1So these threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582ceasedוַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673to answerמֵעֲנ֣וֹתme.'a.NotH6030Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347, because he wasrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869.
2Then was kindledוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734the wrathאַ֨ף׀'afH639of Elihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּרַכְאֵ֣לba.rakh.'ElH1292the Buziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940,of the kindredמִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫תmi.mish.Pa.ChatH4940of Ramרָ֥םramH7410:against Jobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347was his wrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639kindledחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734,because he justifiedצַדְּק֥וֹtza.de.KoH6663himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315rather than Godמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430.
3Also against his threeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעָיו֮re.'AvH7453was his wrathאַ֫פּ֥וֹ'a.PoH639kindledחָרָ֪הcha.RahH2734,because they had foundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672no answerמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617, and yethad condemnedוַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּvai.yar.Shi.'uH7561Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.
4Now Elihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453had waitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442till Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347had spokenבִּדְבָרִ֑יםbid.va.RimH1697, because they wereelderזְֽקֵנִים־ לְיָמִֽים׃ze.ke.nim- le.ya.MimH3117H2205than he.
5When Elihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there wasno answerמַעֲנֶ֗הma.'a.NehH4617in the mouthבְּ֭פִיBe.fiH6310of thesethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,then his wrathאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.
6And Elihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Barachelבַּֽרַכְאֵ֥לba.rakh.'ElH1292the Buziteהַבּוּזִ֗יha.bu.ZiH940answeredוַיַּ֤עַן׀vai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֫אמַ֥רvai.Yo.MarH559, I amyoungצָ֘עִ֤יר לְ֭יָמִיםtza.'Ir Le.ya.mimH3117H6810, and ye arevery oldיְשִׁישִׁ֑יםye.shi.ShimH3453;wherefore I was afraidזָחַ֥לְתִּיza.Chal.tiH2119,and durstוָֽאִירָ֓א׀va.'i.Ra'H3372not shewמֵחַוֹּ֖תme.cha.VotH2331you mine opinionדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843.
8Butאָ֭כֵן'A.khenH403there isa spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307in manבֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁve.'e.No.oshH582:and the inspirationוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706giveth them understandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995.
9Great menרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227are not alwayswiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449:neither do the agedוּ֝זְקֵנִ֗יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
10Therefore I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,Hearkenשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085to me; I also will shewאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331mine opinionדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843.
11Behold, I waitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for your wordsלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697;I gave earאָ֭זִין'A.zinH238to your reasonsתְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םte.Vu.no.tei.KhemH8394,whilst ye searched outתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713what to sayמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405.
12Yea, I attendedאֶתְבּ֫וֹנָ֥ן'et.Bo.NanH995unto you, and, behold, there wasnone of you that convincedמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198Jobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347, orthat answeredעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030his wordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561:
13Lest ye should sayתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559,We have found outמָצָ֣אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:Godאֵ֖ל'elH410thrusteth him downיִדְּפֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Fe.nuH5086,not manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
14Now he hath not directedעָרַ֣ךְ'a.RakhH6186hiswordsמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405against me: neither will I answerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him with your speechesוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561.
15They were amazedחַ֭תּוּCha.tuH2865,they answeredעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030no more: they left offהֶעְתִּ֖יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275speakingמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405.
16When I had waitedוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176, (for they spakeיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not, but stood stillעָ֝מְד֗וּ'a.me.DuH5975, andansweredעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030no more;)
17I said,I will answerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030also my partחֶלְקִ֑יchel.KiH2506,I also will shewאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331mine opinionדֵעִ֣יde.'IH1843.
18For I am fullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390of matterמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405,the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinבִּטְנִֽי׃bit.NiH990me constrainethהֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִיhe.tzi.Kat.niH6693me.
19Behold, my bellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990isas wineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196whichhath no ventיִפָּתֵ֑חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605;it is ready to burstיִבָּקֵֽעַ׃yi.ba.Ke.a'H1234like newחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319bottlesכְּאֹב֥וֹתke.'o.VotH178.
20I will speakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696,that I may be refreshedוְיִֽרְוַֽח־ve.yir.vach-H7304:I will openאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193and answerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030.
21Let me not, I pray you, acceptאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375any man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376personפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440,neither let me give flattering titlesאֲכַנֶּֽה׃'a.kha.NehH3655unto manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
22For I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not to give flattering titlesאֲכַנֶּ֑ה'a.kha.NehH3655; in so doingmy makerעֹשֵֽׂנִי׃'o.Se.niH6213would soonכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592take me awayיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375.
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