1AndJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559, 3Ifheshallchoosetostrivewithhim,hecannotanswerיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030himoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259thingofathousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505. 4Heiswiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2450inheartלֵ֭בָבle.voH3824andmightyinstrengthH3581:whohathhardenedH7185himselfagainsthim,andhad peace? 5Whoremovethmountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022,andtheyknowיָדָ֑עוּya.Da.'uH3045itnot,whenH834heoverturneththeminhisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639; 6Whoshakeththeearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776outofitsplaceמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,andthepillarsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָve.'a.mu.Dei.haH5982thereoftrembleH7264; 7Whocommandeththesun,anditrisethnot,andhesealethupthestarsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556; 8WhoaloneH905spreadethouttheheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,andtreadethuponthehighבָּ֥מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116wavesoftheseaיָֽם׃YamH3220; 9WhomakeththeBearעָ֭שׁ'ashH5906,Orionכְּסִ֥ילke.SilH3685,andthePleiadesוְכִימָ֗הve.khi.MahH3598,andthechambersוְחַדְרֵ֥יve.chad.ReiH2315ofthesouthתֵמָֽן׃te.ManH8486; 10Whodoethgreatגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419thingsH1419past findingout,andwondersוְנִפְלָא֗וֹתve.nif.la.'otH6381withoutnumberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557. 11Lo,hegoethbyme,andIseeאֶרְאֶ֑ה'er.'EhH7200[him]not;andhepassethalong,andIperceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995himnot. 12Behold,hetakethawayH7725:whowillhinderhim?Whowillsayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559untohim,Whatdoest thou? 13Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433withdrawethnothisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639;theproudhelpersעֹ֣זְרֵי'O.ze.reiH5826stoopunderhim: 14HowmuchlessshallIanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him,chooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.RahH977outmywordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697[tostrive]withhim? 15Whom,thoughIwererighteousצָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiH6663, [yet]wouldInotanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;Iwouldmake supplicationtomyjudgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.TiH8199. 16IfIhadcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,andhehadansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,Iwouldnotbelieveאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539thathehearkenedtomyvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963, — 17He,whocrushethmewithatempest,andmultipliethmywoundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600. 18Hesufferethmenottotakemybreathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,forhefillethmewithbitternesses. 19BeitaquestionofstrengthH3581,lo, [heis]strong;andbeitofjudgmentH4941,whowillsetH3259meatime? 20IfIjustifiedH6663myself, mine ownmouthפִּ֣יpiH6310wouldcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me; wereIperfectH8535,hewould provemeperverse. 22Itisalloneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259;thereforeH3651Isaidאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,hedestroyeththeperfectH8535andthewickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563. 23Ifthescourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752killH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597,hemockethatthetrialoftheinnocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355. 24TheearthH776isgivenH5414overintothehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofthewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563[man];hecovereththefacesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440ofitsjudgesH8199.Ifnot,whothenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645isit? 26Theypassbylikeskiffsofreed; asaneagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thatswoopsupontheprey. 27IfIsayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559,Iwillforgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879,IwillleaveH5800offmy[sad]countenance,andbrighten up, 28IamafraidH3025ofallmysorrowsH6094;Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou wiltnotholdmeinnocent. 29BeitthatIamwicked,whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thendoIlabourinvain? 30IfIwashedהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myselfwithsnow-water,andcleansedmyhandsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709inpurity, 31Thenאָ֭ז'azH227wouldest thouplungemeintheditch,andmine ownclothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008wouldabhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581me. 32ForheisnotamanH376,asIam,thatIshouldanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him;thatweshouldcomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941. 33Thereisnotanumpirebetweenus,whoshouldlayhishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027uponusboth. 34Lethimtakehisrodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626awayH5493fromme,andletnothisterrorH367makemeafraid, 35[Then]Iwillspeakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696,andnotfearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372him;butitisnotsoH3651withme. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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