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And from morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.
Greek · Septuagintκαὶ ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν μέχρι ἑσπέρας οὐκ ἔτι εἰσὶ, παρὰ τὸ μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς βοηθῆσαι, ἀπώλοντο.
Hebrew / Jewish
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)
Job
For he blows upon them, and they are withered: they have perished for lack of wisdom.
Greek · SeptuagintἘνεφύσησε γὰρ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐξηράνθησαν, ἀπώλοντο παρὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν αὐτοὺς σοφίαν.
But call, if any one will hearken to thee, or if thou shalt see any of the holy angels.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπικαλέσαι δὲ εἴ τις σοι ὑπακούσεται, ἢ εἴ τινα ἀγγέλων ἁγίων ὄψῃ·
For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ γὰρ ἄφρονα ἀναιρεῖ ὀργὴ, πεπλανημένον δὲ θανατοῖ ζῆλος.
And I have seen foolish ones taking root: but suddenly their habitation was devoured.
Greek · SeptuagintἘγὼ δὲ ἑώρακα ἄφρονας ῥίζαν βάλλοντας, ἀλλʼ εὐθέως ἐβρώθη αὐτῶν ἡ δίαιτα.
Let their children be far from safety, and let them be crushed at the doors of vile men, and let there be no deliverer.
Greek · SeptuagintΠόῤῥω γένοιντο οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ σωτηρίας, κολαβρισθείησαν δὲ ἐπὶ θύραις ἡσσόνων, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ ἐξαιρούμενος.
For what they have collected, the just shall eat; but they shall not be delivered out of calamities: let their strength be utterly exhausted.
Greek · SeptuagintἋ γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι συνήγαγον, δίκαιοι ἔδονται, αὐτοὶ δὲ ἐκ κακῶν οὐκ ἐξαίρετοι ἔσονται· ἐκσιφωνισθείη αὐτῶν ἡ ἰσχύς.
For labour cannot by any means come out of the earth, nor shall trouble spring out of the mountains:
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ γὰρ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἐκ τῆς γῆς κόπος, οὐδὲ ἐξ ὀρέων ἀναβλαστήσει πόνος.
yet man is born to labour, and [even so] the vulture's young seek the high places.
Greek · SeptuagintἈλλὰ ἄνθρωπος γεννᾶται κόπῳ, νεοσσοὶ δὲ γυπὸς τὰ ὑψηλὰ πέτονται.
Nevertheless I will beseech the Lord, and will call upon the Lord, the sovereign of all;
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ ἐγὼ δεηθήσομαι Κυρίου, Κύριον δὲ τὸν πάντων δεσπότην ἐπικαλέσομαι,
who does great things and untraceable, glorious things also, and marvellous, of which there is no number:
Greek · Septuagintτὸν ποιοῦντα μεγάλα καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστα, ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια, ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμὸς,
who gives rain upon the earth, sending water on the earth:
Greek · Septuagintτὸν διδόντα ὑετὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀποστέλλοντα ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τὴν ὑπʼ οὐρανὸν,
who exalts the lowly, and raises up them that are lost:
Greek · Septuagintτὸν ποιοῦντα ταπεινοὺς εἰς ὕψος, καὶ ἀπολωλότας ἐξεγείροντα,
frustrating the counsels of the crafty, and their hands shall not perform the truth:
Greek · Septuagintδιαλλάσσοντα βουλὰς πανούργων, καὶ οὐ μὴ ποιήσουσιν αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῶν ἀληθές·
who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty.
Greek · Septuagintὁ καταλαμβάνων σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ φρονήσει, βουλὴν δὲ πολυπλόκων ἐξέστησεν.
In the day darkness shall come upon them, and let them grope in the noon-day even as in the night:
Greek · SeptuagintἩμέρας συναντήσεται αὐτοῖς σκότος, τὸ δὲ μεσημβρινὸν ψηλαφήσαισαν ἶσα νυκτὶ,
and let them perish in war, and let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.
Greek · Septuagintἀπόλοιντο δὲ ἐν πολέμῳ· ἀδύνατος δὲ ἐξέλθοι ἐκ χειρὸς δυνάστου.
And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἴη δὲ ἀδυνάτῳ ἐλπὶς, ἀδίκου δὲ στόμα ἐμφραχθείη.
But blessed [is] the man whom the Lord has reproved; and reject not thou the chastening of the Almighty.
Greek · SeptuagintΜακάριος δὲ ἄνθρωπος ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ Κύριος, νουθέτημα δὲ παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου.
For he causes [a man] to be in pain, and restores [him] again: he smites, and his hands heal.
Greek · SeptuagintΑὐτὸς γὰρ ἀλγεῖν ποιεῖ, καὶ πάλιν ἀποκαθίστησιν· ἔπαισε, καὶ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ἰάσαντο.
Six times he shall deliver thee out of distresses: and in the seventh harm shall not touch thee.
Greek · SeptuagintἙξάκις ἐξ ἀναγκῶν σε ἐξελεῖται, ἐν δὲ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ οὐ μὴ ἅψηταί σου κακόν.
In famine he shall deliver thee from death: and in war he shall free thee from the power of the sword.
Greek · SeptuagintἘν λιμῷ ῥύσεταί σε ἐκ θανάτου, ἐν πολέμῳ δὲ ἐκ χειρὸς σιδήρου λύσει σε.
He shall hide thee from the scourge of the tongue: and thou shalt not be afraid of coming evils.
Greek · SeptuagintἈπὸ μάστιγος γλώσσης σε κρύψει, καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐρχομένων.
Thou shalt laugh at the unrighteous and the lawless: and thou shalt not be afraid of wild beasts.
Greek · SeptuagintἈδίκων καὶ ἀνόμων καταγελάσῃ· ἀπὸ δὲ θηρίων ἀγρίων οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς·
For the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
Greek · SeptuagintΘῆρες γὰρ ἄγριοι εἰρηνεύσουσί σοι.
Then shalt thou know that thy house shall be at peace, and the provision for thy tabernacle shall not fail.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἶτα γνώσῃ ὅτι εἰρηνεύσει σου ὁ οἶκος· ἡ δὲ δίαιτα τῆς σκηνῆς σου οὐ μὴ ἁμάρτῃ.
And thou shalt know that thy seed [shall be] abundant; and thy children shall be like the herbage of the field.
Greek · SeptuagintΓνώσῃ δὲ ὅτι πολὺ τὸ σπέρμα σου, τὰ δὲ τέκνα σου ἔσται ὥσπερ τὸ παμβότανον τοῦ ἀγροῦ.
And thou shalt come to the grave like ripe corn reaped in its season, or as a heap of the corn-flour collected in proper time.
Greek · SeptuagintἘλεύσῃ δὲ ἐν τάφῳ ὥσπερ σῖτος ὥριμος κατὰ καιρὸν θεριζόμενος, ἢ ὥσπερ θιμωνία ἅλωνος καθʼ ὥραν συγκομισθεῖσα.
Behold, we have thus sought out these matters; these are what we have heard: but do thou reflect with thyself, if thou hast done anything [wrong].
Greek · SeptuagintἸδοὺ ταῦτα οὕτως ἐξιχνιάσαμεν· ταῦτά ἐστιν ἃ ἀκηκόαμεν· σὺ δὲ γνῶθι σεαυτῷ, εἴ τι ἔπραξας.
But Job answered and said,
Greek · SeptuagintὙπολαβὼν δὲ Ἰὼβ, λέγει,
Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ γάρ τις ἱστῶν στήσαι μου τὴν ὀργὴν, τὰς δὲ ὀδύνας μου ἄραι ἐν ζυγῷ ὁμοθυμαδὸν,
And verily they would be heavier than the sand by the seashore: but, as it seems, my words are vain.
Greek · Septuagintκαὶ δὴ ἄμμου παραλίας βαρυτέρα ἔσται· ἀλλʼ ὡς ἔοικε τὰ ῥήματά μου ἐστὶ φαῦλα.
For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.
Greek · SeptuagintΒέλη γὰρ Κυρίου ἐν τῷ σώματί μου ἐστὶν, ὧν ὁ θυμὸς αὐτῶν ἐκπίνει μου τὸ αἷμα· ὅταν ἄρξωμαι λαλεῖν, κεντοῦσί με.
What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing, if he is not seeking food? or again, will the ox low at the manger, when he has fodder?
Greek · SeptuagintΤί γάρ; μὴ διακενῆς κεκράξεται ὄνος ἄγριος, ἀλλʼ ἢ τὰ σῖτα ζητῶν; εἰ δὲ καὶ ῥήξει φωνὴν βοῦς ἐπὶ φάτνης ἔχων τὰ βρώματα;
Shall bread be eaten without salt? or again, is there taste in empty words?
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ βρωθήσεται ἄρτος ἄνευ ἁλός; εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστι γεῦμα ἐν ῥήμασι κενοῖς;
For my wrath cannot cease; for I perceive my food as the smell of a lion [to be] loathsome.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ δύναται γὰρ παύσασθαί μου ἡ ὀργή· βρόμον γὰρ ὁρῶ τὰ σῖτά μου ὥσπερ ὀσμὴν λέοντος.
For oh that he would grant [my desire], and my petition might come, and the Lord would grant my hope!
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ γὰρ δώῃ καὶ ἔλθοι μου ἡ αἴτησις, καὶ τὴν ἐλπίδα μου δώῃ ὁ Κύριος.
Let the Lord begin and wound me, but let him not utterly destroy me.
Greek · SeptuagintἈρξάμενος ὁ Κύριος τρωσάτω με, εἰς τέλος δὲ μή με ἀνελέτω.
Let the grave be my city, upon the walls of which I have leaped: I will not shrink from it; for I have not denied the holy words of my God.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἴη δέ μου πόλις τάφος, ἐφʼ ἧς ἐπὶ τειχέων ἡλλόμην, ἐπʼ αὐτῆς οὐ φείσομαι· οὐ γὰρ ἐψευσάμην ῥήματα ἅγια Θεοῦ μου.
For what is my strength, that I continue? what is my time, that my soul endures?
Greek · SeptuagintΤίς γάρ μου ἡ ἰσχύς, ὅτι ὑπομένω; τίς μου ὁ χρόνος, ὅτι ἀνέχεταί μου ἡ ψυχή;
Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?
Greek · SeptuagintΜὴ ἰσχὺς λίθων ἡ ἰσχύς μου; ἢ αἱ σάρκες μου εἰσὶ χάλκεαι;
Or have I not trusted in him? but help is [far] from me.
Greek · SeptuagintἪ οὐκ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἐπεποίθειν; βοήθεια δὲ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἄπεστιν.
Mercy has rejected me; and the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.
Greek · SeptuagintἈπείπατό με ἔλεος, ἐπισκοπὴ δὲ Κυρίου ὑπερεῖδέ με.
My nearest relations have not regarded me; they have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ προσεῖδόν με οἱ ἐγγύτατοί μου, ὥσπερ χειμάῤῥους ἐκλείπων, ἢ ὥσπερ κῦμα παρῆλθόν με
They who used to reverence me, now have come against me like snow or congealed ice.
Greek · SeptuagintΟἵτινές με διευλαβοῦντο, νῦν ἐπιπεπτώκασί μοι ὥσπερ χιὼν ἢ κρύσταλλος πεπηγώς·
When it has melted at the approach of heat, it is not known what it was.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαθὼς τακεῖσα θέρμης γενομένης, οὐκ ἐπεγνώσθη ὅπερ ἦν,
Thus I also have been deserted of all; and I am ruined, and become an outcast.
Greek · Septuagintοὕτω κᾀγὼ κατελείφηθν ὑπὸ πάντων, ἀπωλόμην δὲ καὶ ἔξοικος ἐγενόμην.
Behold the ways of the Thæmanites, ye that mark the paths of the Sabæans.
Greek · SeptuagintἼδετε ὁδοὺς Θαιμανῶν, ἀτραποὺς, Σαβῶν οἱ διορῶντες.
They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαὶ αἰσχύνην ὀφειλήσουσιν, οἱ ἐπὶ πόλεσι καὶ χρήμασι πεποιθότες.
But ye also have come to me without pity; so that beholding my wound ye are afraid.
Greek · SeptuagintἈτὰρ δὲ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπέβητέ μοι ἀνελεημόνως, ὥστε ἰδόντες τὸ ἐμὸν τραῦμα φοβήθητε.
What? have I made any demand of you? or do I ask for strength from you,
Greek · SeptuagintΤί γάρ; μήτι ὑμᾶς ἢτησα, ἢ τῆς παρʼ ὑμῶν ἰσχύος ἐπιδέομαι,
to deliver me from enemies, or to rescue me from the hand of the mighty ones?
Greek · Septuagintὥστε σῶσαί με ἑξ ἐχθρῶν, ἢ ἐκ χειρὸς δυναστῶν ῥύσασθαί με;
Teach ye me, and I will be silent: if in anything I have erred, tell me.
Greek · SeptuagintΔιδάξατέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ κωφεύσω· εἴ τι πεπλάνημαι, φράσατέ μοι.
But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.
Greek · SeptuagintἈλλʼ ὡς ἔοικε φαῦλα ἀληθινοῦ ῥήματα, οὐ γὰρ παρʼ ὑμῶν ἰσχὺν αἰτοῦμαι.
Neither will your reproof cause me to cease my words, for neither will I endure the sound of your speech.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐδὲ ἔλεγχος ὑμῶν ῥήμασί με παύσει, οὐδὲ γὰρ ὑμῶν φθέγμα ῥήματος ἀνέξομαι.
Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.
Greek · SeptuagintΠλὴν ὅτι ἐπʼ ὀρφανῷ ἐπιπίπτετε, ἐνάλλεσθε δὲ ἐπὶ φίλῳ ὑμῶν.
But now, having looked upon your countenances, I will not lie.
Greek · SeptuagintΝυνὶ δὲ εἰσβλέψας εἰς πρόσωπα ὑμῶν, οὐ ψεύσομαι.
Sit down now, and let there not be unrighteousness; and unite again with the just.
Greek · SeptuagintΚαθίσατε δὴ καὶ μὴ εἴη ἄδικον, καὶ πάλιν τῷ δικαίῳ συνέρχεσθε.
For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐν γλώσσῃ μουἄδικον, ἢ ὁ λάρυγξ μου οὐχὶ σύνεσιν μελετᾷ.
Is not the life of man upon earth a state of trial? and his existence as that of a hireling by the day?
Greek · SeptuagintΠότερον οὐχὶ πειρατήριόν ἐστιν ὁ βίος ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς; καὶ ὥσπερ μισθίου αὐθημερινοῦ ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ;
Or as a servant that fears his master, and one who has grasped a shadow? or as a hireling waiting for his pay?
Greek · SeptuagintἪ ὥσπερ θεράπων δεδοικὼς τὸν Κύριον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τετευχὼς σκιᾶς; ἢ ὥσπερ μισθωτὸς ἀναμένων τὸν μισθὸν αὐτοῦ;
So have I also endured months of vanity, and nights of pain have been appointed me.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὕτως κᾀγὼ ὑπέμεινα μῆνας κενοὺς, νύκτες δὲ ὀδυνῶν δεδομέναι μοι εἰσίν.
Whenever I lie down, I say, When [will it be] day? and whenever I rise up, again [I say] when [will it be] evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν κοιμηθῶ, λέγω, πότε ἡμέρα; ὡς δʼ ἂν ἀναστῶ, πάλιν, πότε ἑσπέρα; πλήρης δὲ γίνομαι ὀδυνῶν ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας ἕως πρωΐ.
And my body is covered with loathsome worms; and I waste away, scraping off clods of dust from my eruption.
Greek · SeptuagintΦύρεται δέ μου τὸ σῶμα ἐν σαπρίᾳ σκωλήκων, τήκω δὲ βώλακας γῆς ἀπὸ ἰχῶρος ξύων.
And my life is lighter than a word, and has perished in vain hope.
Greek · SeptuagintὉ δὲ βίος μου ἔστιν ἐλαφρότερος λαλιᾶς, ἀπόλωλε δὲ ἐν κενῇ ἐλπίδι.
Remember then that my life is breath, and mine eye shall not yet again see good.
Greek · SeptuagintΜνήσθητι οὖν ὅτι πνεῦμά μου ἡ ζωὴ, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι ἐπανελεύσεται ὀφθαλμός μου ἰδεῖν ἀγαθόν.
The eye of him that sees me shall not see me [again]: thine eyes are upon me, and I am no more.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ περιβλέψεταί με ὀφθαλμὸς ὁρῶντός με, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ἐν ἐμοί, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι εἰμί·
[I am] as a cloud that is cleared away from the sky: for if a man go down to the grave, he shall not come up again:
Greek · SeptuagintὭσπερ νέφος ἀποκαθαρθὲν ἀπʼ οὐρανοῦ· ἐὰν γὰρ ἄνθρωπος καταβῇ εἰς ᾅδην, οὐκ ἔτι μὴ ἀναβῇ,
and he shall surely not return to his own house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Greek · Septuagintοὐδʼ οὐ μὴ ἐπιστρέψῃ εἰς τὸν ἴδιον οἶκον, οὐδʼ οὐ μὴ ἐπιγνῶ αὐτὸν ἔτι ὁ τόπος αὐτοῦ.
Then neither will I refrain my mouth: I will speak being in distress; being in anguish I will disclose the bitterness of my soul.
Greek · SeptuagintἈτὰρ οὖν οὐδὲ ἐγὼ φείσομαι τῷ στόματί μου, λαλήσω ἐν ἀνάγκῃ ὤν, ἀνοίξω πικρίαν ψυχῆς μου συνεχόμενος.
Am I a sea, or a serpent, that thou hast set a watch over me?
Greek · SeptuagintΠότερον θάλασσα εἰμὶ ἢ δράκων, ὅτι κατέταξας ἐπʼ ἐμὲ φυλακήν;
I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἴπα ὅτι παρακαλέσει με ἡ κλίνη μου, ἀνοίσω δὲ πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν ἰδίᾳ λόγον τῇ κοίτῃ μου.
Thou scarest me with dreams, and dost terrify me with visions.
Greek · SeptuagintἘκφοβεῖς με ἐνυπνίοις, καὶ ὁράμασί με καταπλήσσεις.
Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet [keep] my bones from death.
Greek · SeptuagintἈπαλλάξεις ἀπὸ πνεύματός μου τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἀπὸ δὲ θανάτου τὰ ὀστᾶ μου.
For I shall not live for ever, that I should patiently endure: depart from me, for my life [is] vain.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὐ γὰρ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ζήσομαι, ἵνα μακροθυμήσω· ἀπόστα ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, κενὸς γάρ μου ὁ βίος.
For what is man, that thou hast magnified him? or that thou givest heed to him?
Greek · SeptuagintΤί γάρ ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνας αὐτόν; ἢ ὅτι προσέχεις τὸν νοῦν εἰς αὐτόν;
Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till [the time of] rest?
Greek · SeptuagintἪ ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ ποιήσῃ ἕως τὸ πρωΐ; καὶ εἰς ἀνάπαυσιν αὐτὸν κρινεῖς;
How long dost thou not let me alone, nor let me go, until I shall swallow down my spittle?
Greek · SeptuagintἝως τίνος οὐκ ἐᾷς με, οὐδὲ προΐῃ με, ἕως ἂν καταπίω τὸν πτύελόν μου;
If I have sinned, what shall I be able to do, O thou that understandest the mind of men? why hast thou made me as thine accuser, and [why] am I a burden to thee?
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ ἐγὼ ἥμαρτον, τί δυνήσομαι πρᾶξαι, ὁ ἐπιστάμενος τὸν νοῦν τῶν ἀνθρώπων; διατί ἔθου με κατεντευκτήν σου, εἰμὶ δὲ ἐπὶ σοὶ φορτίον;
Why hast thou not forgotten my iniquity, and purged my sin? but now I shall depart to the earth; and in the morning, I am no more.
Greek · SeptuagintΔιατί οὐκ ἐποιήσω τῆς ἀνομίας μου λήθην, καὶ καθαρισμὸν τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου; νυνὶ δὲ εἰς γῆν ἀπελεύσομαι, ὀρθρίζων δὲ οὐκ ἔτι εἰμί.
Then Baldad the Sauchite answered, and said,
Greek · SeptuagintὙπολαβὼν δὲ Βαλδὰδ ὁ Σαυχίτης, λέγει,
How long wilt thou speak these things, [how long shall] the breath of thy mouth [be] abundant in words?
Greek · SeptuagintΜέχρι τίνος λαλήσεις ταῦτα, πνεῦμα πολυῤῥῆμον τοῦ στόματός σου;
Will the Lord be unjust when he judges; or will he that has made all things pervert justice?
Greek · SeptuagintΜὴ ὁ Κύριος ἀδικήσει κρίνων; ἢ ὁ τὰ πάντα ποιήσας ταράξει τὸ δίκαιον;
If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ οἱ υἱοί σου ἥμαρτον ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ, ἀπέστειλεν ἐν χειρὶ ἀνομίας αὐτῶν.
But be thou early in prayer to the Lord Almighty.
Greek · SeptuagintΣὺ δὲ ὄρθριζε πρὸς Κύριον παντοκράτορα δεόμενος.
If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Greek · SeptuagintΕἰ καθαρὸς εἶ καὶ ἀληθινὸς, δεήσεως ἐπακούσεταί σου, ἀποκαταστήσει δέ σοι δίαιταν δικαιοσύνης.
Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great.
Greek · SeptuagintἜσται οὖν τὰ μὲν πρῶτά σου ὀλίγα, τὰ δὲ ἔσχατά σου ἀμύθητα.
For ask of the former generation, and search diligently among the race of [our] fathers:
Greek · SeptuagintἘπερώτησον γὰρ γενεὰν πρώτην, ἐξιχνίασον δὲ κατὰ γένος πατέρων·
(for we are of yesterday, and know nothing; for our life upon the earth is a shadow:)
Greek · SeptuagintΧθιζοὶ γάρ ἐσμεν, καὶ οὐκ οἴδαμεν· σκιὰ γάρ ἐστιν ἡμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὁ βίος·
shall not these teach thee, and report [to thee], and bring out words from [their] heart?
Greek · SeptuagintἪ οὐχ οὗτοί σε διδάξουσιν καὶ ἀναγγελοῦσι, καὶ ἐκ καρδίας ἐξάξουσι ῥήματα;
Does the rush flourish without water, or shall the flag grow up without moisture?
Greek · SeptuagintΜὴ θάλλει πάπυρος ἄνευ ὕδατος, ἢ ὑψωθήσεται βούτομον ἄνευ πότου;
When it is yet on the root, and [though] it has not been cut down, does not any herb wither before it has received moisture?
Greek · SeptuagintἜτι ὂν ἐπὶ ῥίζης, καὶ οὐ μὴ θερισθῇ, πρὸ τοῦ πιεῖν πᾶσα βοτάνη οὐχὶ ξηραίνεται;
Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: for the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
Greek · SeptuagintΟὕτως τοίνυν ἔσται τὰ ἔσχατα πάντων τῶν ἐπιλανθανομένων τοῦ Κυρίου· ἐλπὶς γὰρ ἀσεβοῦς ἀπολεῖται·
For his house shall be without inhabitants, and his tent shall prove a spider's web.
Greek · SeptuagintἈοίκητος γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἔσται ὁ οἶκος· ἀράχνη δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποβήσεται ἡ σκηνή.
If he should prop up his house, it shall not stand: and when he has taken hold of it, it shall not remain.
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν ὑπερείσῃ τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ στῇ· ἐπιλαβομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ·
For it is moist under the sun, and his branch shall come forth out of his dung-heap.
Greek · SeptuagintὙγρὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὑπὸ ἡλίου· καὶ ἐκ σαπρίας αὐτοῦ ὁ ῥάδαμνος αὐτοῦ ἐξελεύσεται.
He lies down upon a gathering of stones, and shall live in the midst of flints.
Greek · SeptuagintἘπὶ συναγωγὴν λίθων κοιμᾶται· ἐν δὲ μέσῳ χαλίκων ζήσεται.
If [God] should destroy [him], his place shall deny him. Hast thou not seen such things,
Greek · SeptuagintἘὰν καταπίῃ, ὁ τόπος ψεύσεται αὐτόν· οὐχ ἑώρακας τοιαῦτα,
that such is the overthrow of the ungodly? and out of the earth another shall grow.
Greek · Septuagintὅτι καταστροφὴ ἀσεβοῦς τοιαύτη, ἐκ δὲ γῆς ἄλλον ἀναβλαστήσει.
For the Lord will by no means reject the harmless man; but he will not receive any gift of the ungodly.
Greek · SeptuagintὉ γὰρ Κύριος οὐ μὴ ἀποποιήσηται τὸν ἄκακον· πᾶν δὲ δῶρον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ δέξεται.