1Then theseהָ֭אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376ceasedוַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673answeringמֵעֲנ֣וֹתme.'a.NotH6030Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he wasrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869.
2But the angerאַ֨ף׀'afH639of Elihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּרַכְאֵ֣לba.rakh.'ElH1292theBuziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940,of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫תmi.mish.Pa.ChatH4940of Ramרָ֥םramH7410burnedוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734;against Jobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639burnedחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734becauseעַֽל־'al-H5921he justifiedצַדְּק֥וֹtza.de.KoH6663himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315beforeH4480Godמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430.
3And his angerאַ֫פּ֥וֹ'a.PoH639burnedחָרָ֪הcha.RahH2734against his threeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעָיו֮re.'AvH7453becauseעַ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al 'a.SherH5921H834they had foundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672noלֹא־lo'-H3808answerמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617,and yet had condemnedוַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּvai.yar.Shi.'uH7561Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.
4Now Elihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453had waitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442to speakבִּדְבָרִ֑יםbid.va.RimH1697to Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they were yearsלְיָמִֽים׃le.ya.MimH3117olderזְֽקֵנִים־ze.ke.nim-H2205thanמִמֶּ֣נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480he.
5And when Elihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thereH369was noH369answerמַעֲנֶ֗הma.'a.NehH4617in the mouthבְּ֭פִיBe.fiH6310of the threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menH376his angerאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639burnedוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.
6So Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּֽרַכְאֵ֥לba.rakh.'ElH1292the Buziteהַבּוּזִ֗יha.bu.ZiH940spokeוַיַּ֤עַן׀vai.Ya.'anH6030out and saidוַיֹּ֫אמַ֥רvai.Yo.MarH559, “I am youngצָ֘עִ֤ירtza.'IrH6810in yearsלְ֭יָמִיםLe.ya.mimH3117and you areoldיְשִׁישִׁ֑יםye.shi.ShimH3453;Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921H3651I was shyזָחַ֥לְתִּיza.Chal.tiH2119and afraidוָֽאִירָ֓א׀va.'i.Ra'H3372to tellמֵחַוֹּ֖תme.cha.VotH2331youwhatH1843I thinkH1843.
8But it is a spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307in manבֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁve.'e.No.oshH582, And thebreathוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706givesH995themunderstandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995.
9Theabundantרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227in yearsmay not be wiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808mayeldersוּ֝זְקֵנִ֗יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
11“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,I waitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for your wordsלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697,I listenedאָ֭זִין'A.zinH238to your reasoningsתְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םte.Vu.no.tei.KhemH8394,WhileH5704youponderedתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713whatH4405to sayH4405.
12I even paidH995closeH995attentionH995to you;Indeedוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,thereH369was noH369oneH369who refutedמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198Jobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347,Not one of you who answeredעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030his wordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561.
13Do not sayתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559, ‘We have foundמָצָ֣אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;Godאֵ֖ל'elH410willroutיִדְּפֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Fe.nuH5086him, not manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.’
14For he has not arrangedעָרַ֣ךְ'a.RakhH6186hiswordsמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405againstאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413me,NorH3808will I replyאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725to him with yourargumentsוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561.
15“They are dismayedחַ֭תּוּCha.tuH2865,they noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֑וֹדodH5750answerעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030;Wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405havefailedהֶעְתִּ֖יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275them.
16Shall I waitוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588they do not speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696,Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588theystopעָ֝מְד֗וּ'a.me.DuH5975andnoH3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750answerעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030?
18For I am fullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390of wordsמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405;The spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinבִּטְנִֽי׃bit.NiH990me constrainsהֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִיhe.tzi.Kat.niH6693me.
19Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,my bellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990is like unventedלֹא־ יִפָּתֵ֑חַlo'- yi.pa.Te.achH3808H6605wineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196,Like newחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319wineskinsכְּאֹב֥וֹתke.'o.VotH178it is about to burstיִבָּקֵֽעַ׃yi.ba.Ke.a'H1234.
20Let me speakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696that I may getH7304reliefH7304;Let me openאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193and answerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030.
21Let me nowנָ֭אna'H4994be partialאֶשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־'e.Sa' fe.nei-H5375H6440to noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808flatterאֲכַנֶּֽה׃'a.kha.NehH3655anymanאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
22For I do not knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045how to flatterאֲכַנֶּ֑ה'a.kha.NehH3655, Elsemy Makerעֹשֵֽׂנִי׃'o.Se.niH6213would soonכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592takeיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375me away.
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