James Duport, Job, 37.23

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[23] We cannot find out the nature of God who exists forever, even though we search with great eagerness and inquire; He who was adorned with strength, and whose might is not to be assailed, who excels all in good order and in justice and in righteousness of mind, and never wished to vex a man overbearingly, as do the proud insolent men who wear others down by force, overstepping bounds.

Job. James Duport. . .

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Ἰώβ First1KGreek (Septuaginta. The Old Testament in Greek According to the Septuagint. Volume 2: I Chronicles-Tobit. Swete, Henry Barclay, editor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1896.) — 37 focus

καὶ ταύτης ἐταράχθη ἡ καρδία μου

καὶ ἀπερρύη ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς.

ἄκουε ἀκοὴν ἐν ὀργῇ θυμοῦ Κυρίου.

καὶ μελέτη ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐξελεύσεται.

ὑποκάτω παντὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀρχὴ αὐτοῦ,

καὶ τὸ φῶς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πτερύγων τῆς γῆς.

ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ βοήσεται φωνῇ.

βροντήσει ἐν φωνῇ ὕβρεως αὐτοῦ·

καὶ οὐκ ἀνταλλάξει αὐτούς, ὅτι ἀκούσῃ φωνὴν αὐτοῦ.

βροντήσει ὁ ἰσχυρὸς ἐν φωνῇ αὐτοῦ θαυμάσια,

ἐποἰησεν γὰρ μεγάλα ἃ οὐκ ἤδειμεν·

συντάσσων χιόνι Γἰνου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

καὶ χειμὼν ὑετός, καὶ χειμὼν ὑετῶν δυναστείας αὐτοῦ.

ἐν χειρὶ παντὸς ἀνθρώπου κατασφραγίζει,

ἴνα γνῷ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀσθένειαν.

εοῆλθεν δὲ θηρία ὑπὸ σκέπην.

ἡσύχασαν δὲ ἐπὶ κοίτης.

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ἐκ ταμείων ἐπέρχονται ὀδύναι,

ἀπὸ δὲ ἀκρωτηρίων ψῦχος.

καὶ ἀπὸ πνοῆς Ἰσχυροῦ δώσει πάγος,

οἰακίζει δὲ τὸ ὕδωρ ὡς ἐὰν βούληται·

καὶ ἐκλεκτὸν καταπλάσσει νεφέλη.

διασκορπιεῖ νέφος φῶς αὐτοῦ.

καὶ αὐτὸς κυλκώματα διαστρέψει,

ἐν θεεβουλαθὼθ εἰς ἔργα αὐτῶν·

πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἐντείληται αὐτοῖς,

ταῦτα συντέτακται παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,

ἐάν εἰς παιδείαν, ἐὰν εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ,

ἐὰν εἰς ἔλεος εὑρήσει αὐτόν.

ἐνωτίζου ταῦτα, Ἰὼβ·

στῆθι, νουθετούμενος δύναμιν Κυρίου.

οἴδαμεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἔθετο ἔργα αὐτοῦ,

φῶς ποιήσας ἐκ σκότους.

ἐπίσταται δὲ διάκρισιν νεφῶν,

ἐξαίσια δὲ πτώματα πονηρῶν.

σοῦ δὲ ἡ στολὴ θερμή· ἡσυχάζεται δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

στερεώσεις μετʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς παλαιώματα,

ἰσχυραὶ ὡς ὅρασις ἐπιχύσεως.

διὰ τἰ δἰδαξόν με, τί ἐροῦμεν αὐτῷ· καὶ παυσώμεθα πολλὰ

λέγοντες.

μὴ βίβλος ἢ γραμματεύς μοι παρέστηκεν,

ἴνα ἄνθρωπον ἑστηκὼς κατασιωπήσω;

πᾶσιν δʼ οὐχ ὁρατὸν τὸ φῶς,

τηλαυγές ἐστιν ἐν τοῖς παλαιώμασιν,

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ὥσπερ τὸ παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ νεφῶν.

ἀπὸ βορρᾶ νέφη χρυσαυγοῦντα·

ἐπὶ τούτοις μεγάλη ἡ δόξα καὶ τιμὴ Παντοκράτορος.

καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκομεν ἄλλον ὅμοιον τῇ ἰσχύι αὐτοῦ·

ὁ τὰ δίκαια κρίνων, οὐκ οἴει ἐπακούειν αὐτόν;

διὸ φοβηθήσονται αὐτὸν οἱ ἄνθρωπο.

φοβηθήσονται δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ οἱ σοφοί καρδίᾳ.

Homeric Greek (James Duport, 1676) (OCR draft) Experimental (James Duport, Threnothriambos: a Homeric Greek verse paraphrase of Job (1676).) — 37.23.1 focus

Εὑρεῖν οὐ δυνάμεσθα Θεοῦ φύσιν αἰὲν ἐόντος,

Καὶ μάλα πὲρ σπουδῇ διζήμενοι εἰρόμενοί τε·

Ὅς τ' ἐκέκαστο βίηφι, καί οἱ κράτος οὐκ ἐπεικτόν,

Ὅς πάντων περί τ' εὐνομίῃ, περί τ' ἐστὶ θέμισσι,

Εὐδικίῃ τε νόοιο, καὶ οὐδέ ποτ' ἄνδρα χαλέπτειν

Ἤθελ' ὑπερφιάλως, ὡς ὑβριστῆρες ἀγαυοί,

Οἵ τ' ἄλλους τρύχουσι βίῃ ὑπερωρεόντες.

Translations (2)

Job Perseus (World English Bible. Revision of the American Standard Version of 1901. Rainbow Missions, Inc., 2000-2024.) — 37 focus

Yes, at this my heart trembles, And is moved out of its place.

Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, The sound that goes out of his mouth.

He sends it forth under the whole sky, And his lightning to the ends of the earth.

After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty; He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.

God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.

For he says to the snow, Fall on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

He seals up the hand of every man, That all men whom he has made may know it.

Then the animals go into coverts, And remain in their dens.

Out of its chamber comes the storm, And cold out of the north.

By the breath of God, ice is given, And the breadth of the waters is frozen.

Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

It is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatever he commands them On the surface of the habitable world,

Whether it is for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he causes it to come.

Listen to this, Job: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Do you know how God controls them, And causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Do you know the workings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

You whose clothing is warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south wind?

Can you, with him, spread out the sky, Which is strong as a cast metal mirror?

Teach us what we shall tell him; For we can’t make our case by reason of darkness.

Shall it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

Now men don’t see the light which is bright in the skies, But the wind passes, and clears them.

Out of the north comes golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty.

We can’t reach the Almighty, He is exalted in power; In justice and great righteousness he will not oppress.

Therefore men revere him. He doesn’t regard any who are wise of heart.

Latin (James Duport, 1676) (OCR draft) Experimental (Duport's facing Latin translation of his Homeric Greek verse paraphrase of Job (1676).) — 37.23.1 focus

Invenire non poſſumus Dei naturam ſemper exiſtentis,

Quantumvis diligenter inquirentes perſcrutantéſque;

Qui inſtructus eſt viribus, & et ei robur invictum,

Qui omnes æquitate tranſcendit, & et jure,

Juſtitiâque mentis, & et nunquam hominem deprimere

Vult iniquè, ſicut oppreſſores inſolentes,

Qui alios affligunt vi ſuperbientes.

James Duport Job 37.23

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