1MoreoverElihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453answeredandsaidH559, 2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, yewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450men;Andgiveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untome, yethathaveknowledge. 3Fortheearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241triethwordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,Asthepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethfood. 4Letuschooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977forusthatwhichisrightH4941: LetusknowH3045amongourselveswhatisgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896. 5ForJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347hathsaidH559,Iamrighteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663,AndGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410hathtakenawayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493myrightמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941: 6Notwithstandingmyrightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941Iam accountedaliarH3576;Mywoundisincurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605, thoughIamwithouttransgressionפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588. 7Whatmanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397islikeJobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347,Whodrinkethupscoffinglikewaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325, 8Whogoethincompanywiththeworkersofiniquity,AndwalkethwithwickedmenH376? 9ForhehathsaidH559,Itprofitethamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397nothingThatheshoulddelightH7521himselfwithGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430. 10Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651hearken untome, yemenH376ofunderstanding:Farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfromGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410,thatheshoulddowickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562,AndfromtheAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706,thatheshouldcommitiniquity. 11Fortheworkפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467ofamanH376willherender untohim,AndcauseeverymanH376tofindיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672accordingtohiswaysוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734. 12Yea,ofasurety,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410willnotdowickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,NeitherwilltheAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941. 13Whogavehimachargeovertheearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?Orwhohath disposedthewholeworldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398? 14Ifhesetיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820uponhimself,Ifhegatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622untohimselfhisspiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307andhisbreathH7307; 16Ifnowthou hastunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this: HearkentothevoiceH6963ofmywordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405. 17ShallevenH637oneצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662thathatethjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941govern?Andwilt thoucondemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561himthatisrighteousH6662andmightyכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524?— 18Himthatsaithtoakingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Thou art vile,Ortonoblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, Yearewickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563; 19ThatrespectethnotthepersonsofprincesH8269,Norregardeththerichmorethanthepoorדָ֑לDalH1800;Fortheyallaretheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofhishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027. 20Inamomentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281theydieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191,evenatmidnight;Thepeopleעָ֣ם'amH5971areshakenandpassוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5493,Andthemightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47aretakenawayH5493withouthandבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027. 21Forhiseyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areuponthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofamanH376,Andheseethallhisgoings. 22Thereisnodarknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,northickgloom,Wheretheworkersofiniquitymayhideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves. 23ForheneedethnotfurthertoconsideramanH376,Thatheshouldgoלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforeGodאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941. 24Hebreakethinpiecesmightyכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524meninways past findingout,Andsettethothersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312intheirstead. 25Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651hetaketh knowledgeoftheirworks;Andheoverturneththeminthenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,soH3651thattheyaredestroyed. 26Hestrikeththemaswickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563menIntheopen sightofothers; 27BecausetheyturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493fromfollowinghim,Andwouldnothaveregardinanyofhiswaysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870: 29WhenhegivethquietnessH8252,whothencancondemnיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561?Andwhenhehidethhisfaceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,whothencanbeholdhim?Alikeיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162whetheritbedone untoanationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,oruntoamanH120: 30Thatthegodlessחָנֵ֗ףcha.NefH2611manH120reignמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427not, That there be nonetoensnarethepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971. 31ForhathanysaidH559untoGodאֵ֭ל'elH410,IhaveborneH5375chastisement,Iwillnotoffendanymore: 32ThatwhichIseeאֶ֭חֱזֶה'E.che.zehH2372notteachH3384thoume:IfIhavedoneiniquity,Iwilldoitnomore? 33Shallhisrecompensebeasthou wilt,thatthou refusestit?Forthoumustchooseתִבְחַ֣רtiv.CharH977,andnotI:Thereforespeakדַבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696whatthou knowest. 34Menofunderstandingwillsayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559untome, Yea,everywiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manH376thathearethme: 35Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347speakethwithoutknowledgeבְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847,Andhiswordsוּ֝דְבָרָ֗יוu.de.va.RavH1697arewithoutwisdom. 36WouldthatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347weretrieduntotheend,BecauseofhisansweringlikewickedmenH376. 37Forheaddethrebellionuntohissinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403;Heclappethhishandsamongus,Andmultipliethhiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561againstGodלָאֵֽל׃ סla.'ElH410. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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