1So thesethreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582ceasedוַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673toanswerמֵעֲנ֣וֹתme.'a.NotH6030Jobאִיּ֑וֹב'i.YovH347, because he wasrighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662in his owneyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ פbe.'ei.NavH5869.
2Then waskindledוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734thewrathאַ֨ף׀'afH639ofElihuאֱלִיה֣וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBarachelבַּרַכְאֵ֣לba.rakh.'ElH1292theBuziteהַבּוּזִי֮ha.bu.ZiH940, of thekindredמִמִּשְׁפַּ֪חַ֫תmi.mish.Pa.ChatH4940ofRamרָ֥םramH7410: againstJobבְּ֭אִיּוֹבBe.'i.yovH347was hiswrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639kindledחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734, because hejustifiedצַדְּק֥וֹtza.de.KoH6663himselfנַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315rather thanGodמֵאֱלֹהִֽים׃me.'E.lo.HimH430.
3Also against histhreeוּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.vish.Lo.shetH7969friendsרֵעָיו֮re.'AvH7453was hiswrathאַ֫פּ֥וֹ'a.PoH639kindledחָרָ֪הcha.RahH2734, because they hadfoundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672noanswerמַעֲנֶ֑הma.'a.NehH4617, and yet hadcondemnedוַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּvai.yar.Shi.'uH7561Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃'i.YovH347.
4NowElihuוֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּve.'e.li.HuH453hadwaitedחִכָּ֣הchi.KahH2442tillJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347hadspokenבִּדְבָרִ֑יםbid.va.RimH1697, because they wereelderזְֽקֵנִים־ לְיָמִֽים׃ze.ke.nim- le.ya.MimH2205H3117than he.
5WhenElihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there was noanswerמַעֲנֶ֗הma.'a.NehH4617in themouthבְּ֭פִיBe.fiH6310of thesethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, then hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃ פ'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734.
6AndElihuאֱלִיה֖וּא'e.li.Hu'H453thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofBarachelבַּֽרַכְאֵ֥לba.rakh.'ElH1292theBuziteהַבּוּזִ֗יha.bu.ZiH940answeredוַיַּ֤עַן׀vai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֫אמַ֥רvai.Yo.MarH559, I amyoungצָ֘עִ֤יר לְ֭יָמִיםtza.'Ir Le.ya.mimH6810H3117, and ye are veryoldיְשִׁישִׁ֑יםye.shi.ShimH3453; therefore I wasafraidזָחַ֥לְתִּיza.Chal.tiH2119, anddaredוָֽאִירָ֓א׀va.'i.Ra'H3372notshowמֵחַוֹּ֖תme.cha.VotH2331you myopinionדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843.
8Butאָ֭כֵן'A.khenH403there is aspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307inmanבֶאֱנ֑וֹשׁve.'e.No.oshH582: and theinspirationוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706giveth themunderstandingתְּבִינֵֽם׃te.vi.NemH995.
9Greatmenרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227are not alwayswiseיֶחְכָּ֑מוּyech.Ka.muH2449: neither do theagedוּ֝זְקֵנִ֗יםu.ze.ke.NimH2205understandיָבִ֥ינוּya.Vi.nuH995judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
10Therefore Isaidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,Hearkenשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085to me; I also willshowאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331myopinionדֵּעִ֣יde.'IH1843.
11Behold, Iwaitedהוֹחַ֨לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for yourwordsלְֽדִבְרֵיכֶ֗םle.div.rei.KhemH1697; I gaveearאָ֭זִין'A.zinH238to yourreasonsתְּב֥וּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םte.Vu.no.tei.KhemH8394, while ye searchedoutתַּחְקְר֥וּןtach.ke.RunH2713what tosayמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405.
12Yea, Iattendedאֶתְבּ֫וֹנָ֥ן'et.Bo.NanH995to you, and, behold, there was none of you thatconvincedמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198Jobלְאִיּ֣וֹבle.'i.YovH347, or thatansweredעוֹנֶ֖הo.NehH6030hiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561:
13Lest ye shouldsayתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559, We have foundoutמָצָ֣אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:Godאֵ֖ל'elH410thrusteth himdownיִדְּפֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Fe.nuH5086, notmanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
14Now he hath notdirectedעָרַ֣ךְ'a.RakhH6186hiswordsמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405against me: neither will Ianswerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him with yourspeechesוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561.
16When I hadwaitedוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176, (for theyspokeיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not, but stoodstillעָ֝מְד֗וּ'a.me.DuH5975, andansweredעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030no more;)
17I said, I willanswerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030also mypartחֶלְקִ֑יchel.KiH2506, I also willshowאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331myopinionדֵעִ֣יde.'IH1843.
18For I amfullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390ofmatterמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405, thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinבִּטְנִֽי׃bit.NiH990meconstrainethהֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִיhe.tzi.Kat.niH6693me.
19Behold, mybellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990is aswineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196which hath noventיִפָּתֵ֑חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605; it is ready toburstיִבָּקֵֽעַ׃yi.ba.Ke.a'H1234likenewחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319bottlesכְּאֹב֥וֹתke.'o.VotH178.
20I willspeakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696, that I may berefreshedוְיִֽרְוַֽח־ve.yir.vach-H7304: I willopenאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193andanswerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030.
21Let me not, I pray you,acceptאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375anyman’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376personפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440, neither let me give flatteringtitlesאֲכַנֶּֽה׃'a.kha.NehH3655tomanאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
22For Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not to give flatteringtitlesאֲכַנֶּ֑ה'a.kha.NehH3655; in so doing mymakerעֹשֵֽׂנִי׃'o.Se.niH6213wouldsoonכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592take meawayיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375.
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