Revised Version 1895

Job 21:1-16

1ThenJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredH559andsaidH559,

2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085myspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405; andletוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961this be yourconsolationsתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575.

3Sufferשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375meH310, and I also willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696; andafterH310that I havespokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696,mockתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932on.

4As formeH3808, is mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879tomanלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120? andwhyמַ֝דּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069should InotH3808be impatient?

5MarkH7760meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413, and beastonishedוְהָשַׁ֑מּוּve.ha.Sha.muH8074, andlayH7760yourhandיָ֣דyadH3027uponעַל־'al-H5921yourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.

6Evenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518when Irememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142I am troubled, andhorrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427takethholdוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270on myfleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320.

7Wherefore do thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,becomeגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396oldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275, yea, waxmightyH2428inpowerH2428?

8TheirseedH2233isestablishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with them in theirsightH5869, and theiroffspringזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

9Theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004aresafeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965fromfearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808is therodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.

10Theirbullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794gendereth, and failethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; theircowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calveth, and castethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808herיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602calf.

11Theysendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971forthH7971theirlittleH5759onesH5759like aflockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629, and theirchildrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.

12Theysingיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375to thetimbrelכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596andharpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658, andrejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at thesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thepipeעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.

13TheyspendH1086theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperityבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896, and in amomentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281theygoH5181downH5181toSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

14Yet theysaidH559untoGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493fromusH559; for wedesireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654notלֹ֣אlo'H3808theknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of thywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.

15Whatמַה־mah-H4100is theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706, thatweH3588shouldserveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100profitנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276shouldweH3588have,ifH3588weH3588pray unto him?

16Loהֵ֤ןhenH2005, theirprosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808in theirhandבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027: thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isfarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368frommeמֶֽנִּי׃Me.niH4480.

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