1 A nd Bildad the Shuhite answereth and saith: --

Markaasaa Bildad oo ahaa reer Shuuxii u jawaabay, oo wuxuu ku yidhi,

2 T ill when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind -- sayings of thy mouth?

Ilaa goormaad waxyaalahan ku hadlaysaa? Oo ilaa goormaa erayada afkaagu ahaanayaan sida dabayl xoog badan?

3 D oth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

War ma Ilaah baa garsooridda qalloociya? Mase Ilaaha Qaadirka ah baa caddaaladda qalloociya?

4 I f thy sons have sinned before Him, And He doth send them away, By the hand of their transgression,

Haddii carruurtaadii ay isaga ku dembaabeen, Wuxuu iyagii u gacangeliyey xadgudubkoodii.

5 I f thou dost seek early unto God, And unto the Mighty makest supplication,

Haddaad aad u barido Ilaah, Oo aad baryootankaaga hor dhigto Qaadirka,

6 I f pure and upright thou, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.

Haddaad daahir ahaan lahayd oo aad qummanaan lahayd, Sida xaqiiqada ah haatan wuu kuu toosi lahaa, Oo hoyga xaqnimadaadana wuu barwaaqayn lahaa.

7 A nd thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.

Oo in kastoo bilowgaagii yaraa, Haddana ugudambaystaadu aad bay u weynaan lahayd.

8 F or, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers,

Waan ku baryayaaye bal qarniyadii hore wax weyddii, Oo bal soo garwaaqso waxyaalihii ay awowayaashood fatasheen,

9 ( For of yesterday we, and we know not, For a shadow our days on earth.)

(Waayo, innagu waxaynu nahay qoonkii shalayto oo qudha, oo waxba garan mayno, Maxaa yeelay, cimrigeenna aan dhulka joognaa waa sida hoos oo kale.)

10 D o they not shew thee -- speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?

War sow iyagu wax kuma bari doonaan, oo wax kuuma sheegi doonaan, Oo sow qalbigooda kaalama hadli doonaan?

11 ` Doth a rush wise without mire? A reed increase without water?

War miyaa cawdu ka bixi kartaa meel aan dhoobo lahayn? Cawsduurkuse miyuu bixi karaa biyola'aantood?

12 W hile it in its budding -- uncropt, Even before any herb it withereth.

Intuu weli cagaarka yahay oo aan la gooyn, Wuu ka hor engegaa dhalatada kale oo dhan.

13 S o the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,

Kuwa Ilaah illooba oo dhan wadiiqooyinkoodu waa sidaas oo kale, Oo ninkii cibaadalaawe ah rajadiisuna way baabba'daa.

14 W hose confidence is loathsome, And the house of a spider his trust.

Oo kaas kalsoonaantiisu way kala jajabtaa, Oo aaminaaddiisuna waa sida xuubcaaro oo kale.

15 H e leaneth on his house -- and it standeth not: He taketh hold on it -- and it abideth not.

Wuxuu ku tiirsan doonaa gurigiisa, laakiinse gurigiisu ma taagnaan doono. Aad buu u xajin doonaa, laakiinse siima uu adkaan doono innaba.

16 G reen he before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.

Isagu waa ku cagaar qorraxda, Oo laamihiisa curdanka ahuna waxay ka soo kor baxaan beertiisa.

17 B y a heap his roots are wrapped, A house of stones he looketh for.

Oo xididdadiisuna waxay isku duuduubaan taallo dhagaxyo ah, Oo wuxuu fiiriyaa meesha dhagaxyada.

18 I f doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath feigned concerning him, I have not seen thee!

Isaga haddii meeshiisa laga baabbi'iyo, Markaasay inkiri doontaa isaga, oo waxay odhan doontaa, Anigu kumaba arag.

19 L o, this the joy of his way, And from the dust others spring up.'

Farxadda jidkiisu waa sidaas, Oo waxaa dhulka ka soo bixi doona kuwa kaleto.

20 L o, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.

Ilaah marnaba xoori maayo nin qumman, Kuwa sharka falase tiirin maayo.

21 W hile he filleth with laughter thy mouth, And thy lips with shouting,

Wuxuu afkaaga ka buuxin doonaa qosol, Bushimahaagana qaylo farxad leh,

22 T hose hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not!

Kuwa ku neceb waxay xidhan doonaan ceeb, Teendhada sharrowyaduna mar dambe siima jiri doonto.