1ThenJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559, 3IfhebepleasedH2654tocontendH7378withhim,Hecannotanswerיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030himoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ofathousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505. 4Heiswiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2450inheartלֵ֭בָבle.voH3824,andmightyinstrengthH3581:WhohathhardenedH7185himselfagainsthim,andprospered?— 5Himthatremoveththemountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022,andtheyknowיָדָ֑עוּya.Da.'uH3045itnot,WhenH834heoverturneththeminhisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639; 6Thatshakeththeearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776outofitsplaceמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,Andthepillarsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָve.'a.mu.Dei.haH5982thereoftrembleH7264; 7Thatcommandeththesun,anditrisethnot,Andsealethupthestarsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556; 8ThataloneH905stretchethouttheheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,Andtreadethuponthewavesoftheseaיָֽם׃YamH3220; 9That makeththeBearעָ֭שׁ'ashH5906,Orionכְּסִ֥ילke.SilH3685,andthePleiadesוְכִימָ֗הve.khi.MahH3598,Andthechambersוְחַדְרֵ֥יve.chad.ReiH2315ofthesouthתֵמָֽן׃te.ManH8486; 10Thatdoethgreatגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419thingsH1419past findingout, Yea, marvellousthingsH1419withoutnumberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557. 11Lo,hegoethbyme,andIseeאֶרְאֶ֑ה'er.'EhH7200himnot:Hepassethonalso,butIperceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995himnot. 12Behold,heseizeththeprey,whocanhinderhim?Whowillsayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559untohim,Whatdoest thou? 13Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433willnotwithdrawhisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639;Thehelpersעֹ֣זְרֵי'O.ze.reiH5826ofRahabH7293do stoopunderhim. 14HowmuchlessshallIanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him,Andchooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.RahH977outmywordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697toreasonwithhim? 15Whom,thoughIwererighteousצָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiH6663,yetwouldInotanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;Iwouldmake supplicationtomyjudgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.TiH8199. 16IfIhadcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,andhehadansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,YetwouldInotbelieveאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539thathehearkened untomyvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963. 17Forhebreakethmewithatempest,Andmultipliethmywoundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600. 18Hewillnotsuffermetotakemybreathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,Butfillethmewithbitterness. 19IfwespeakofstrengthH3581,lo,heismighty!Andifofjusticeלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,Who, saithhe,willsummonיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259me? 20ThoughIberighteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663, mine ownmouthפִּ֣יpiH6310shallcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me:ThoughIbeperfectH8535,itshallprovemeperverse. 22Itisalloneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259;thereforeH3651Isayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,HedestroyeththeperfectH8535andthewickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563. 23Ifthescourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752slaysuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597,Hewillmockיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932atthetrialoftheinnocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355. 24TheearthH776isgivenH5414intothehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofthewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;Hecovereththefacesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440ofthejudgesH8199thereof:Ifitbenothe,whothenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645isit? 26TheyarepassedH2498awayastheswiftshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591; Astheeagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thatswoopethontheprey. 27IfIsayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559,Iwillforgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879,Iwillput offmysadcountenance,andbeofgoodcheer; 28IamafraidH3025ofallmysorrowsH6094,Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou wiltnotholdmeinnocent. 29IshallbecondemnedH7561;Whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thendoIlaborאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021invain? 30IfIwashהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myselfwithsnowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950water,Andmakemyhandsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709neverso clean; 31Yetwilt thouplungemeintheditch,Andmine ownclothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008shallabhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581me. 32ForheisnotamanH376,asIam,thatIshouldanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him,Thatweshouldcomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941. 33Thereisnoumpirebetwixtus,Thatmightlayhishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027uponusboth. 34Lethimtakehisrodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626awayH5493fromme,AndletnothisterrorH367makemeafraid: 35ThenwouldIspeakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696,andnotfearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372him;ForIamnotsoH3651inmyself. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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