1ThenansweredEliphazאֱלִיפַ֥ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַֽתֵּימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489,andsaidH559, 2Shouldawiseהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450manmakeanswerיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030withvainknowledgeדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847,Andfillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390himselfwiththeeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307? 3Shouldhereasonwithunprofitabletalk,Orwithspeeches wherewithhecandonogood? 4Yea, thou doestawaywithfearיִרְאָ֑הyir.'AhH3374,Andhinderest devotionbeforeGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410. 5Forthineiniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771teacheth thymouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,Andthou choosestthetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956ofthecraftyעֲרוּמִֽים׃'a.ru.MimH6175. 6Thine ownmouthפִ֣יךָFi.khaH6310condemneth thee,andnotI; Yea, thine ownlipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193testifyיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030against thee. 8Hast thouheardH8085thesecretH5475counselH5475ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433?Anddost thoulimitwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451tothyself? 9Whatknowest thou,thatweknowH3045not?Whatunderstandest thou,whichisnotinus? 10Withusareboththegray-headedandtheveryagedmen,Muchelderthanthyfatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1. 11Aretheconsolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410toosmallH4592forthee, Eventhewordוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697thatisgentletowardthee? 12Whyמַה־mah-H4100doth thyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carrytheeawayיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947?Andwhyוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100dothineeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869flash, 13ThatagainstGodאֵ֣ל'elH410thou turnest thyspiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307,Andlettestwordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405goH3318outofthymouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310? 14Whatisman,thatheshouldbeclean?AndhethatisbornH3205ofawomanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802,thatheshouldberighteousיִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitz.DakH6663? 15Behold,heputtethnotrustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539inhisholyבִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיוbik.do.shovH6918onesH6918; Yea,theheavensוְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִםve.sha.Ma.yimH8064arenotcleaninhissight: 16HowmuchlessoneH376thatisabominableandcorruptוְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.LachH444,AmanH376thatdrinkethiniquitylikewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325! 17Iwillshowthee,hearH8085thou me;AndthatwhichIhaveseenH2372Iwilldeclare 18(Whichwiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450menhavetoldH5046FromtheirfathersH1,andhavenothidit; 19Unto whomaloneלְ֭בַדָּםLe.va.domH905thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasgivenH5414,AndnostrangerpassedH5674amongthem): 20Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563mantravailethwithpainallhisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, Eventhenumberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141thatarelaidupfortheoppressor. 21Asoundקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorsH6343isinhisearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241;Inprosperitythedestroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703shallcomeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935uponhim. 22Hebelievethnotthatheshallreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725outofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Andheiswaitedforoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719. 23Hewandereth abroadforbreadH3899, saying, Whereisit?Heknoweththatthedayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isreadyathishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027. 24DistressH6862andanguishmakehimafraid;Theyprevail againsthim,asakingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264tothe battle. 25Becausehehathstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186outhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstGodאֵ֣ל'elH410,AndbehavethhimselfproudlyagainsttheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706; 26He runnethuponhimwithastiffneckבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677,Withthethickbossesofhisbucklers; 27Becausehehathcoveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680hisfaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440withhisfatness,Andgatheredfatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459uponhisloinsכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689; 28AndhehathdweltH3427indesolatecitiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,InhousesH1004whichnomaninhabitedH3427,Whichwerereadytobecomeheapsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530; 29Heshallnotberichיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,neithershallhissubstancecontinue,NeithershalltheirpossessionsbeextendedH5186ontheearthH776. 30HeshallnotdepartH5493outofdarknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;Theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957shalldryתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001uphisbranches,Andbythebreathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307ofGod’smouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shallhegoawayH5493. 31Lethimnottrustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539invanityH7723,deceivinghimself;ForvanityH7723shallbeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961hisrecompense. 32Itshallbeaccomplishedbeforehistime,Andhisbranchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712shallnotbegreen. 33He shall shakeoffhisunripe grape asthevineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612,AndshallcastH7993offhisflowerastheolive-tree. 34Forthecompanyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofthegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611shallbebarrenגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,Andfireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784shallconsumeH398thetentsאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168ofbribery. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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