1Andthesethreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376ceasedtoanswerH6030Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,becausehewasrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662inhisowneyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869. 2Thenwaskindledtheangerאַ֨ף׀'afH639ofElihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBarachel,theBuziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940,ofthefamilyH4940ofRamרָ֥םramH7410:againstJobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347washisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639kindled,becausehejustifiedH6663himselfratherthanGodמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430; 3andagainsthisthreeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsH7453washisangerאַ֫פּ֥וֹ'a.PoH639kindled,becausetheyfoundH4672noanswerמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617,and[yet]condemnedH7561Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347. 4ButElihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453hadwaitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442tillJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347hadfinishedspeaking,becausetheywereolderזְֽקֵנִים־ze.ke.nim-H2205thanhe. 5AndElihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawH7200thattherewasnoanswerמַעֲנֶ֗הma.'a.NehH4617inthemouthבְּ֭פִיBe.fiH6310ofthethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376,andhisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639waskindled. 6AndElihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBaracheltheBuziteהַבּוּזִ֗יha.bu.ZiH940answeredandsaidH559,IamyoungH1121,andyeareaged; whereforeIwastimid,andfearedH3372toshewyouwhatIknow. 7IsaidH559, Letdaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,andmultitudeH7230ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141teachwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451. 8Butthereisaspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307whichisinman;andthebreathH7307oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706giveththemunderstandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995. 9ItisnotthegreatH7227thatarewiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449;neitherdotheagedunderstandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995judgmentH4941. 10Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Hearkentome;Ialsoאַף־'af-H637willshewwhatIknow. 11Lo,Iwaitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176foryourwordsלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697;Igaveearאָ֭זִין'A.zinH238toyourreasonings,untilyesearchedתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713outwhattosay. 12Yea,IgaveH995youmineattentionH995,andbehold,therewasnoneofyouthatconfutedJobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347,thatansweredעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030hiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561; 13Thatyemaynotsayתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559,WehavefoundH4672outwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;Godאֵ֖ל'elH410willmakehimyield,notmanH376. 14Nowhehathnotdirected[his]wordsוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561againstme;andIwillnotanswerhimwithyourspeeches. ... 15Theywereamazed,theyansweredעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030nomore;wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405failedthem. 16AndIwaitedוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176,fortheyspokeיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not,butstoodH5975stillH5750,andansweredעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030nomore; — 17Iwillanswerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030,Ialsoאַף־'af-H637inmyturn,Ialsoאַף־'af-H637willshewwhatIknow: 18ForIamfullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390ofmatter,thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinmeconstrainethme. 19Behold,mybellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990isaswineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196whichhathnovent;likenewחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319flasks,itisreadytoburst. 20Iwillspeakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696,thatImayfindrelief; Iwillopenאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193andanswerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030. 21Letmenot,Iprayyou, acceptanyman'spersonH376;neitherwillIgiveflatterytomanH376. 22ForIknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045nothowtoflatter;myMakerwouldsoontakeH5375meawayיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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