1AndJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559, 2HearH8085attentivelymyspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,andletthisreplaceyourconsolationsתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575. 3SuffermeandIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;andafterIhavespokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696,mockתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932on! 4Asforme,ismycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879toamanH120?orwhereforeshouldnotmyspiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307beimpatient? 5Markme,andbeastonished,andlaythehandיָ֣דyadH3027uponthemouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310. 6EvenwhenIthink[thereon],Iam affrighted,andtrembling takethholdוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270ofmyfleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320. 7Wherefore dothewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,growold, yea,becomemightyinpower? 8TheirseedH2233isestablishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559withthemintheirsight,andtheiroffspringזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233beforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869. 9TheirhousesH1004aresafefromfearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,neitheristherodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433uponthem. 10Theirbullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794gendereth,andfailethnot;theircowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calveth,andcastethnothercalf. 11Theysendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971forthH7971theirlittleoneslikeaflockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,andtheirchildrenH3206dance. 12Theyshouttothetambourandharpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,andrejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055atthesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofthepipe. 13Theyspendtheirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperity,andinamomentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281godowntoSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585. 14AndtheysayH559untoGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493fromus,forwedesireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654nottheknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847ofthywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870! 15WhatistheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706thatweshouldserveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?andwhatareweprofitedifwepray untohim? 16Behold,theirprosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnotintheirhandבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027.Thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563befarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368fromme! 17HowH4100oftenisthelampנֵר־ner-H5216ofthewickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563putout,andcomeththeircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343uponthem? Dothhedistribute sorrows [tothem]inhisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639? 18DotheybecomeH1961asstubblebeforethewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,andaschaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671thatthestorm carriethaway? 19Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layethup[thepunishmentof]hisiniquityforhischildren;herewardethhim,andheshallknowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045[it]: 20Hiseyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200hisdestruction,andheshalldrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354ofthefuryoftheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706. 21Forwhatpleasureחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656shouldhehaveinhishouseH1004afterhim,whenthenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557ofhismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320iscut off? 22Can anyteachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847?AndheitisthatjudgeththosethatarehighH7311. 23Oneזֶ֗הZehH2088diethinhisfullstrength, beingwhollyateaseוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961andquiet; 24Hissidesarefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390offat,andthemarrowofhisbonesH6106ismoistened; 25AndanotherdiethinbitternessH4751ofsoulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,andhathnottastedgoodבַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ba.to.VahH2896: 26Togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162theylieיִשְׁכָּ֑בוּyish.Ka.vuH7901downinthedustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083,andthewormscoverתְּכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680them. 27Lo,Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045yourthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284,andthedevicesye wrongfully imagineagainstme. 28Foryesayתֹֽאמְר֗וּto.me.RuH559,Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346isthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofthenobleנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081?andwhereוְ֝אַיֵּ֗הve.'ai.YehH346thetentאֹ֤הֶל׀'O.helH168ofthedwellingsמִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908ofthewickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563? 29Haveyenotaskedשְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּםShe.'el.temH7592thewayfarers?anddoyenotregardH5234theirtokens: 30ThatthewickedH7451isreservedforthedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofcalamityאֵ֭יד'eidH343?Theyareledforthtothedayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117ofwrathH5678. 31WhoshalldeclareH5046hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870tohisfaceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440?andwhoshallrepayיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999himwhathehathdone? 33Theclodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263ofthevalleyaresweetמָֽתְקוּ־ma.te.ku-H4985untohim;andeverymanH120followeth suitafterhim,astherewereinnumerablebeforehim. 34Howוְ֭אֵיךְVe.'eikhH349thencomfortתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162yemeinvain?Youranswersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666remainנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604perfidious. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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