2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, yewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450; andgiveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untomeH3045, ye that haveknowledgeH3045.
3For theearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241triethwordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405, as thepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tasteth meat.
5ForJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347hathsaidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, I amrighteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663, andGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410hathtakenH5493awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493myrightמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941:
6Notwithstanding myrightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941I am accounted aliarאֲכַזֵּ֑ב'a.kha.ZevH3576; mywoundחִצִּ֣יchi.TziH2671isincurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605, though I amwithoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097transgressionפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588.
7Whatמִי־mi-H4310manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397is likeJobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347, who drinkethupיִֽשְׁתֶּה־yish.teh-H8354scorning likewaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325?
8Which goeth incompanyלְ֭חֶבְרָהLe.chev.rahH2274with theworkersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466ofiniquityH205, and walketh withwickedH205menH376.
9For he hathsaidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, it profiteth amanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397nothingH3808that he shoulddelightבִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹbir.tzo.ToH7521himselfH3808withGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
10Therefore hearken untomeH2486, yemenH376ofunderstandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824:farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it fromGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410, that he shoulddoשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085wickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562; and from theAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706, that he should commitiniquityמֵעָֽוֶל׃me.'A.velH5766.
11For theworkפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467of amanH376shall he render unto him, and causeeveryH376manH376tofindיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672accordingH376to hiswaysוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.
12Yea, of a surety,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doאַף־'af-H637wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808will theAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
13Whogaveשָׂ֝֗םSamH7760him achargeעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921over theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776? or who hath disposed thewholeכֻּלָּֽהּ׃ku.LahH3605worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398?
16Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518nowH8085thou hastunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this: hearken to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of mywordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.
17Shallevenהַאַ֬ףha.'AfH637one that hatethrightH4941govern? and wilt thoucondemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561him that isjustH4941andmightyכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524?
18Is itfitאֶל־'el-H413tosayהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to akingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Thou art vile? or tonoblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, Ye arewickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563?
19Howאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834muchH3027lessכִּֽי־ki-H3588to him that respectethnotH3808the persons ofprincesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269,norH3808regardeth the richmoreH3808thanH3808thepoorדָ֑לDalH1800? for theyallכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605are theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027.
20In amomentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281theydieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191,evenH3808at midnight; thepeopleעָ֣ם'amH5971areshakenיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607andpassוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5493, and themightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47aretakenH5493awayH5493withoutH3808handבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.
21For hiseyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areuponעַל־'al-H5921thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of amanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, and he seethallוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605his goings.
23For he needethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808furtherע֑וֹדodH5750toconsiderיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376, that he shouldgoלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980beforeאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
24He breaketh in piecesmightyכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524menH3524in ways past findingoutחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714, and settethothersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312in theirsteadתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.
25Therefore he taketh knowledge of theirworksמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566; and he overturneth them in thenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,soלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651that they aredestroyedוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015.
26He striketh them aswickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563menH7563in the open sight of others;
27BecauseH5921theyturnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493fromfollowingמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, and wouldnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808haveregardH5921toanyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of hiswaysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870:
28SoH935that they caused thecryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of thepoorH6041tocomeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935unto him, and heheardיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085thecryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of theafflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
29When he givethquietnessיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252, who thencanוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310condemnיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561? and when he hideth hisfaceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440, who thencanוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310beholdיְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּye.shu.Re.nuH7789him? whether it be done unto anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471, or unto amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120,alikeיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162:
30That thegodlessחָנֵ֗ףcha.NefH2611manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120reignמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427not, that there be none to ensnare thepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
31For hathanyH3588saidהֶאָמַ֥רhe.'a.MarH559untoGodאֵ֭ל'elH410, I haveborneנָשָׂ֗אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375chastisement, I willnotH3808offendanyH3588moreH3808:
33Shall his recompence be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? for thoumustH3808chooseתִבְחַ֣רtiv.CharH977, andnotH3808I: thereforespeakדַבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696whatוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100thou knowest.
35Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347speakethwithoutלֹא־lo'-H3808knowledgeבְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847, and hiswordsוּ֝דְבָרָ֗יוu.de.va.RavH1697arewithoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808wisdom.
36Would thatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347weretriedיִבָּחֵ֣ןyi.ba.ChenH974unto theendנֶ֑צַחNe.tzachH5331,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of his answering likewickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205menH376.
37For he addethrebellionפֶ֭שַׁעFe.sha'H6588unto hissinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403, he clappeth his hands amongusH5921, and multiplieth hiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561againstH5921Godלָאֵֽל׃ סla.'ElH410.
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