Revised Literal Translation

Job 15:1-13

1Then answeredוַ֭יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֥ז'e.li.FazH464the Temaniteהַֽתֵּימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,

2Should a wise manהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450utterיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030vainר֑וּחַRu.achH7307knowledgeדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847,and fillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390his bellyבִּטְנֽוֹ׃bit.NoH990with the east windקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921?

3Should he reasonהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198with unprofitableיִסְכּ֑וֹןyis.KonH5532talkבְּ֭דָבָרBe.da.vorH1697?or with speechesוּ֝מִלִּ֗יםu.mi.LimH4405wherewith he can do no goodיוֹעִ֥ילyo.'IlH3276?

4Yea, thou castest offתָּפֵ֣רta.FerH6565fearיִרְאָ֑הyir.'AhH3374,and restrainestוְתִגְרַ֥עve.tig.Ra'H1639prayerשִׂ֝יחָ֗הSi.ChahH7881beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

5For thy mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310utterethיְאַלֵּ֣ףye.'a.LefH502thine iniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771,and thou choosestוְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.CharH977the tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the craftyעֲרוּמִֽים׃'a.ru.MimH6175.

6Thine own mouthפִ֣יךָFi.khaH6310condemnethיַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣yar.shi.'a.KhaH7561thee, and not I: yea, thine own lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193testifyיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030against thee.

7Artthou the firstהֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןha.ri.yo.ShonH7223manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatwas bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205?or wast thou madeחוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃cho.Lal.taH2342beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?

8Hast thou heardתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085the secretהַבְס֣וֹדhav.SodH5475of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433?and dost thou restrainוְתִגְרַ֖עve.tig.Ra'H1639wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451to thyself?

9What knowestיָּ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou, that we knowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045not? whatunderstandestתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995thou, which is not in us?

10With us areboth the grayheadedשָׂ֣בsavH7867and very agedיָשִׁ֣ישׁya.ShishH3453men, muchכַּבִּ֖ירka.BirH3524elderיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117than thy fatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.

11Arethe consolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410smallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592with thee? is there any secretלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328thingוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697with thee?

12Why doth thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carry thee awayיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947?and what do thy eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869wink atיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,

13That thou turnestתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725thy spiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307against Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, and lettest suchwordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405go outוְהֹצֵ֖אתָve.ho.Tze.taH3318of thy mouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310?

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