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Job 15:1-13

1Then Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֥ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ha.tei.ma.Ni vai.yo.MarH8489 H559repliedוַ֭יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030:

2“Does a wiseהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450man answerיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030with emptyר֑וּחַRu.achH7307counselדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847or fillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390his bellyבִּטְנֽוֹ׃bit.NoH990with the hot east windקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921?

3Should he argueהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198with uselessלֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹןlo' yis.KonH3808 H5532wordsבְּ֭דָבָרBe.da.vorH1697or speechesוּ֝מִלִּ֗יםu.mi.LimH4405that serve noלֹא־lo'-H3808purposeיוֹעִ֥ילyo.'IlH3276?

4Butאַף־'af-H637youאַ֭תָּה'A.tahH859even undermineתָּפֵ֣רta.FerH6565the fearיִרְאָ֑הyir.'AhH3374of Godand hinderוְתִגְרַ֥עve.tig.Ra'H1639meditationשִׂ֝יחָ֗הSi.ChahH7881beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440Himאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588your iniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771instructsיְאַלֵּ֣ףye.'a.LefH502your mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,and you chooseוְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.CharH977the languageלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the craftyעֲרוּמִֽים׃'a.ru.MimH6175.

6Your own mouthפִ֣יךָFi.khaH6310,notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808mineאָ֑נִי'A.niH589,condemns youיַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣yar.shi.'a.KhaH7561;your own lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193testifyיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030against you.

7Were you the firstהֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןha.ri.yo.ShonH7223manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120ever bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205?Were you brought forthחוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃cho.Lal.taH2342beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?

8Do you listen inתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085on the councilהַבְס֣וֹדhav.SodH5475of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433or limitוְתִגְרַ֖עve.tig.Ra'H1639wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451to yourselfאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413?

9Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you knowיָּ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045that we do notוְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑עve.Lo' ne.Da'H3808 H3045?What do you understandתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995that is notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808clear to usעִמָּ֥נוּ הֽוּא׃'i.Ma.nu Hu'H5973 H1931?

10Bothגַּם־gam-H1571the gray-hairedשָׂ֣בsavH7867andגַּם־gam-H1571the agedיָשִׁ֣ישׁya.ShishH3453are on our side—men much olderכַּבִּ֖יר יָמִֽים׃ka.Bir ya.MimH3524 H3117than your fatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.

11Are the consolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410not enoughהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592for youמִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khaH4480,even wordsוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697spokengentlyלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328to youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?

12Whyמַה־mah-H4100has your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carried you awayיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947,and whyוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100do your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869flashיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,

13so thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you turnתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725your spiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410and pour such wordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405fromוְהֹצֵ֖אתָve.ho.Tze.taH3318your mouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310?

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