New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 15:1-13

1Then Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֥ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַֽתֵּימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489respondedוַ֭יַּעַן וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Vai.ya.'an vai.yo.MarH6030 H559,

2“Should a wiseהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450manH2450answerיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030with windyר֑וּחַRu.achH7307knowledgeדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847And fillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390himselfבִּטְנֽוֹ׃bit.NoH990with the eastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921?

3Should he argueהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198with uselessיִסְכּ֑וֹןyis.KonH3808 H5532talkבְּ֭דָבָרBe.da.vorH1697,Or with wordsוּ֝מִלִּ֗יםu.mi.LimH4405which are not profitableיוֹעִ֥ילyo.'IlH3276?

4Indeedאַף־'af-H637,you doH6565awayH6565withreverenceיִרְאָ֑הyir.'AhH3374And hinderוְתִגְרַ֥עve.tig.Ra'H1639meditationשִׂ֝יחָ֗הSi.ChahH7881beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

5Foryour guiltעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771teachesיְאַלֵּ֣ףye.'a.LefH502your mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,And you chooseוְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.CharH977the languageלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956ofthe craftyעֲרוּמִֽים׃'a.ru.MimH6175.

6Yourown mouthפִ֣יךָFi.khaH6310condemnsיַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣yar.shi.'a.KhaH7561you, and not I;And your own lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193testifyיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030against you.

7“Were you the firstהֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןha.ri.yo.ShonH7223manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120to be bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205, Orwere you broughtH2342forthחוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃cho.Lal.taH2342beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?

8Do you hearתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085thesecretH5475counselH5475of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433,And limitוְתִגְרַ֖עve.tig.Ra'H1639wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451to yourself?

9Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you knowיָּ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045that we do not knowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045? Whatdo you understandתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995that we do not?

10BothH1571thegray-hairedשָׂ֣בsavH7867and the agedיָשִׁ֣ישׁya.ShishH3453are among us,Olderכַּבִּ֖יר יָמִֽים׃ka.Bir ya.MimH3524 H3117thanH4480your fatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.

11Arethe consolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410tooמִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khaH4480smallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592for you, Even thewordוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697spokengentlyלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328with you?

12Whyמַה־mah-H4100does yourheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carryיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947you away?And whyוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100do your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869flashיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,

13That you should turnתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725your spiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410And allow suchwordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405to goוְהֹצֵ֖אתָve.ho.Tze.taH3318out of your mouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310?

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