2“Should a wiseהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450manH2450answerיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030with windyר֑וּחַRu.achH7307knowledgeדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847,And fillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390himselfבִּטְנֽוֹ׃bit.NoH990with the eastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921?
3Should he argueהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198with uselessיִסְכּ֑וֹןyis.KonH3808H5532talkבְּ֭דָבָרBe.da.vorH1697,Or with wordsוּ֝מִלִּ֗יםu.mi.LimH4405which do not benefitיוֹעִ֥ילyo.'IlH3276?
5Foryour wrongdoingעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771teachesיְאַלֵּ֣ףye.'a.LefH502your mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,And you chooseוְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.CharH977the languageלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956ofthe cunningעֲרוּמִֽים׃'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.ShonH7223personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120to be bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205, Orwere you broughtH2342forthחוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃cho.Lal.taH2342beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?
8Do you hearתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085thesecretH5475discussionH5475of 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.MimH3524H3117thanH4480your fatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.
11Arethe consolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410tooמִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khaH4480littleהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592for you, Or thewordוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697spokengentlyלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328to you?
12Whyמַה־mah-H4100does yourheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820takeיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947you away?And whyוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100do your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869winkיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,
13That you can turnתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725your spiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410And produceוְהֹצֵ֖אתָve.ho.Tze.taH3318suchwordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405from your mouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310?
14Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is manאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, thathe would beH2135pureיִזְכֶּ֑הyiz.KehH2135, Orhe who is bornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of a womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802,that he would beH6663righteousיִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitz.DakH6663?
15Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,He hasH539noH3808trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in Hisholyבִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיוbik.do.shovH6918onesH6918, And theheavensוְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִםve.sha.Ma.yimH8064are not pureזַכּ֥וּza.KuH2141in His sightבְעֵינָֽיו׃ve.'ei.NavH5869;
16HowH637muchכִּֽי־ki-H637H3588lessH637one who isdetestableנִתְעָ֥בnit.'AvH8581and corruptוְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.LachH444:A personאִישׁ־'ish-H376whodrinksשֹׁתֶ֖הsho.TehH8354maliceH5767like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325!
What Eliphaz Has Seen of Life
17“I will tellאֲחַוְךָ֥'a.chav.KhaH2331you, listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me;And whatוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I have seenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372I will also declareוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608;
18Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450peopleH2450have toldיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046,And have not concealedכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582fromtheir fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1,
20The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563personH7563writhesH2342inH2342painמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342allכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, And theyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141reservedנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the ruthlessלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184are numberedוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557.
21Soundsקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343are in his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241; While he isat peaceבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703comesיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
22He does not believeיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539that he willreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725from darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,And he is destinedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822forthe swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23He wandersH5074aboutH5074for foodלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֑ה'ai.YehH346is it?’He knowsיָדַ֓ע׀ya.Da'H3045that a dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isat handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.
24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691terrifyיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204him,They overpowerתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630him like a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264for the attackלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593,
25Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has reachedH5186outH5186with his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, And isarrogantיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396towardוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
26He rushesיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323headlongבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677at Him With hismassiveבַּ֝עֲבִ֗י גַּבֵּ֥יba.'a.Vi ga.BeiH5672H1354shieldמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043.
27For he hascoveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680his faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440with his fatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459, Andputוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213fatפִּימָ֣הpi.MahH6371on his waistכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689.
28He haslivedH7931inH7931desolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,In housesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004noלֹא־lo'-H3808one would inhabitיֵ֣שְׁבוּYe.she.vuH3427,Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are destinedH6257toH6257becomeH6257ruinsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29Hewill not becomeH6238richיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,norH3808will his wealthחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428endureיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965;And his propertyמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512will not stretchיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186outH5186on the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He will notescapeH5493from darknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; Theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957will dryתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001upH3001his shootיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127,And he will goH5493awayH5493bythe breathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of His mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.
31Let him nottrustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539in emptinessבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723,deceivingנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582himself; For hisrewardתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545will be emptinessשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723.
32It will be accomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeH3808his timeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,And his palmוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712branchH3712will not be greenH7487.
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