New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 34:2-22

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.

5For Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347has saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘I amH6663righteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663, ButGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410has takenH5493awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493my rightמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941;

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?

9For he has saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘It isH5532ofH5532noלֹ֣אlo'H3808useH5532to a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397When he becomesH7521friendsH7521with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.’

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.NamH637 H551will not actH7561wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706will not pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

13Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310gaveH6485Him authorityH6485overעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310has placedשָׂ֝֗םSamH7760the wholeכֻּלָּֽהּ׃ku.LahH3605worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398on Him?

14Ifאִם־'im-H518He were todetermineיָשִׂ֣ים לִבּ֑וֹya.Sim li.BoH7760 H3820to do so, If He were togatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622Hisspiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and His breathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹve.nish.ma.ToH5397to Himself,

15Humanityכָּל־ בָּשָׂ֣רkol- ba.SarH3605 H1320would perishיִגְוַ֣עyig.Va'H1478togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162,And mankindוְ֝אָדָ֗םve.'a.DamH120wouldreturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725to dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.

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.NeiH5375 H6440to 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?

20In a momentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281they dieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191, andat midnightוַחֲצ֪וֹת לָ֥יְלָהva.cha.Tzot La.ye.lahH2676 H3915Peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971are shakenיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607and passוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5674, Andthe powerfulאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47are takenH5493awayH5493withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808a handבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.

21“ForHis eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869are upon the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of a personאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,And He seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605his stepsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806.

22ThereH369isH369noH369darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822or deepצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757shadowH6757Whereשָׁ֝֗םSamH8033the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of injusticeאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205can hideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves.

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