1ThenJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559, 2No doubtbutyearethepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971,Andwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451shalldieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191withyou. 3ButIhaveunderstandingaswellH1571asyou;Iamnotinferiortoyou: Yea,whoknowethnotsuchthingsאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428asthese? 4IamH1961asoneH6662thatisalaughing-stocktohisneighborH7453,Iwhocalledקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121uponGodלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433,andheansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030:Thejust,theperfectH8549manisalaughing-stock. 5Inthethoughtofhimthatis ateaseשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600there iscontemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937formisfortune;Itisreadyforthem whosefootרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272slippeth. 6Thetentsאֹֽהָלִ֨ים׀'o.ha.LimH168ofrobbersprosper,AndtheythatprovokeGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410aresecure;Intowhosehandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027GodH410bringeth abundantly. 7Butaskשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowthebeasts,andtheyshallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee;Andthebirdsוְע֥וֹףve.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheyshalltellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee: 8OrspeakH7878totheearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,anditshallteachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee;Andthefishesoftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shalldeclareunto thee. 9Whoknowethnotinallthese,Thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahhath wroughtthis, 10Inwhosehandבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027isthesoulH5315ofeverylivingthing,Andthebreathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofallmankind? 11Dothnottheearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241trywordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,Evenasthepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethitsfoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400? 12Withagedmeniswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,Andinlengthוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394. 13WithGodiswisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451andmight;Hehathcounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394. 14Behold,hebreakethdownיַ֭הֲרוֹסYa.ha.rosH2040,anditcannotbebuiltH1129again;HeshuttethupamanH376,andtherecanbenoopening. 15Behold,hewithholdeththewatersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andtheydryוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001up;Again,hesendeththemout,andtheyoverturntheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776. 16Withhimisstrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797andwisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454;Thedeceivedandthedeceiverarehis. 17Heleadeth counsellors away stripped,AndjudgesH8199makethhefools. 18Helooseththebondofkingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428,Andhebindeththeirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975withagirdle. 19He leadethpriestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548away stripped,Andoverthroweththemighty. 20Heremoveththespeechofthetrusty,AndtakethawayH5493theunderstandingoftheeldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205. 21Hepourethcontemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937uponprinces,Andlooseththebeltofthestrong. 22Heuncoverethdeepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757thingsoutofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Andbringethouttolightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216theshadowofdeath. 23He increaseththenationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471,andhe destroyeththem: He enlargeththenationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,andhe leadeththemcaptive. 24HetakethawayH5493understandingfromthechiefsH7218ofthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Andcauseththemtowanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582inawildernesswherethereisnowayH1870. 25Theygropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959inthedarkwithoutlightא֑וֹר'orH216;AndhemakeththemtostaggerH8582likeadrunkenH7910man. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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