1 “ Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?이제 한번 불러 보아라. 네게 대답할 자가 있겠느냐? 거룩한 이들 가운데 누구에게 네가 돌아서겠느냐?
2 For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.분노는 어리석은 사람을 죽이고, 시기는 미련한 자를 죽인다.
3 I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.나는 어리석은 자가 뿌리를 내리는 것을 보았으나, 갑자기 그의 거처에 저주를 선언하였다.
4 His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,His children are far from safety, And they are crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to deliver them:그의 자식들은 안전에서 멀어져, 성문 앞에서 짓밟히고, 그들을 건져 줄 자도 없다.
5 whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, And taketh it even out of the thorns; And the snare gapeth for their substance.그들의 추수한 것을 굶주린 자가 먹어 치우고, 가시덤불 속에서까지 빼앗아 가며, 올무는 그들의 재산을 노려 입을 벌린다.
6 For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;For affliction cometh not forth from the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;재난은 흙에서 솟아나는 것이 아니며, 고난도 땅에서 돋아나는 것이 아니다.
7 but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.But man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.그러나 사람은 고난을 위하여 태어났으니, 마치 불티가 위로 날아오르는 것과 같다.
8 “But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,But as for me, I would seek unto God, And unto God would I commit my cause;그러나 나라면 하나님을 찾고, 내 사정을 하나님께 맡기겠다.
9 who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;Who doeth great things and unsearchable, Marvellous things without number:그분은 헤아릴 수 없는 큰 일을 행하시며, 셀 수 없이 놀라운 일을 행하신다.
10 who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields;그분은 땅 위에 비를 내리시고, 들판에 물을 보내신다.
11 so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.그리하여 낮은 자들을 높이 세우시고, 슬퍼하는 자들을 안전한 곳으로 들어 올리신다.
12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.그분은 교활한 자들의 계략을 좌절시키시어, 그들의 손이 그 계획을 이루지 못하게 하신다.
13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; And the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.그분은 지혜로운 자를 그들 자신의 꾀로 사로잡으시니, 간교한 자의 계략은 거꾸러진다.
14 They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.They meet with darkness in the day-time, And grope at noonday as in the night.그들은 대낮에도 어둠을 만나고, 한낮에 더듬기를 밤중에 하듯 한다.
15 But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.그러나 그분은 그들의 입에서 나오는 칼에서, 궁핍한 자를 강한 자의 손에서 구원하신다.
16 So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.그리하여 가난한 자에게 소망이 있고, 불의는 그 입을 다문다.
17 “ Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.보아라, 하나님께서 바로잡으시는 사람은 복이 있다. 그러므로 전능하신 분의 징계를 업신여기지 말아라.
18 For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.For he maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and his hands make whole.그분은 상처를 내시고도 싸매시며, 다치게 하시고도 그 손으로 낫게 하신다.
19 He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.He will deliver thee in six troubles; Yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.그분은 여섯 가지 환난에서 너를 건지시고, 일곱 가지 환난에서도 어떤 재앙이 너를 건드리지 못하게 하신다.
20 In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.In famine he will redeem thee from death; And in war from the power of the sword.기근 때에는 너를 죽음에서 구속하시고, 전쟁 때에는 칼의 권세에서 건지신다.
21 You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.너는 혀의 채찍에서 숨겨질 것이며, 멸망이 닥쳐와도 두려워하지 않을 것이다.
22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.At destruction and dearth thou shalt laugh; Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.너는 멸망과 기근을 보고도 웃을 것이며, 땅의 짐승들을 두려워하지 않을 것이다.
23 For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.너는 들의 돌들과도 언약을 맺을 것이며, 들의 짐승들이 너와 화평할 것이다.
24 You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.너는 네 장막이 평안한 줄을 알 것이며, 네 우리를 둘러보아도 잃은 것이 없음을 알 것이다.
25 You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.또한 너는 네 자손이 번성하고, 네 후손이 땅의 풀처럼 많을 줄을 알 것이다.
26 You will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.너는 곡식 단이 제철에 거두어지듯, 무르익은 나이에 무덤에 이를 것이다.
27 Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.보아라, 우리가 이것을 살펴보니 과연 그러하다. 너는 이것을 듣고 네 유익을 위하여 깨달아라.