2AndJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559, 3Letthedayי֭וֹםYomH3117perishיֹ֣אבַדYoadH6inwhichIwasbornH3205,andthenightוְהַלַּ֥יְלָהve.ha.Lay.lahH3915thatsaidH559, Thereisamanגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397childconceived. 4Thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117—letitbeיְֽהִ֫יye.HiH1961darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,letnotGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433careיִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּyid.re.She.huH1875foritfromabove,neitherletlightshineתּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'H3313uponit: 5Letdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andtheshadowofdeathclaimit;letcloudsdwellH7931uponit;letdarkenersofthedayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117terrifyיְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.huH1204it. 6Thatnightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915—letgloomH652seizeuponit;letitnotrejoice amongthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117oftheyearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;letitnotcomeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935intothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofthemonthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391. 7Behold,letthatnightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961barrenגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565;letnojoyfulsoundcomeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935therein; 8LetthemcurseH779itthatcurseH779thedayי֑וֹםYomH3117, whoarereadyהָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.DimH6264torouseעֹרֵ֥ר'o.RerH5782Leviathanלִוְיָתָֽן׃liv.ya.TanH3882; 9Letthestarsכּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.VeiH3556ofitstwilightנִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.PoH5399bedarkיֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.KhuH2821;letitwaitיְקַו־ye.kav-H6960forlightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216,andhavenone,neitherletitseeH7200theeyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֵּי־be.'af.'a.pei-H6079ofthedawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837: 10Becauseitshutסָ֭גַרSa.garH5462notupthedoorsדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817ofthewombבִטְנִ֑יvit.NiH990thatboreme,andhidוַיַּסְתֵּ֥רvai.yas.TerH5641nottroubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999frommineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869. 11WhereforedidInotdieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191fromthewombH990, —comeH3318forthיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318fromthebellyמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990andexpireוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478? 12Whyוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100didthekneesmeetH6923me?andwhereforethebreastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699,thatIshouldsuckH3243? 13Fornowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258shouldIhavelainH7901downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901andbeenquietH8252;Ishouldhaveslept:thenאָ֤ז׀'azH227hadIbeenatrestיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117, 14Withkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428andcounsellorsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,whobuildH1129desolateplacesH2723forthemselves, 17Therethewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563ceaseחָ֣דְלוּCha.de.luH2308fromtroubling;andtheretheweariedareatrestיָ֝נ֗וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117. 18Theprisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162areateaseשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599;theyhearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085notthevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetaskmasterH5065. 19Thesmallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996andgreatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419arethere,andthebondmanfreedחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670fromhismasterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113. 20Whereforeislightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414tohimthatisintrouble,andlifeH5315tothosebitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751ofsoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315, 21Wholongfordeathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,andit[cometh]not,anddigforitmorethanforhiddentreasures; 22WhorejoiceH8055evenexultinglyandaregladH8055whentheyfindיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672thegraveקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913? — 23Tothemanלְ֭גֶבֶרLe.ge.verH1397whosewayדַּרְכּ֣וֹdar.KoH1870ishiddenH5641,andwhomGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hathhedgedin? 24FormysighingH585comethbeforemybreadH3899,andmygroaningsarepouredוַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.KhuH5413outlikethewatersכַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325. 25ForIfearedפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343afearH6343,andithathcomeH935uponme,andthatwhichIdreaded hathcomeH935tome. 26Iwasnotinsafety,neitherhadIquietnessH8252,neitherwasIatrestנָ֗חְתִּיNa.che.tiH5117,andtroublecameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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