You have seen those things yourselves. So why do you continue your useless talk?

你们自己也都见过，为何全然变为虚妄呢？

看哪，你们自己也都见过，为何全变为这样虚妄呢？

看哪，你们自己也都见过，为何全变为这样虚妄呢？

其实你们也曾亲眼目睹，为何还讲这些虚妄之言？

你们都亲自见过，你们为什么成了这么虚妄呢？

你們自己也都見過，為何全然變為虛妄呢？

看哪，你們自己也都見過，為何全變為這樣虛妄呢？

看哪，你們自己也都見過，為何全變為這樣虛妄呢？

其實你們也曾親眼目睹，為何還講這些虛妄之言？

你們都親自見過，你們為甚麼成了這麼虛妄呢？

看哪、你們自己也都見過，為甚麼你們全變為虛妄呢？

爾皆見此、何故成為虛妄、

爾曹咸知斯理、何故出此迂談。

爾曹既知之、何故出此虛誕之語、

You have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?

Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

But you have seen all this, yet you say all these useless things to me.

All of you have seen this for yourselves, why do you keep up this empty talk?

Behold, all of you have seen it; Why then do you talk of nothing?

Surely all of you have seen it; Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

All of you have seen this for yourselves, why do you keep up this empty talk?

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen[ it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk?

Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

Put up with me while I speak. After I’ve spoken, you can make fun of me!

I thought about all these things. I realized that those who are wise and do what is right are under God’s control. What they do is also under his control. But no one knows whether they will be loved or hated.Everyone will die someday. Death comes to godly and sinful people alike. It comes to good and bad people alike. It comes to“ clean” and“ unclean” people alike. Those who offer sacrifices and those who don’t offer them also die. A good person dies, and so does a sinner. Those who make promises die. So do those who are afraid to make them.Here’s what is so bad about everything that happens on this earth. Death catches up with all of us. Also, the hearts of people are full of evil. They live in foolish pleasure. After that, they join those who have already died.

“ How long will you people make me suffer? How long will you crush me with your words?You have already accused me many times. You have attacked me without feeling any shame.

Your speeches go on forever. Won’t they ever end? What’s wrong with you? Why do you keep on arguing?

Here’s something else on this earth that doesn’t have any meaning. Sometimes godly people get what sinful people should receive. And sinful people get what godly people should receive. Here’s what I’m telling you. That doesn’t have any meaning either.

Honest words are so painful! But your reasoning doesn’t prove anything.Are you trying to correct what I’m saying? Are you treating my hopeless words like nothing but wind?You would even cast lots for those whose fathers have died. You would even trade away your closest friend.“ But now please look at me. Would I tell you a lie right here in front of you?Stop what you are saying. Don’t be so unfair. Think it over again. You are trying to take my honesty away from me.

But you spread lies about me and take away my good name. If you are trying to heal me, you aren’t very good doctors!I wish you would keep your mouths shut! Then people would think you were wise.Listen to my case. Listen as I make my appeal.Will you say evil things in order to help God? Will you tell lies for him?Do you want to be on God’s side? Will you argue his case for him?Would it turn out well if he looked you over carefully? Could you fool him as you might fool human beings?

You are saying to yourselves,‘ Where is the great man’s house now? Where are the tents where his evil family lived?’Haven’t you ever asked questions of those who travel? Haven’t you paid any attention to their stories?They’ll tell you that sinful people are spared from the day of trouble. They’ll say that those people are saved from the day when God will judge.

“ Bildad, you haven’t helped people who aren’t strong! You haven’t saved people who are weak!You haven’t offered advice to those who aren’t wise! In fact, you haven’t understood anything at all!Who helped you say these things? Whose spirit was speaking through you?

People who make fun of me are all around me. I’m forced to watch as they attack me with their words.