2“Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085my wordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405,you wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450,And listenהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to me, you who understandוְ֝יֹדְעִ֗יםve.yo.de.'ImH3045.
3Forthe earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241testsתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405As the palateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastesיִטְעַ֥םyit.'AmH2938foodלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398.
4Let us chooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977for ourselves whatH4941isH4941rightH4941;Let us understandנֵדְעָ֖הne.de.'AhH3045amongבֵינֵ֣ינוּvei.Nei.nuH996ourselves whatמַה־mah-H4100is goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
6Should I lieאֲכַזֵּ֑ב'a.kha.ZevH3576aboutעַל־'al-H5921my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941? Mywoundחִצִּ֣יchi.TziH2671is incurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605, though I amwithoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097wrongdoingפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588.’
7WhatH4310manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397is like Jobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347,WhoH4310drinksיִֽשְׁתֶּה־yish.teh-H8354upH8354derisionלַּ֥עַגLa.'agH3933like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325,
8Who goesוְאָרַ֣חve.'a.RachH732in companyלְ֭חֶבְרָהLe.chev.rahH2274with the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of injusticeאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,And walksוְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶתve.la.Le.khetH1980with wickedרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562peopleH376?
10“Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651,listenשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085to me, you menH376of understandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824.Farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410todoH7562evilH7562,And from the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706to doH5766wrongH5766.
11For He repaysיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999a personאָ֭דָם'A.domH120forhis workפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467,And letsH4672thingshappenH4672in correspondence to a man’sbehaviorוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.
12Godאֵ֥ל'elH410certainlyאַף־ אָמְנָ֗ם'af- 'a.me.NamH637H551will not actH7561wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706will not pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
14Ifאִם־'im-H518He were todetermineיָשִׂ֣ים לִבּ֑וֹya.Sim li.BoH7760H3820to do so, If He were togatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622Hisspiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and His breathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹve.nish.ma.ToH5397to Himself,
16“But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you haveunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085thisH2088;Listenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.
17Shallone who hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130justiceמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941ruleיַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshH2280? Andwill you condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662mightyכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524OneH3524,
18Who saysהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to a kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, ‘You worthlessבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100oneH1100,’To noblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, ‘You wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563oneH7563’;
19Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834showsH5375noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808partialityפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH5375H6440to the prominentשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269,Norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808regardsנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234the richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771as aboveלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the poorדָ֑לDalH1800,Sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027?
21“ForHis eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869are upon the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of a personאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,And He seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605his stepsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806.
23For He does not need toconsiderיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760a personאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376furtherע֑וֹדodH5750,That he should goלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforeאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
25Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Heknowsיַ֭כִּירYa.kirH5234their deedsמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566, AndHe overthrowsוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015themin the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,And they are crushedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792.
26Hestrikesסְפָקָ֗םse.fa.KamH5606them likeתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563In a publicרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200placeבִּמְק֥וֹםbim.KomH4725,
27Becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ כֵּ֭ן'a.Sher 'al- kenH834H5921H3651theyturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from followingמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310Him, AndhadH7919noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardH7919for anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of His waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870,
28So that they causedthe cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of the poorדָּ֑לDalH1800to comeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935to Him, And that He wouldhearיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the cryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041--
29When He keepsH8252quietיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252,whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can condemnיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561?And when He hidesוְיַסְתֵּ֣רve.yas.TerH5641His faceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310then can lookH7789atH7789Him,That is, regardingH5921bothיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471and a personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120?--
30SoH4480thatH4480godlessחָנֵ֗ףcha.NefH2611peopleאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120would notH4480ruleמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427,NorH4480be snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170for the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
31“For has anyone saidהֶאָמַ֥רhe.'a.MarH559to Godאֵ֭ל'elH410, ‘I have enduredנָשָׂ֗אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375punishment;I will not offendאֶחְבֹּֽל׃'ech.BolH2254anymore;
32Teachהֹרֵ֑נִיho.Re.niH3384me what I do not seeאֶ֭חֱזֶה'E.che.zehH2372;Ifאִֽם־'im-H518I havedoneפָּ֝עַ֗לְתִּיpa.'Al.tiH6466wrongעָ֥וֶל'A.velH5766,I will not doH3254it againH3254’?
33Shall Godrepayיְשַׁלְמֶ֨נָּהye.shal.Me.nahH7999on your termsהַֽמֵעִמְּךָ֬ha.me.'i.me.KhaH5973,becauseH3588you have rejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988His?For you must chooseתִבְחַ֣רtiv.CharH977, and not I;Therefore declareדַבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696whatוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100you knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045.
34MenH376of understandingלֵ֭בָבle.voH3824will sayיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559to me,And a wiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manוְגֶ֥בֶרve.Ge.verH1397who hearsשֹׁמֵ֥עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085me,
35‘Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347speaksיְדַבֵּ֑רye.da.BerH1696withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808knowledgeבְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847,And his wordsוּ֝דְבָרָ֗יוu.de.va.RavH1697are withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808wisdomבְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ve.has.KeilH7919.
36OhH21thatH21Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347were testedיִבָּחֵ֣ןyi.ba.ChenH974to the limitנֶ֑צַחNe.tzachH5331,Becauseעַל־'al-H5921he answersתְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗תte.shu.VotH8666like sinnersאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205H376.
37For he addsיֹ֘סִ֤יףyo.SifH3254rebellionפֶ֭שַׁעFe.sha'H6588to his sinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403; Heclapsיִסְפּ֑וֹקyis.PokH5606his hands amongבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbei.Nei.nuH996us,And multipliesוְיֶ֖רֶבve.Ye.revH7235his wordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561against Godלָאֵֽל׃ סla.'ElH410.’”
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