1Sothesethreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376ceasedtoanswerH6030Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,becausehewasrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662inhisowneyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869. 2ThenwaskindledthewrathofElihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaracheltheBuziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940,ofthefamilyH4940ofRamרָ֥םramH7410:againstJobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347washiswrathkindled,becausehejustifiedH6663himselfratherthanGodמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430. 3Alsoagainsthisthreeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsH7453washiswrathkindled,becausetheyhadfoundH4672noanswerמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617,andyethadcondemnedH7561Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347. 4NowElihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453hadwaitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442tospeakuntoJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347,becausetheywereelderH2205thanhe. 5AndwhenElihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawH7200thattherewasnoanswerמַעֲנֶ֗הma.'a.NehH4617inthemouthבְּ֭פִיBe.fiH6310ofthesethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376,hiswrathwaskindled. 6AndElihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaracheltheBuziteהַבּוּזִ֗יha.bu.ZiH940answeredandsaidH559,IamyoungH1121,andyeareveryold; WhereforeIheld back,anddurstnotshowyoumineopinion. 7IsaidH559,Daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117shouldspeakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,AndmultitudeH7230ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141shouldteachwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451. 8Butthereisaspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307inman,AndthebreathH7307oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706giveththemunderstandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995. 9ItisnotthegreatH7227thatarewiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449,Northeagedthatunderstandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941. 10Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651Isaidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Hearkentome;Ialsoאַף־'af-H637willshowmineopinion. 11Behold,Iwaitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176foryourwordsלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697,Ilistenedforyourreasonings, Whilst yesearchedתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713outwhattosay. 12Yea,Iattended untoyou,And,behold,therewasnonethatconvincedJobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347,Orthatansweredעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030hiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561,amongyou. 14Forhehathnotdirectedhiswordsוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561againstme;NeitherwillIanswerhimwithyourspeeches. 15Theyareamazed,theyanswerעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030nomore:Theyhavenotawordמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405tosay. 16AndshallIwaitוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176,becausetheyspeakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not,BecausetheystandH5975stillH5750,andanswerעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030nomore? 17Ialsoאַף־'af-H637willanswerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030mypart,Ialsoאַף־'af-H637willshow mineopinion. 18ForIamfullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390ofwordsמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405;Thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinmeconstrainethme. 19Behold,mybreastisaswineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196whichhathnovent;Likenewחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319wine-skinsitisreadytoburst. 20Iwillspeakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696,thatImayberefreshed; Iwillopenאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193andanswerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030. 21Letmenot,Iprayyou,respectanyman’sH376personH376;NeitherwillIgiveflatteringtitlesuntoanymanH376. 22ForIknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045nottogiveflatteringtitles;ElsewouldmyMakersoontakeH5375meawayיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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