Berean Standard Bible

Job 12:1-5

1Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃'i.Yov vai.yo.MarH347 H559answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030:

2“Trulyאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551thenכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתֶּם־'a.tem-H859are the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971withוְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗םve.'i.ma.KhemH5973whomwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451itselfwill dieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191!

3But I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571havea mindלֵבָ֨ב׀ כְּֽמוֹכֶ֗םle.Vav ke.mo.KhemH3824 H3644;Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595am notלֹא־lo'-H3808inferiorנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307to youוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854.Whoמִי־mi-H4310does notאֵ֥ין'einH369knowsuch thingsכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644as theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?

4I amאֶֽהְיֶ֗ה'eh.YehH1961a laughingstockשְׂחֹ֤קse.ChokH7814to my friendsלְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀le.re.'E.huH7453,though I calledקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121on Godלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433,and He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030.The righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and upright manתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549is a laughingstockשְׂ֝ח֗וֹקSe.ChokH7814.

5The one at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600scornsבּ֭וּזbuzH937misfortuneלַפִּ֣ידla.PidH6365as the fateלְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת נָ֝כ֗וֹןle.'ash.Tut na.KhonH6248 H3559of those whose feetרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272are slippingלְמ֣וֹעֲדֵיle.Mo.'a.deiH4571.

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