios[j] dolores en su ira?
18 ¿Son como paja delante del viento(P),
y como tamo que arrebata el torbellino(Q)?
19 Decís: «Dios guarda la iniquidad de un hombre[k] para sus hijos(R)».
Que Dios[l] le pague para que aprenda.
20 Vean sus ojos su ruina(S),
y beba de la furia del Todopoderoso[m](T).
21 Pues ¿qué le importa la suerte de su casa después de él[n]
cuando el número de sus meses haya sido cortado?
22 ¿Puede enseñarse a Dios sabiduría(U),
siendo que Él juzga a los encumbrados(V)?
23 Uno muere en pleno vigor,
estando completamente tranquilo y satisfecho[o](W);
24 sus ijares están repletos de grosura[p],
húmeda está la médula de sus huesos(X),
25 mientras otro muere con alma amargada,
y sin haber probado[q] nada bueno.
26 Juntos yacen en el polvo(Y),
y los gusanos los cubren(Z).
27 He aquí, yo conozco vuestros pensamientos,
y los designios con los cuales me dañaríais.
28 Porque decís: «¿Dónde está la casa del noble(AA),
y dónde la tienda donde moraban los impíos(AB)?».
29 ¿No habéis preguntado a los caminantes,
y no reconocéis su testimonio[r]?
30 Porque el impío es preservado para el día de la destrucción(AC);
ellos serán conducidos en el día de la ira(AD).
31 ¿Quién le declarará en su cara sus acciones,
y quién le pagará por lo que ha hecho?
32 Mientras es llevado al sepulcro,
velarán sobre su túmulo.
33 Los terrones del valle suavemente le cubrirán[s](AE),
y le seguirán[t] todos los hombres,
e innumerables otros irán delante de él(AF).
34 ¿Cómo, pues, me consoláis(AG) en vano?
Vuestras respuestas están llenas de falsedad[u].
Footnotes
- Job 21:4 O, contra el
- Job 21:4 Lit., no ha de ser mi espíritu
- Job 21:8 Lit., se afirma su simiente
- Job 21:10 Lit., y no falla
- Job 21:12 Lit., Alzaron la voz
- Job 21:13 Así en muchas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., son desbaratados por el
- Job 21:13 I.e., región de los muertos
- Job 21:15 Lit., Qué
- Job 21:15 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 21:17 Lit., El
- Job 21:19 Lit., su iniquidad
- Job 21:19 Lit., El
- Job 21:20 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 21:21 I.e., después que él muera
- Job 21:23 O, quieto
- Job 21:24 Así en la versión siriaca; heb., incierto. Algunos traducen: sus baldes están llenos de leche
- Job 21:25 Lit., comido
- Job 21:29 Lit., sus señales
- Job 21:33 Lit., le serán dulces
- Job 21:33 Lit., se allegarán a él
- Job 21:34 O, infidelidad
Job 21
New International Version
Job 21
New International Version
Job
21 Then Job replied:
2 “Listen carefully to my words;(A)
let this be the consolation you give me.(B)
3 Bear with me while I speak,
and after I have spoken, mock on.(C)
4 “Is my complaint(D) directed to a human being?
Why should I not be impatient?(E)
5 Look at me and be appalled;
clap your hand over your mouth.(F)
6 When I think about this, I am terrified;(G)
trembling seizes my body.(H)
7 Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?(I)
8 They see their children established around them,
their offspring before their eyes.(J)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;(K)
the rod of God is not on them.(L)
10 Their bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.(M)
11 They send forth their children as a flock;(N)
their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(O)
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(P)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(Q)
and go down to the grave(R) in peace.[a](S)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(T)
We have no desire to know your ways.(U)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(V)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(W)
17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(X)
How often does calamity(Y) come upon them,
the fate God allots in his anger?(Z)
18 How often are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff(AA) swept away(AB) by a gale?(AC)
19 It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’(AD)
Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!(AE)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction;(AF)
let them drink(AG) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.(AH)
21 For what do they care about the families they leave behind(AI)
when their allotted months(AJ) come to an end?(AK)
22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(AL)
since he judges even the highest?(AM)
23 One person dies in full vigor,(AN)
completely secure and at ease,(AO)
24 well nourished(AP) in body,[b]
bones(AQ) rich with marrow.(AR)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(AS)
never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(AT)
and worms(AU) cover them both.(AV)
27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.
28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(AW)
the tents where the wicked lived?’(AX)
29 Have you never questioned those who travel?
Have you paid no regard to their accounts—
30 that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity,(AY)
that they are delivered from[c] the day of wrath?(AZ)
31 Who denounces their conduct to their face?
Who repays them for what they have done?(BA)
32 They are carried to the grave,
and watch is kept over their tombs.(BB)
33 The soil in the valley is sweet to them;(BC)
everyone follows after them,
and a countless throng goes[d] before them.(BD)
Job 21
New King James Version
Job 21
New King James Version
Job’s Discourse on the Wicked
21 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be your [a]consolation.
3 Bear with me that I may speak,
And after I have spoken, keep (A)mocking.
4 “As for me, is my complaint against man?
And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
5 Look at me and be astonished;
(B)Put your hand over your mouth.
6 Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
7 (C)Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear,
(D)Neither is [b]the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves (E)without miscarriage.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
13 They (F)spend their days in wealth,
And [c]in a moment go down to the [d]grave.
14 (G)Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
15 (H)Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And (I)what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
16 Indeed [e]their prosperity is not in their hand;
(J)The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God (K)distributes in His anger?
18 (L)They are like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that a storm [f]carries away.
19 They say, ‘God [g]lays up [h]one’s iniquity (M)for his children’;
Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.
20 Let his eyes see his destruction,
And (N)let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what does he care about his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut in half?
22 “Can(O) anyone teach God knowledge,
Since He judges those on high?
23 One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and secure;
24 His [i]pails are full of milk,
And the marrow of his bones is moist.
25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.
26 They (P)lie down alike in the dust,
And worms cover them.
27 “Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
28 For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is [j]the tent,
The dwelling place of the wicked?’
29 Have you not asked those who travel the road?
And do you not know their signs?
30 (Q)For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
31 Who condemns his way to his face?
And who repays him for what he has done?
32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
And a vigil kept over the tomb.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him;
(R)Everyone shall follow him,
As countless have gone before him.
34 How then can you comfort me with empty words,
Since [k]falsehood remains in your answers?”
Footnotes
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