1 A no ra ko Eripata Temani; i mea ia,

And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

2 E whai pai ano ranei te Atua i te tangata? He pono e whai pai te tangata i a ia ano ki te mea he ngakau mohio tona.

Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.

3 H e oranga ngakau ranei ki te Kaha Rawa tou tika? Hei taonga ranei ki a ia, ki te meinga e koe ou ara kia tino tika?

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain that thou makest thy ways perfect?

4 H e wehi ranei nou i a ia i whakahe ai ia i a koe, i whakawa ai i a koe?

Will he reason with thee for fear of thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?

5 H e teka ianei he nui tou he? Kahore hoki he pito whakamutunga o ou kino.

Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities without end?

6 I tangohia noatia hoki e koe nga mea a tou teina hei taunaha, huia ana e koe nga kakahu o te hunga e noho tahanga ana.

For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.

7 K ihai i whakainumia e koe ki te wai te hunga ngenge; kaiponuhia ana e koe he taro ki te hunga e matekai ana.

Thou hast not given water to the fainting to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

8 K o te tangata marohirohi, i a ia te whenua; ko te tangata honore, noho ana ia i reira.

But the powerful man, he had the land; and the man of high rank dwelt in it.

9 K o nga pouaru, unga rawakoretia atu ana e koe, whatiwhatiia ana nga ringa o nga pani.

Widows hast thou sent empty away, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

10 N a reira karapotia putia ana koe e nga mahanga, raruraru ana koe i te wehi pa whakarere;

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

11 I te pouri ranei, e kore ai koe e kite; a nui atu te wai e taupoki na i a koe.

Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and floods of waters cover thee.

12 H e teka ianei kei te wahi tiketike o te rangi te Atua? Tirohia atu ano hoki a runga o nga whetu, to ratou teitei!

Is not +God in the height of the heavens? And behold the summit of the stars: how exalted are they!

13 A e mea na koe, He aha ta te Atua e mohio ai? E puta mai ranei tana whakawa i roto i te kapua pouri?

And thou sayest, What doth God know? will he judge through the dark cloud?

14 K o tona wahi ngaro ko nga kapua matotoru, te kite ia; kei te taiawhio ano ia i nga rangi.

Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh on the vault of the heavens.

15 K a mau tonu ranei koe ki te ara o mua, i haerea ra e nga tangata kikino?

Dost thou mark the ancient path which wicked men have trodden?

16 I kapohia atu nei i te mea kahore ano i rite o ratou ra; tahoroa ana to ratou turanga ano he awa:

Who were carried off before the time, whose foundation was overflowed with a flood;

17 I mea nei ki te Atua, Mawehe atu i a matou; a, He aha e taea e te Kaha Rawa mo matou?

Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?

18 H eoi i whakakiia e ia o ratou whare ki nga mea papai: ko te whakaaro ia o te hunga kino e matara atu ana i ahau.

Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

19 E kite ana te hunga tika, a koa ana: kataina iho ratou e te hunga harakore:

The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:

20 M e te ki, He pono kua haukotia te hunga i tahuri mai ki a tatou, pau ake i te ahi te toenga o ratou.

Is not he who rose against us destroyed, and doth not the fire consume his residue?

21 W aiho ia hei hoa mou, katahi koe ka ata noho; ma reira ka tae mai ai te pai ki a koe.

Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

22 T ahuri mai ra ki te ture a tona mangai, rongoatia hoki ana kupu ki roto ki tou ngakau.

Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.

23 K i te hoki koe ki te Kaha Rawa, tera koe e hanga; ki te nekehia atu e koe te kino kia mamao i ou teneti.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up. If thou remove unrighteousness far from thy tents,

24 A ka whakapuranga koe i tau taonga ki te puehu, te koura o Opira ki waenga i nga kohatu o nga awa;

And put the precious ore with the dust, and Ophir among the stones of the torrents,

25 A ko te Kaha Rawa hei taonga mou, hei hiriwa utu nui ki a koe.

Then the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;

26 K o reira hoki koe ahuareka ai ki te Kaha Rawa, a ka ara ake tou mata ki te Atua.

Yea, then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto +God:

27 K a inoi ano koe ki a ia, a ka whakarongo mai ia ki a koe; ka whakamana ano e koe au kupu taurangi.

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;

28 K a whakatakotoria hoki e koe he tikanga, a ka whakapumautia ki a koe; ka whiti ano te marama ki runga ki ou ara.

And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.

29 K i te maka koe e ratou ki raro, ka ki koe, Tenei ano he whakaarahanga ake; ka whakaorangia ano e ia te ngakau whakaiti.

When they are made low, then thou shalt say, Rise up! and he shall save him that is of downcast eyes.

30 K a whakaorangia e ia te tangata ahakoa ehara i te harakore: ae ra, ka whakaorangia ia e te ma o ou ringa.

him that is not innocent shall he deliver; yea, he shall be delivered by the pureness of thy hands.