Revised Literal Translation

Job 12:17-25

17He leadethH3212counsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289away spoiledשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758,and maketh the judgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199foolsיְהוֹלֵֽל׃ye.ho.LelH1984.

18He loosethפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605the bondמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428,and girdethוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975with a girdleאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232.

19He leadethH3212princesכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548away spoiledשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758,and overthrowethיְסַלֵּֽף׃ye.sa.LefH5557the mightyוְאֵֽתָנִ֣יםve.'e.ta.NimH386.

20He removeth awayמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the speechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193of the trustyלְנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםle.ne.'e.ma.NimH539,and taketh awayיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947the understandingוְטַ֖עַםve.Ta.'amH2940of the agedזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.

21He pourethשׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937upon princesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081,and weakenethרִפָּֽה׃ri.PahH7503the strengthוּמְזִ֖יחַu.me.Zi.achH4206of the mightyאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.

22He discoverethמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540deep thingsעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013out of darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and bringeth outוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318to lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216the shadow of deathצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757.

23He increasethמַשְׂגִּ֣יאmas.Gi'H7679the nationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471,and destroyethוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.DemH6them: he enlargethשֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.achH7849the nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,and straitenethוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃vai.yan.ChemH5148them again.

24He taketh awayמֵסִ֗ירme.SirH5493the heartלֵ֭בlevH3820of the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and causeth them to wanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in a wildernessבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414where there isno wayדָֽרֶךְ׃Da.rekhH1870.

25They gropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959in the darkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822without lightא֑וֹר'orH216,and he maketh them to staggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582like adrunkenכַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ka.shi.KorH7910man.

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