Besimi i Jobit
1 Jobi u përgjigj e tha:
2 «Si e ndihmove ti të pafuqishmin
dhe a e shërove krahun e molisur?
3 Si e këshillove të paurtin,
mos dhurove shumë dituri?
4 Kujt ia drejtove fjalën
e fryma e kujt prej teje doli?
5 Poshtë hijet dridhen
e ujërat me ç'kanë brenda.
6 Cullak është para Perëndisë skëterra
dhe pa mbulesë humnera .
7 Ai e shtrin veriun mbi zbrazëtinë,
në asgjësend tokën ai e var.
8 I ndryn ujërat në retë e veta
e retë nën to nuk shqyhen.
9 Ai e mbulon pamjen e fronit,
renë e vet mbi të e shtrin
10 Ujërave rreth cakun ua vuri,
mu ku mbaron drita e fillon errësira.
11 Shtyllat e qiellit dridhen
e i shtang qortimi i tij.
12 Me forcën e vet detin trazon,
Rahabin thërmon me dijen e vet.
13 Me erën e tij edhe qiejt kthjellohen,
e ther dora e tij gjarprin rrëshqitës.
14 Këto janë veç skajet e veprave të tij,
e sa pakëz ne ua ndiejmë psherëtimën!
Po oshtimën e fuqisë së tij, kush do ta kuptojë?».
1 But Job answered and said, 2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 3 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? 4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. 12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. 13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?