1 ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉⲉⲗⲓⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ :
And Elius resumed and said,
2 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ : ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲁⲕϫⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲑⲙⲏⲓ .
What is this that thou thinkest to be according to right? who art thou that thou hast said, I am righteous before the Lord?
3 ⲓⲉ ⲭⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ .
I will answer thee, and thy three friends.
4 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ .
Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high they are above thee.
5 ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ : ⲙⲁⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲓϭⲏⲡⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲩϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ .
If thou hast sinned, what wilt thou do?
6 ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲁⲓϥ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ .
and if too thou hast transgressed much, what canst thou perform?
7 ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲑⲙⲏⲓ : ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ : ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ .
And suppose thou art righteous, what wilt thou give him? or what shall he receive of thy hand?
8 ⲁⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲕⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲁⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ .
Thy ungodliness may affect a man who is like to thee; or thy righteousness a son of man.
9 ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ : ⲉⲩⲉⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲡϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ .
They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟⲓ : ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲑⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ .
But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;
11 ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲟⲣϫⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲫⲉ .
who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?
12 ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡϣⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ .
There they shall cry, and none shall hearken, even because of the insolence of wicked men.
13 ⲡϭⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲟϫⲓ : ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ .
For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.
14 ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ : ϭⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ : ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲭⲛⲁϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ .
He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do thou plead before him, if thou canst praise him, as it is possible even now.
15 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲉⲙⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲧⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ .
For he is not now regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.
16 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϩⲣⲟϣ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲉⲙⲓ .
Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.