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Job 21 Catholic Public Domain Version

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CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 Then Job responded by saying:
1 Y RESPONDIÓ Job, y dijo:
2 I beseech you to hear my words and to do penance.
2 Oid atentamente mi palabra, y sea esto vuestros consuelos.
3 Permit me, and I will speak, and afterwards, if you see fit, you can laugh at my words.
3 Soportadme, y yo hablaré; y después que hubiere hablado, escarneced.
4 Is my dispute against man, so that I would have no reason to be discouraged?
4 ¿Hablo yo á algún hombre? y ¿por qué no se ha de angustiar mi espíritu?
5 Listen to me and be astonished, and place a finger over your mouth.
5 Miradme, y espantaos, y poned la mano sobre la boca.
6 As for me, when I think it over, I am afraid, and trembling convulses my body.
6 Aun yo mismo, cuando me acuerdo, me asombro, y toma temblor mi carne.
7 Why then do the impious live, having been lifted up and strengthened with riches?
7 ¿Por qué viven los impíos, y se envejecen, y aun crecen en riquezas?
8 They see their offspring continue before them: a commotion of close relatives and of children’s children in their sight.
8 Su simiente con ellos, compuesta delante de ellos; y sus renuevos delante de sus ojos.
9 Their houses have been secure and peaceable, and there is no staff of God over them.
9 Sus casas seguras de temor, ni hay azote de Dios sobre ellos.
10 Their cattle have conceived and have not miscarried; their cow has given birth and is not deprived of her newborn.
10 Sus vacas conciben, no abortan; paren sus vacas, y no malogran su cría.
11 Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children jump around playfully.
11 Salen sus chiquitos como manada, y sus hijos andan saltando.
12 They take up the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice at the sound of the organ.
12 Al son de tamboril y de cítara saltan, y se huelgan al son del órgano.
13 Their days are prolonged in wealth, yet, in an instant, they descend into hell.
13 Gastan sus días en bien, y en un momento descienden á la sepultura.
14 Who has said to God, “Depart from us, for we do not want the knowledge of your ways.
14 Dicen pues á Dios: Apártate de nosotros, que no queremos el conocimiento de tus caminos.
15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve him? And how is it helpful to us if we pray to him?”
15 ¿Quién es el Todopoderoso, para que le sirvamos? ¿y de qué nos aprovechará que oremos á él?
16 It is true that their good things are not in their power. May the counsel of the impious be far from me!
16 He aquí que su bien no está en manos de ellos: el consejo de los impíos lejos esté de mí.
17 How often will the lamp of the wicked be extinguished, and a deluge overtake them, and how often will he distribute the afflictions of his wrath?
17 ¡Oh cuántas veces la lámpara de los impíos es apagada, y viene sobre ellos su quebranto, [y Dios] en su ira les reparte dolores!
18 They will be like chaff before the face of the wind, and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.
18 Serán como la paja delante del viento, y como el tamo que arrebata el torbellino.
19 God will preserve the grief of the father for his sons, and, when he repays, then he will understand.
19 Dios guardará para sus hijos su violencia; y le dará su pago, para que conozca.
20 His eyes will see his own destruction, and he will drink from the wrath of the Almighty.
20 Verán sus ojos su quebranto, y beberá de la ira del Todopoderoso.
21 For what does he care what happens to his house after him, or if the number of its months are reduced by half?
21 Porque ¿qué deleite tendrá él de su casa después de sí, siendo cortado el número de sus meses?
22 Can anyone teach holy knowledge to God, who judges the exalted?
22 ¿Enseñará alguien á Dios sabiduría, juzgando él á los que están elevados?
23 This one dies strong and healthy, rich and happy.
23 Este morirá en el vigor de su hermosura, todo quieto y pacífico.
24 His gut is full of fat and his bones are moistened with marrow.
24 Sus colodras están llenas de leche, y sus huesos serán regados de tuétano.
25 In truth, another dies in bitterness of soul, without any resources.
25 Y estotro morirá en amargura de ánimo, y no habiendo comido jamás con gusto.
26 And yet they will sleep together in the dust, and worms will cover them.
26 Igualmente yacerán ellos en el polvo, y gusanos los cubrirán.
27 Surely, I know your thoughts and your sinful judgments against me.
27 He aquí, yo conozco vuestros pensamientos, y las imaginaciones que contra mí forjáis.
28 For you say, “Where is the house of the ruler, and where are the tabernacles of the impious?”
28 Porque decís: ¿Qué es de la casa del príncipe, y qué de la tienda de las moradas de los impíos?
29 Ask any passerby whom you wish, and you will realize that he understands these same things:
29 ¿No habéis preguntado á los que pasan por los caminos, por cuyas señas no negaréis,
30 that the evil-doer is reserved for the day of destruction, and he will be led to the day of wrath.
30 Que el malo es reservado para el día de la destrucción? Presentados serán en el día de las iras.
31 Who will reprove his way to his face, and who will repay him for what he has done?
31 ¿Quién le denunciará en su cara su camino? Y de lo que él hizo, ¿quién le dará el pago?
32 He will be led to the tomb, and he will remain awake in the chaos of the dead.
32 Porque llevado será él á los sepulcros, y en el montón permanecerá.
33 He has been found acceptable to the banks of the River of Lamentation, and he will draw any man towards him, and there are countless before him.
33 Los terrones del valle le serán dulces; y tras de él será llevado todo hombre, y antes de él [han ido] innumerables.
34 Therefore, how long will you console me in vain, when your answer is shown to be repugnant to truth?
34 ¿Cómo pues me consoláis en vano, viniendo á parar vuestras respuestas en falacia?
Cross references (33)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 2 Hebrews 2:1; Job 15:11; Isaiah 55:2; Job 13:3–4; Job 33:31–33
  2. 3 Job 17:2; Job 16:10; Job 16:20; Job 13:13; Job 12:4–5
  3. 4 Psalm 142:2–3; Psalm 42:11; Psalm 102:1; Psalm 22:1–3; Job 10:1–2
  4. 5 Job 40:4; Job 29:9; Judges 18:19; Proverbs 30:32; Job 19:20–21
  5. 6 Habakkuk 3:16; Psalm 119:120; Psalm 77:3; Lamentations 3:19–20; Psalm 88:15
  6. 7 Psalm 73:3–12; Job 12:6; Psalm 37:35; Jeremiah 12:1–3; Habakkuk 1:13
  7. 8 Proverbs 17:6; Psalm 17:14; Job 20:28; Job 20:10; Job 18:19
  8. 9 Psalm 73:5; Job 9:34; Job 18:11; Psalm 73:19; Isaiah 57:19–21
  9. 10 Exodus 23:26; Ecclesiastes 9:1–2; Deuteronomy 28:11; Luke 12:16–21; Deuteronomy 7:13–14
  10. 11 Psalm 127:3–5; Psalm 107:41
  11. 12 Amos 6:4–6; Genesis 4:21; Isaiah 5:12; Genesis 31:27; Isaiah 22:13
  12. 13 Job 36:11; Psalm 73:4; Luke 12:19–20; Matthew 24:38–39; Luke 17:28–29
  13. 14 Job 22:17; Romans 8:7; Psalm 10:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12; John 15:23–24
  14. 15 Exodus 5:2; Job 34:9; Malachi 1:13–14; Psalm 12:4; Isaiah 30:11
  15. 16 Job 22:18; Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 1:10; Psalm 52:5–7; Psalm 49:6–7
  16. 17 Job 18:5–6; Proverbs 20:20; Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 24:20; Job 18:18
  17. 18 Psalm 1:4; Psalm 83:13; Job 13:25; Psalm 35:5; Isaiah 17:13
  18. 19 Exodus 20:5; Ezekiel 18:19–20; Jeremiah 31:29; Isaiah 53:4–6; Ezekiel 18:2
  19. 20 Isaiah 51:17; Revelation 14:10; Psalm 75:8; Job 27:19; Jeremiah 25:15–16
  20. 21 Job 14:5; Ecclesiastes 2:18–19; Psalm 102:24; Psalm 55:23; Luke 16:27–28
  21. 22 Romans 11:34; 1 Corinthians 2:16; Isaiah 40:13–14; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Job 40:2
  22. 23 Psalm 49:17; Luke 12:19–21; Job 20:22–23; Psalm 73:4–5
  23. 24 Proverbs 3:8; Psalm 17:10; Job 15:27
  24. 25 Ezekiel 4:16–17; Job 7:11; Job 20:23; 1 Kings 17:12; 2 Samuel 17:8
  25. 26 Isaiah 14:11; Ecclesiastes 9:2; Job 20:11; Job 3:18–19; Job 24:20
  26. 27 Luke 5:22; Psalm 119:86; 1 Peter 2:19; Job 42:7; Job 8:3–6
  27. 28 Job 8:22; Job 20:7; Psalm 52:5–6; Habakkuk 2:9–11; Numbers 16:26–34
  28. 29 Psalm 129:8
  29. 30 Proverbs 16:4; 2 Peter 2:9–17; 2 Peter 3:7; Job 20:28; Romans 2:5
  30. 31 Deuteronomy 7:10; Galatians 2:11; Romans 12:19; Jeremiah 2:33–35; James 2:13
  31. 32 Luke 16:22; Psalm 49:14; Ezekiel 32:21–32
  32. 33 Hebrews 9:27; Job 30:23; Job 24:24; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 17:16
  33. 34 Job 16:2; Job 32:3; Job 13:4; Job 42:7

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences