1 ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲃⲁⲗⲇⲁⲇ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲩⲭⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ :

Then Baldad the Sauchite answered and said,

2 ϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲭⲛⲁⲕⲏⲛ ⲁⲛ : ⲭⲁⲣⲱⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲱⲛ .

How long wilt thou continue? forbear, that we also may speak.

3 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲭⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ .

For wherefore have we been silent before thee like brutes?

4 ⲁϥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲁⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ:ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲧϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲫⲉ : ϣⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϫⲡ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ .

Anger has possessed thee: for what if thou shouldest die; would the earth under heaven be desolate? or shall the mountains be overthrown from their foundations?

5 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϥⲛⲁϭⲉⲛⲟ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁϩ .

But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, and their flame shall not go up.

6 ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ : ⲉϥⲉϭⲉⲛⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓϧⲏⲃⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ .

His light shall be darkness in his habitation, and his lamp shall be put out with him.

7 ⲉⲩⲉⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲁⲣⲭⲟⲛⲧⲁ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ : ⲉϥⲉϣⲱϥⲧ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ .

Let the meanest of men spoil his goods, and let his counsel deceive him.

8 ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⲛϫⲉⲧⲉϥⲫⲁⲧ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲉϭⲗⲟⲙⲗⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲛⲉ .

His foot also has been caught in a snare, and let it be entangled in a net.

9 ⲉⲩⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲫⲁϣ : ⲉⲩⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲃⲓ .

And let snares come upon him: he shall strengthen those that thirst for his destruction.

10 ϥⲭⲏⲡ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ϩⲓⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ .

His snare is hid in the earth, and that which shall take him is by the path.

11 ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲙⲕⲁϩⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ: ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ .

Let pains destroy him round about, and let many enemies come about him,

12 ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϫⲡ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ .

vex him with distressing hunger: and a signal destruction has been prepared for him.

13 ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲏⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ : ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ .

Let the soles of his feet be devoured: and death shall consume his beauty.

14 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲱⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ : ⲉⲥⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ : ⲟⲩⲉⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ .

And let health be utterly banished from his tabernacle, and let distress seize upon him with a charge from the king.

15 ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟϩ ⲛⲑⲏⲛ .

It shall dwell in his tabernacle in his night: his excellency shall be sown with brimstone.

16 ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲥϧ ⲉϥⲉϩⲉⲓ ⲥⲁⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .

His roots shall be dried up from beneath, and his crop shall fall away from above.

17 ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ .

Let his memorial perish out of the earth, and his name shall be publicly cast out.

18 ⲉϥⲉϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲭⲁⲕⲓ .

Let one drive him from light into darkness.

19 ⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲟⲥ : ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲫⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ : ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ .

He shall not be known among his people, nor his house preserved on the earth.

20 ⲁⲩϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲁⲛϧⲁⲉⲩ:ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ .

But strangers shall dwell in his possessions: the last groaned for him, and wonder seized the first.

21 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ : ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ .

These are the houses of the unrighteous, and this is the place of them that know not the Lord.