1 T hen Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

Markaasaa Eliifas kii reer Teemaan isagii u jawaabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

2 “ Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?

War nin xigmad lahu miyuu ku jawaabaa aqoon aan waxba tarayn, Oo bal miyuu calooshiisa ka buuxiyaa dabaysha bari?

3 S hould he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?

Miyayse ku habboon tahay inuu ku xaajowdo hadal aan faa'iido lahayn, Amase hadallo uusan innaba wanaag ku samayn karin?

4 Y es, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

Cabsida waad baabbi'isaa, Oo cibaadadana Ilaah hortiisa waad ka joojisaa.

5 F or your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

Waayo, afkaaga waxaa wax bara xumaantaada, Oo waxaad doorataa carrabka khaa'inka.

6 Y our own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

Haddaba waxaa ku xukuma afkaaga oo aniga ma aha; Hubaal bushimahaaga qudhooda ayaa kugu marag fura.

7 “ Are you the first man who was born? Or were you brought out before the hills?

War ma ninkii binu-aadmiga ugu hor dhashaad tahay? Mase buuraha hortood baad soo dhalatay?

8 H ave you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

War talada qarsoon oo Ilaah miyaad maqashay? Oo nafsaddaada miyaad xigmad ula hadhay?

9 W hat do you know, that we don’t know? What do you understand, which is not in us?

War maxaad og tahay, oo aannan annagu ogayn? Oo bal maxaad garanaysaa, oo aannan garanayn?

10 W ith us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much elder than your father.

Waxaa nala jooga rag cirro leh iyo odayaal da' weyn, Oo aabbahaa ka sii fil weyn.

11 A re the consolations of God too small for you, even the word that is gentle toward you?

Ma kugu yar yihiin qalbiqabowjiska Ilaah Iyo erayga sida qabow kuula macaamiloodaa?

12 W hy does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,

Bal maxaa qalbigaagu kuu fogeeyaa? Maxaase indhahaagu u gabgab leeyihiin?

13 T hat you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

Oo aad ruuxaaga Ilaah ugu soo jeedisaa, Oo erayo caynkaas ah aad afkaaga uga soo daysaa?

14 W hat is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Bal binu-aadmigu muxuu yahay oo uu daahir ahaado? Kii naagu dhashayse muxuu yahay oo uu xaq ahaado?

15 B ehold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;

Bal eeg, Ilaah ma aamino kuwiisa quduuska ah, Oo xataa samooyinku hortiisa daahir kuma aha.

16 h ow much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!

Haddaba bal sidee buu u daahir ahaanayaa nin karaahiyo iyo wasakhaan ah, Oo dembiga sida biyo u cabbaa!

17 “ I will show you, listen to me; that which I have seen I will declare:

Bal i maqal, wax baan ku tusayaa, Oo wixii aan arkay oo dhan waan kuu sheegayaa;

18 ( Which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it;

(Kuwaasoo rag xigmad lahu ay awowayaashood ka heleen, Oo ayan qarin,

19 t o whom alone the land was given, and no stranger passed among them):

Kuwaasoo dalka keligood la siiyey, Oo uusan shisheeye innaba dhex mari jirin.)

20 t he wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

Ninkii shar ahu sida naag u foolato oo kale ayuu u xanuunsadaa cimrigiisa oo dhan, Intaas oo ah sannadihii loo kaydiyey kuwa wax dulma.

21 A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer shall come on him.

Oo sanqadh cabsi leh ayaa dhegihiisa gasha, Oo wakhtiga barwaaqadana baabbi'iyuhu waa u soo iman doonaa.

22 H e doesn’t believe that he shall return out of darkness. He is waited for by the sword.

Isagu ma rumaysto inuu gudcurka ka noqon doono, Iyo inay seeftu isaga sugayso.

23 H e wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Meel meel buu cunto u wareegaa isagoo leh, Meeday? Oo wuxuu og yahay inay maalinta gudcurku isaga u diyaar tahay.

24 D istress and anguish make him afraid. They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Waxaa isaga bajiya dhib iyo cidhiidhi, Oo isagay uga adkaadaan sida boqor dagaal isu diyaariyey,

25 B ecause he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty;

Maxaa yeelay, isagu gacantiisuu Ilaah ku taagay, Oo Ilaaha Qaadirka ah kibir buu ku caasiyaa.

26 h e runs at him with a stiff neck, with the thick shields of his bucklers;

Wuxuu kula ordaa madax adag Iyo gaashaammadiisa biro ku taagan yihiin.

27 b ecause he has covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat on his thighs.

Maxaa yeelay, wejiga ayuu ka cayilay, Oo bowdooyinkana baruur buu ku yeeshay,

28 H e has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.

Oo wuxuu degay magaalooyin baabba' ah, Iyo guryo aan lagu hoyan, Oo u diyaarsan inay tuulmooyin burbur ah noqdaan.

29 H e shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

Isagu taajir noqon maayo, oo maalkiisuna sii raagi maayo, Oo dhulkana ku sii waari maayo.

30 H e shall not depart out of darkness. The flame shall dry up his branches. By the breath of God’s mouth shall he go away.

Isagu marnaba gudcur ka bixi maayo, Oo laamihiisa olol baa qallajin doona, Oo neefta afkiisa ayaa qaadi doonta.

31 L et him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness shall be his reward.

Yuusan wax aan waxba tarayn isku hallayn, isagoo iskhiyaaneeya, Waayo, wax aan waxba tarayn ayaa abaalgudkiisa ahaan doona.

32 I t shall be accomplished before his time. His branch shall not be green.

Wakhtigiisii ka hor buu dhammaan doonaa, Oo laantiisuna ma cagaaroobi doonto.

33 H e shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive tree.

Sida canabka ayuu midhihiisa ceedhiin iska ridi doonaa, Oo sida saytuunka ayuu ubaxiisa iska daadin doonaa.

34 F or the company of the godless shall be barren, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

Waayo, ururka cibaadalaawayaashu wuxuu ahaan doonaa wax aan waxba dhalin, Oo teendhooyinka kuwa laaluushka qaatana dab baa baabbi'in doona.

35 T hey conceive mischief, and produce iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”

Iyagu waxay uuraystaan belaayo, xumaanna way dhalaan, Oo calooshooduna waxay diyaarisaa khiyaano.