1ThenJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559, 2HearH8085diligentlymyspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405;Andletthisbeוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961yourconsolationsתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575. 3Sufferme,andIalsowillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;AndafterthatIhavespokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696,mockתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932on. 4Asforme,ismycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879tomanH120?Andwhyמַ֝דּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069shouldInotbeimpatient? 5Markme,andbeastonished,Andlayyourhandיָ֣דyadH3027uponyourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310. 6EvenwhenIrememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142Iam troubled,Andhorrortakethholdוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270onmyfleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320. 7Wherefore dothewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,Becomeold, yea, waxmightyinpower? 8TheirseedH2233isestablishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559withthemintheirsight,Andtheiroffspringזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233beforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869. 9TheirhousesH1004aresafefromfearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,Neitheristherodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433uponthem. 10Theirbullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794gendereth,andfailethnot;Theircowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calveth,andcastethnothercalf. 11Theysendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971forthH7971theirlittleoneslikeaflockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,AndtheirchildrenH3206dance. 12Theysingtothetimbrelandharpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,Andrejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055atthesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofthepipe. 13Theyspendtheirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperity,Andinamomentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281theygodowntoSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585. 14AndtheysayH559untoGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493fromus;Forwedesireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654nottheknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847ofthywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870. 15WhatistheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,thatweshouldserveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?AndwhatprofitH3276shouldwehave,ifwepray untohim? 16Lo,theirprosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnotintheirhandבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027:Thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isfarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368fromme. 17HowH4100oftisitthatthelampנֵר־ner-H5216ofthewickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563isputout?Thattheircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343comethuponthem?ThatGod distributeth sorrowsinhisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639? 18ThattheyareH1961asstubblebeforethewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,Andaschaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671thatthestorm carriethaway? 19Ye say,Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layethuphisiniquityforhischildren. Lethimrecompenseituntohimself,thathemayknowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it: 20Lethisownעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869eyesH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200hisdestruction,Andlethimdrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354ofthewrathH2534oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706. 21ForwhatcarethheforhishouseH1004afterhim,Whenthenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557ofhismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320iscut off? 22Shallanyteachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, SeeinghejudgeththosethatarehighH7311? 23Oneזֶ֗הZehH2088diethinhisfullstrength, Beingwhollyateaseוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961andquiet: 24Hispailsarefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofmilkחָלָ֑בcha.LavH2461,AndthemarrowofhisbonesH6106ismoistened. 25AndanotherdiethinbitternessH4751ofsoulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,Andnevertastethofgoodבַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ba.to.VahH2896. 26Theylieיִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuH7901downalikeH3162inthedustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083,Andthewormcovereththem. 27Behold,Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045yourthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284,Andthedeviceswherewith ye wouldwrongH2554me. 28Foryesayתֹֽאמְר֗וּto.me.RuH559,Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346isthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004oftheprince?Andwhereוְ֝אַיֵּ֗הve.'ai.YehH346isthetentאֹ֤הֶל׀'O.helH168whereinthewickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563dwelt? 29Haveyenotaskedשְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּםShe.'el.temH7592wayfaring men?Anddoyenotknowtheirevidences, 30Thattheevilרָ֑עRa'H7451manisreservedtothedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofcalamityאֵ֭יד'eidH343?Thattheyareledforthtothedayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117ofwrathH5678? 31WhoshalldeclareH5046hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870tohisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440?Andwhoshallrepayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999himwhathehathdone? 33Theclodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263ofthevalleyshallbesweetמָֽתְקוּ־ma.te.ku-H4985untohim,AndallmenH120shalldrawH4900afterhim,Astherewereinnumerablebeforehim. 34Howוְ֭אֵיךְVe.'eikhH349thencomfortתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162yemeinvain, Seeinginyouranswersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666thereremaineth onlyfalsehood? American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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