Comparison
Job 6
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | But Job answered, and said: | Respondens autem Iob, dixit: |
| 2 | O that my sins, whereby I have deserved wrath, and the calamity that I suffer, were weighed in a balance. | Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, et calamitas quam patior, in statera! |
| 3 | As the sand of the sea this would appear heavier: therefore my words are full of sorrow: | Quasi arena maris haec gravior appareret; unde et verba mea dolore sunt plena: |
| 4 | For the arrows of the Lord are in me, the rage whereof drinketh up my spirit, and the terrors of the Lord war against me. | quia sagittae Domini in me sunt, quarum indignatio ebibit spiritum meum; et terrores Domini militant contra me. |
| 5 | Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger? | Numquid rugiet onager cum habuerit herbam? aut mugiet bos cum ante praesepe plenum steterit? |
| 6 | Or can an unsavoury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned with salt? or can a man taste that which when tasted bringeth death? | aut poterit comedi insulsum, quod non est sale conditum? aut potest aliquis gustare quod gustatum affert mortem? |
| 7 | The things which before my soul would not touch, now, through anguish are my meats. | Quae prius nolebat tangere anima mea, nunc, prae angustia, cibi mei sunt. |
| 8 | Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for? | Quis det ut veniat petitio mea, et quod expecto tribuat mihi Deus? |
| 9 | And that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose his hand, and cut me off? | et qui coepit, ipse me conterat; solvat manum suam, et succidat me? |
| 10 | And that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me with sorrow, he spare not, nor I contradict the words of the Holy One. | Et haec mihi sit consolatio, ut affligens me dolore, non parcat, nec contradicam sermonibus Sancti. |
| 11 | For what is my strength, that I can hold out? or what is my end that I should keep patience? | Quae est enim fortitudo mea, ut sustineam? aut quis finis meus, ut patienter agam? |
| 12 | My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of brass. | Nec fortitudo lapidum fortitudo mea, nec caro mea aenea est. |
| 13 | Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me. | Ecce non est auxilium mihi in me, et necessarii quoque mei recesserunt a me. |
| 14 | He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord. | Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, timorem Domini derelinquit. |
| 15 | My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys. | Fratres mei praeterierunt me, sicut torrens qui raptim transit in convallibus. |
| 16 | They that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them. | Qui timent pruinam, irruet super eos nix. |
| 17 | At the time when they shall be scattered they shall perish: and after it groweth hot they shall be melted out of their place. | Tempore quo fuerint dissipati, peribunt; et ut incaluerit, solventur de loco suo. |
| 18 | The paths of their steps are entangled: they shall walk in vain, and shall perish. | Involutae sunt semitae gressuum eorum; ambulabunt in vacuum, et peribunt. |
| 19 | Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while. | Considerate semitas Thema, itinera Saba, et expectate paulisper. |
| 20 | They are confounded, because I have hoped: they are come also even unto me, and are covered with shame. | Confusi sunt, quia speravi: venerunt quoque usque ad me, et pudore cooperti sunt. |
| 21 | Now you are come: and now seeing my affliction you are afraid. | Nunc venistis; et modo videntes plagam meam, timetis. |
| 22 | Did I say: Bring to me, and give me of your substance? | Numquid dixi: Afferte mihi, et de substantia vestra donate mihi? |
| 23 | Or deliver me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the hand of the mighty? | vel: Liberate me de manu hostis, et de manu robustorum eruite me? |
| 24 | Teach me, and I will hold my peace: and if I have been ignorant in any thing, instruct me. | Docete me, et ego tacebo: et si quid forte ignoravi, instruite me. |
| 25 | Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me? | Quare detraxistis sermonibus veritatis, cum e vobis nullus sit qui possit arguere me? |
| 26 | You dress up speeches only to rebuke, and you utter words to the wind. | Ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis, et in ventum verba profertis. |
| 27 | You rush in upon the fatherless, and you endeavour to overthrow your friend. | Super pupillum irruitis, et subvertere nitimini amicum vestrum. |
| 28 | However finish what you have begun, give ear, and see whether I lie. | Verumtamen quod coepistis explete: praebete aurem, et videte an mentiar. |
| 29 | Answer, I beseech you, without contention: and speaking that which is just, judge ye. | Respondete, obsecro, absque contentione; et loquentes id quod iustum est, iudicate. |
| 30 | And you shall not And iniquity in my tongue, neither shall folly sound in my mouth. | Et non invenietis in lingua mea iniquitatem, nec in faucibus meis stultitia personabit. |
