1MoreoverElihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453answeredandsaidH559, 2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, yewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450[men];andgiveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untome, yethathaveknowledge. 3Fortheearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241triethwordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,asthepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethfood. 4Letuschooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977forourselveswhatisrightH4941; letusknowH3045amongourselveswhatisgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896! 5ForJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347hathsaidH559,Iamrighteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663,andGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410hathtakenawayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493myjudgmentH4941: 6ShouldIlieאֲכַזֵּ֑ב'a.kha.ZevH3576againstmyrightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941?Mywoundisincurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605withouttransgressionפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588. 7Whatmanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397islikeJobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347?hedrinkethupscorninglikewaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325, 8Andgoethincompanywithworkersofiniquity,andwalkethwithwickedmenH376. 9ForhehathsaidH559,Itprofitethnotamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397ifhedelightH7521himselfinGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430. 10Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651hearken untome, yemenH376ofunderstanding:Farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486bewickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562fromGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410,andwrongfromtheAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706! 11Foraman'sworkפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467willherendertohim,andcauseeveryoneH376tofindיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672accordingto[his]wayוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734. 12Yea,surely,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410actethnotwickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,andtheAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertethnotjudgmentH4941. 13Whohathentrustedtohimtheearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?andwhohath disposedthewholeworldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398? 14Ifheonlythoughtofhimself, [and]gatheredיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622untohimhisspiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307andhisbreathH7307, 15Allfleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320wouldexpireיִגְוַ֣עyig.Va'H1478togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162,andmanH120wouldreturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725tothedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083. 16Ifnow[thou hast]understandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this:giveהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238tothevoiceH6963ofmywordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405! 17ShouldhethathatethrightH4941indeedH637govern?andwilt thoucondemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561theAll-just? 18Shallonesayהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559toakingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Belial?tonoblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081,Wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563? 19[Howthentohim]thatacceptethnotthepersonsofprincesH8269,norregardeththerichmanmorethanthepoorדָ֑לDalH1800?fortheyarealltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofhishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027. 20Inamomentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281theydieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191,evenatmidnightthepeopleעָ֣ם'amH5971areconvulsedandpassוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5493;andthestrongaretakenawayH5493withouthandבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027. 21Forhiseyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areuponthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofmanH376,andheseethallhisstepsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806. 22Thereisnodarknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,norshadowofdeath,wheretheworkersofiniquitymayhideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves. 23ForhedothnotlongconsideramanH376,tobringhimbeforeGodאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941. 24Hebreakethinpiecesmightyכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524menwithoutinquiryחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714,andsettethothersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312intheirstead; 25Sinceheknoweththeiractions;andheoverthroweth [them]inthenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andtheyarecrushedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792. 26Hestrikeththemaswickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563menintheopen sightofothers, 27Becausetheyhaveturnedסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493backfromhim,andwouldconsiderהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919noneofhiswaysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870; 28SothattheycausethecryH6818ofthepoorH6041tocomeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935untohim,andheheareththecryH6818oftheafflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041. 29WhenhegivethquietnessH8252,whothenwilldisturb?andwhenhehideth [his]faceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,whoshallbeholdhim?andthistowardsanationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,ortowardsamanH120alikeיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162; 30ThattheungodlymanH120reignמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427not, thatthepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971be notensnared. 31ForhathhesaidH559untoGodאֵ֭ל'elH410,IbearH5375[chastisement],Iwillnotoffend; 32WhatIseeאֶ֭חֱזֶה'E.che.zehH2372not,teachH3384thoume;ifIhavedonewrong,Iwilldosonomore? 33Shallherecompense accordingtothymind?forthou hastrefused[hisjudgment];forthousochoosest,andnotI;speakדַבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696thenwhatthou knowest. 34Menofunderstandingwillsayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559tome,andawiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manH376whohearethme: 35Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347hathspokenH1696withoutknowledgeבְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847,andhiswordsוּ֝דְבָרָ֗יוu.de.va.RavH1697werenotwithintelligence. 36WouldthatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347maybetrieduntotheend,becauseof[his]answersתְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗תte.shu.VotH8666afterthemannerofevilmenH376! 37Forheaddethrebellionuntohissinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403,heclappeth [hishands]amongus,andmultipliethhiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561againstGodלָאֵֽל׃ סla.'ElH410. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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