ayyoob 4:1-21
4 tab temani eleepaj+ ne ayyoob se kaha,
2 “agar koi tujhse kuch kahe to kya tu sabraa kho dega?
lekin main khud ko bolne se nahin rok sakta.
3 maana toone seekh dekar bahoton ko sudhaara hai,kamzor haathon ko mazboot kiya hai.
4 apni baaton se ladkhadate huon ko sambhala hai,kaanpte ghutnon ko mazboot kiya hai.
5 par ab jab tujh par aafat aa padi, to kahaan gaya tera saahas?*tujh par kehar kya toota, tu ghabra gaya?
6 agar tu parmeshvar ki bhakti karta hai, to tujhe kis baat ka dar?
kya tujhe apne nirdosh+ hone par bharosa nahin?
7 zara soch, kya kabhi koi bekasoor tabah hua hai?
kabhi koi seedha-sachcha insan barbad hua hai?
8 mainne to dekha hai ki jo burai jotte hain*aur museebat bote hain, woh hi use kaatte hain.
9 parmeshvar ek foonk maarta hai aur woh mit jaate hain,uske krodh ke bhadakne par woh bhasm ho jaate hain.
10 sher chahe jitna dahade, javan sher chahe jitna garje,magar taakatvar sheron ke bhi daant toot jaate hain.
11 shikar na milne par woh bhookhe mar jaate hainaur unke bachche titar-bitar ho jaate hain.
12 ab sun! mujhe akele mein ek baat batayi gayi,uski fusfusahat mere kaanon mein padi.
13 raat ke us pehar jab log gehri nind mein hote hain,mujhe ek aisa darshan mila ki meri nind ud gayi.
14 mujh par is kadar dar chhaa gayaki meri haddiyaan kaanpne lagin.
15 ek saaya* mere saamne se hokar guzra,mere rongte khade ho gaye.
16 woh ek jagah jaakaar thahar gaya,main use pehchan na saka.
meri aankhon ke saamne ek parchhain thi.
chaaron taraf sannata tha, tabhi mujhe ek aavaz sunayi di,
17 ‘kya nashvar insan parmeshvar se badhkar nek ho sakta hai?
kya koi aadmi apne bananevale se bhi pavitra ho sakta hai?’
18 dekh, parmeshvar ko apne sevkon par bharosa nahin,woh to apne swargdooton* mein bhi galtiyaan paayenge hai,
19 to fir maati ke gharaunde mein rehnevale ki kya bisat,jiski ninv dharti ki dhool se daali gayi hai,+jise aasani se masla jaa sakta hai maano koi patanga* ho.
20 subah se shaam tak, ek hi din mein woh khatm ho jaata hai,hamesha ke liye mit jaata hai aur kisi ko pata bhi nahin chalta.
21 woh us tamboo ki tarah hai jiski rassiyaan khol di gayi hon,
woh bin buddhi ke hi mar jaata hai.
kai footnote
^ shaa., “tu thak gaya?”
^ ya “burai karne ki sochte hain.”
^ ya “dooton.”
^ ya “kapad-keeda.”
