1“But nowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258they mock meשָֽׂחֲק֣וּ עָלַי֮sa.cha.Ku 'a.LaiH7832H5921,men youngerצְעִירִ֥יםtze.'i.RimH6810than I amמִמֶּ֗נִּי לְיָ֫מִ֥יםmi.Me.ni le.Ya.MimH4480H3117,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1I would have refusedמָאַ֥סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988to putלָ֝שִׁ֗יתla.ShitH7896withעִם־'im-H5973my sheepצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629dogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611.
2גַּם־gam-H1571What useלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100to meעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921was the strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027,since their vigorכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3624had left themאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6?
3Gauntגַּ֫לְמ֥וּדgal.MudH1565from povertyבְּחֶ֥סֶרbe.Che.serH2639and hungerוּבְכָפָ֗ןu.ve.kha.FanH3720,they gnawedהַֽעֹרְקִ֥יםha.'o.re.KimH6207the dry landצִיָּ֑הtzi.YahH6723,and the desolateשׁוֹאָ֥הsho.'AhH7722wastelandוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃u.me.sho.'AhH4875by nightאֶ֝֗מֶשׁ'E.meshH570.
4They pluckedהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםha.ko.te.FimH6998mallowמַלּ֣וּחַma.Lu.achH4408amongעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the shrubsשִׂ֑יחַSi.achH7880,and the rootsוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of the broom treeרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574were their foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899.
5They were banishedיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּye.go.Ra.shuH1644fromמִן־min-H4480amongגֵּ֥וgevH1460men,shoutedיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321atעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921like thievesכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590,
6so that they livedלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931on the slopesבַּעֲר֣וּץba.'a.RutzH6178of the wadisנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158,among the rocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710and in holesחֹרֵ֖יcho.ReiH2356in the groundעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083.
8A senselessנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036בְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121andגַּם־gam-H1571namelessבְלִי־ שֵׁ֑םve.li- ShemH1097H8034broodבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,they were drivenנִ֝כְּא֗וּni.ke.'UH5217offמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9And nowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258they mock me in songנְגִינָתָ֣ם הָיִ֑יתִיne.gi.na.Tam ha.Yi.tiH1961H5058;I have becomeוָאֱהִ֖יva.'e.HiH1961a bywordלְמִלָּֽה׃le.mi.LahH4405among them.
10They abhor meתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581and keep farרָ֣חֲקוּRa.cha.kuH7368from meמֶ֑נִּיMe.niH4480;they do notלֹא־lo'-H3808hesitateחָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuH2820to spitרֹֽק׃RokH7536in my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
11Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588God has unstrungפִ֭תַּחFi.tachH6605my bowיִתְרִ֣יyit.riH3499and afflicted meוַיְעַנֵּ֑נִיvay.'a.Ne.niH6031,they have cast offשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971restraintוְ֝רֶ֗סֶןve.Re.senH7448in my presenceמִפָּנַ֥יmi.pa.NaiH6440.
13They tear upנָתְס֗וּna.te.SuH5420my pathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410;they profitיֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276from my destructionלְהַוָּתִ֥יle.ha.va.TiH1942,with no oneלֹ֖אlo'H3808to restrainעֹזֵ֣ר'o.ZerH5826them.
Job’s Prosperity Becomes Calamity
14They advanceיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yuH857as through a wideרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7342breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556;throughתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the ruinsשֹׁ֝אָ֗הSho.'AhH7722they keep rolling inהִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃hit.gal.Ga.luH1556.
15Terrorsבַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתba.La.HotH1091are turned looseהָהְפַּ֥ךְha.he.PakhH2015against meעָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921;they drive awayתִּרְדֹּ֣ףtir.DofH7291my dignityנְדִבָתִ֑יne.di.va.TiH5082as by the windכָּ֭רוּחַKa.Ru.achH7307,and my prosperityיְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃ye.shu.'a.TiH3444has passedעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674like a cloudוּ֝כְעָ֗בu.khe.'AvH5645.
17Nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915piercesנִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑יni.Kar me.'a.LaiH5365H5921my bonesעֲ֭צָמַי'A.tza.maiH6106,and my gnawing painsוְ֝עֹרְקַ֗יve.'o.re.KaiH6207neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808restיִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃yish.ka.VunH7901.
18With greatבְּרָב־be.rov-H7227forceכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581He graspsיִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂyit.cha.PesH2664my garmentלְבוּשִׁ֑יle.vu.ShiH3830;He seizes meיַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃Ya.'az.Re.niH247by the collarכְּפִ֖יke.FiH6310of my tunicכֻתָּנְתִּ֣יkhu.ta.ne.TiH3801.
19He throws meהֹרָ֥נִיho.Ra.niH3384into the mudלַחֹ֑מֶרla.Cho.merH2563,and I have becomeוָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗לva.'et.ma.ShelH4911like dustכֶּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.
20I cry out to Youאֵ֭לֶיךָ'E.lei.khaH413for helpאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע'a.sha.Va'H7768,but You do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerתַעֲנֵ֑נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030;when I stand upעָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,You merely lookוַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶןva.tit.Bo.nenH995at me.
21You have ruthlessly turnedתֵּהָפֵ֣ךְte.ha.FekhH2015לְאַכְזָ֣רle.'akh.ZarH393on me;You oppose meתִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃tis.te.Me.niH7852with Your strongבְּעֹ֖צֶםbe.'O.tzemH6108handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027.
22You snatch me upתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיti.sa.'E.niH5375intoאֶל־'el-H413the windר֭וּחַRu.achH7307and drive meתַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִיtar.ki.Ve.niH7392before it;You toss me aboutוּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִיu.te.mo.ge.Ge.niH4127in the stormH7737.
23Yesכִּֽי־ki-H3588,I know thatיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045You will bring me downתְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725todeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,to the placeוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.
24Yetאַ֣ךְ'akhH389no oneלֹא־lo'-H3808stretches outיִשְׁלַח־yish.lach-H7971his handיָ֑דYadH3027against a ruined manבְ֭עִיVe.'iH5856whenאִם־'im-H518he cries for helpשֽׁוּעַ׃Shu.a'H7769in his distressבְּ֝פִיד֗וֹbe.fi.DoH6365.
25אִם־'im-H518Have I notלֹ֣אlo'H3808weptבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058for those in troubleלִקְשֵׁה־ י֑וֹםlik.sheh- YomH7186H3117?Has my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315not grievedעָֽגְמָ֥ה'a.ge.MahH5701for the needyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34?
26But whenכִּ֤יkiH3588I hoped forקִ֭וִּיתִיKi.vi.tiH6960goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,evilרָ֑עRa'H7451cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935;when I lookedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176for lightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216,darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652fellוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935.
27I am churningרֻתְּח֥וּru.te.ChuH7570withinמֵעַ֖יme.'AiH4578and cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808restדָ֗מּוּDa.muH1826;daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040confront meקִדְּמֻ֥נִיki.de.Mu.niH6923.
28I go aboutהִ֭לַּכְתִּיHi.lakh.tiH1980blackenedקֹדֵ֣רko.DerH6937,but notבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808by the sunחַמָּ֑הcha.MahH2535.I stand upקַ֖מְתִּיKam.tiH6965in the assemblyבַקָּהָ֣לva.ka.HalH6951and cry for helpאֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768.
29I have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a brotherאָ֭ח'achH251of jackalsלְתַנִּ֑יםle.ta.NimH8577,a companionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453of ostrichesלִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃liv.Not ya.'a.NahH1323H3284.
30My skinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785grows blackשָׁחַ֣רsha.CharH7835and peelsמֵעָלָ֑י מִנִּי־me.'a.Lai mi.ni-H4480H5921,and my bonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106burnחָ֝֗רָהCha.rahH2787with feverחֹֽרֶב׃Cho.revH2721.
31My harpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658is tunedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961to mourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60and my fluteוְ֝עֻגָבִ֗יve.'u.ga.ViH5748to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of weepingבֹּכִֽים׃bo.KhimH1058.
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