Liber Job

Habet argentum venarum suarum principia, et auro locus est in quo conflatur.

Silver hath beginnings of its veins, and gold hath a place wherein it is melted.

Habe argento de venos suo principios, et auro loco es in quo confla.

Ferrum de terra tollitur, et lapis solutus calore in æs vertitur.

Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone melted with heat is turned into brass.

Ferro de terra tolle, et lapide solve calore in aere verte.

Tempus posuit tenebris, et universorum finem ipse considerat: lapidem quoque caliginis et umbram mortis.

He hath set a time for darkness, and the end of all things he considereth, the stone also that is in the dark and the shadow of death.

Tempore pone ad tenebras, et ipso considera universa fine: lapide etiam de caliga et umbra de morte.

Dividit torrens a populo peregrinante eos quos oblitus est pes egentis hominis, et invios.

The flood divideth from the people that are on their journey, those whom the food of the needy man hath forgotten, and who cannot be come at.

Torrente divide ab populo peregrinor illos que oblina es pede me de homine, et invio.

Terra de qua oriebatur panis, in loco suo igni subversa est.

The land, out of which bread grew in its place, hath been overturned with fire.

Terra de quo ori pane, in loco suo igni subverte es.

Locus sapphiri lapides ejus, et glebæ illius aurum.

The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and the clods of it are gold.

Loco de sapphiro lapides de illo, et de glaeba de illo auro.

Semitam ignoravit avis, nec intuitus est eam oculus vulturis.

The bird hath not known the path, neither hath the eye of the vulture beheld it.

Ave ignora semita, nec intueor es illa oculo de vultura.

Non calcaverunt eam filii institorum, nec pertransivit per eam leæna.

The children of the merchants have not trodden it, neither hath the lioness passed by it.

Non filios de institores calca illa, nec leaena per illa pertransi.

Ad silicem extendit manum suam: subvertit a radicibus montes.

He hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath overturned mountains from the roots.

Ad silice extende manu suo: subverte ab radices montes.

In petris rivos excidit, et omne pretiosum vidit oculus ejus.

In the rocks he hath cut out rivers, and his eye hath seen every precious thing.

In petras rivos excide, et omni pretioso oculo de illo vide.

Profunda quoque fluviorum scrutatus est, et abscondita in lucem produxit.

The depths also of rivers he hath searched, and hidden things he hath brought forth to light.

Profunda etiam de fluvios scrutor es, et absconditus in luce produce.

Sapientia vero ubi invenitur? et quis est locus intelligentiæ?

But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?

Sapientia vero ubi inveni? Et qui es loco de intelligentia?

Nescit homo pretium ejus, nec invenitur in terra suaviter viventium.

Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of them that live in delights.

Homine ne sci pretio de illo, nec inveni in terra suaviter vive.

Abyssus dicit: Non est in me, et mare loquitur: Non est mecum.

The depth saith: It is not in me: and the sea saith: It is not with me.

Abysso dic: non es in me, et mari loque: non es mecum.

Non dabitur aurum obrizum pro ea, nec appendetur argentum in commutatione ejus.

The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it.

Non auro obrizo da pro illa, nec argento appende in commutatione de illo.

Non conferetur tinctis Indiæ coloribus, nec lapidi sardonycho pretiosissimo vel sapphiro.

It shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire.

Non confer tinge de Indiase colores, nec ad lapide ad sardonycho pretioso vel ad sapphiro.

Non adæquabitur ei aurum vel vitrum, nec commutabuntur pro ea vasa auri.

Gold or crystal cannot equal it, neither shall any vessels of gold be changed for it.

Non auro ad illo vel vitro adaequa, nec vases pro illa de auro commuta.

Excelsa et eminentia non memorabuntur comparatione ejus: trahitur autem sapientia de occultis.

High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.

Excelso et eminentia non memora comparatione de illo: trahe autem sapientia de occulto.

Non adæquabitur ei topazius de Æthiopia, nec tincturæ mundissimæ componetur.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing.

Non adaequa ad illo topazio de Aethiopia, nec de tinctura mundo compone.

Unde ergo sapientia venit? et quis est locus intelligentiæ?

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Unde ergo sapientia veni? Et qui es loco de intelligentia?

Abscondita est ab oculis omnium viventium: volucres quoque cæli latet.

It is hid from the eyes of all living, and the fowls of the air know it not.

Absconde es ab oculos de omni vive: volucres etiam de caelo late.

Perditio et mors dixerunt: Auribus nostris audivimus famam ejus.

Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard the fame thereof.

Perditione et morte dic: aures nostro audi fama de illo.

Deus intelligit viam ejus, et ipse novit locum illius.

God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth the place thereof.

Deo intellege via de illo, et ipso nosce loco de illo.

Ipse enim fines mundi intuetur, et omnia quæ sub cælo sunt respicit.

For he beholdeth the ends of the world: and looketh on all things that are under heaven.

Ipso nam intueor fines de mundo, et omni que sub caelo es respice.

Qui fecit ventis pondus, et aquas appendit in mensura.

Who made a weight for the winds, and weighed the waters by measure.

Qui fac ad ventos pondere, et appende aquas in mensura.

Quando ponebat pluviis legem, et viam procellis sonantibus:

When he gave a law for the rain, and a way for the sounding storms.

Quando pone pluvias lege, et via procellos sona:

tunc vidit illam et enarravit, et præparavit, et investigavit.

Then he saw it, and declared, and prepared, and searched it.

Tunc vide illa et enarra, et praepara, et investiga.

Et dixit homini: Ecce timor Domini, ipsa est sapientia; et recedere a malo, intelligentia.

And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

Et dic ad homine: ecce timore de Domino, ipso sapientia es; et recede ab malo, intelligentia.