2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, O yewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450men ; and giveearהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to me, ye that haveknowledgeוְ֝יֹדְעִ֗יםve.yo.de.'ImH3045.
3For theearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241triethתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405, as themouthוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethיִטְעַ֥םyit.'AmH2938foodלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398.
4Let uschooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977for ourselves what isrightמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941: let usknowנֵדְעָ֖הne.de.'AhH3045among ourselves what isgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
5ForJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347hathsaidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, I amrighteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663: andGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410hath takenawayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941.
7Whatmanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397is likeJobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347, who drinkethupיִֽשְׁתֶּה־yish.teh-H8354scorningלַּ֥עַגLa.'agH3933likewaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325?
9For he hathsaidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, Itprofitethיִסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532amanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397nothing that he shoulddelightבִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹbir.tzo.ToH7521himself withGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
10Thereforehearkenשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085to me, yemenאַ֥נֲשֵׁ֥י'a.na.SheiH582ofunderstandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824: far beitחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410, that he should dowickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562; and from theAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706, that he should commitiniquityמֵעָֽוֶל׃me.'A.velH5766.
11For theworkפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467of amanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120he shallrenderיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999to him, and cause everymanאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376tofindיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672according to hiswaysוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.
12Yea,surelyאָמְנָ֗ם'a.me.NamH551Godאֵ֥ל'elH410will not dowickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561, neither will theAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
13Who hath given him achargeפָקַ֣דfa.KadH6485over theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776? or who hathdisposedשָׂ֝֗םSamH7760the wholeworldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398?
14If he shouldsetיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820upon man, if he shouldgatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622to himself hisspiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and hisbreathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹve.nish.ma.ToH5397;
16If now thou hastunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this:hearkenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of mywordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.
17Shall even he thathatethשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130rightמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941governיַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshH2280? and wilt thoucondemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561him that ismostכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662?
18Is it fit tosayהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to akingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Thou artwickedבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100? and toprincesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, Ye areungodlyרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563?
19How much less to him thatacceptethנָשָׂ֨א׀na.Sa'H5375not thepersonsפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440ofprincesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269, norregardethנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234therichשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771morethanלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thepoorדָ֑לDalH1800? for they all are theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027.
20In amomentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281they shalldieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191, and thepeopleעָ֣ם'amH5971shall betroubledיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607atmidnightוַחֲצ֪וֹת לָ֥יְלָהva.cha.Tzot La.ye.lahH2676H3915, and passawayוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674: and themightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47shall be takenawayוְיָסִ֥ירוּve·ya·Si·ruH5493withouthandבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.
21For hiseyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869are upon thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofmanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, and heseethיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200all hisgoingsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806.
22There is nodarknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, nor shadow ofdeathצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757, where theworkersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466ofiniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205mayhideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves.
23For he will notlayיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760uponmanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376more than right ; that he shouldenterלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980intojudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941withGodאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410.
24He shall break inpiecesיָרֹ֣עַya.Ro.a'H7489mightymenכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524withoutnumberחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714, andsetוַיַּעֲמֵ֖דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975othersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312in their stead.
25Therefore heknowethיַ֭כִּירYa.kirH5234theirworksמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566, and heoverturnethוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015them in thenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915, so that they aredestroyedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792.
27Because they turnedbackסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493fromhimמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310, and would notconsiderהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919any of hiswaysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870:
28So that they cause thecryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of thepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800tocomeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935to him, and hehearethיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085thecryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of theafflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
29When he givethquietnessיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252, who then can maketroubleיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561? and when hehidethוְיַסְתֵּ֣רve.yas.TerH5641hisfaceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440, who then canbeholdיְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּye.shu.Re.nuH7789him? whether it be done against anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471, or against amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120onlyיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162:
31Surely hast any onesaidהֶאָמַ֥רhe.'a.MarH559toGodאֵ֭ל'elH410, I haveborneנָשָׂ֗אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375chastisement, I will notoffendאֶחְבֹּֽל׃'ech.BolH2254any more :
32That which Iseeאֶ֭חֱזֶה'E.che.zehH2372notבִּלְעֲדֵ֣יbil.'a.DeiH1107teachהֹרֵ֑נִיho.Re.niH3384thou me: if I havedoneפָּ֝עַ֗לְתִּיpa.'Al.tiH6466iniquityעָ֥וֶל'A.velH5766, I willdoאֹסִֽיף׃'o.SifH3254no more.
33Should it be according to thy mind? he willrecompenseיְשַׁלְמֶ֨נָּהye.shal.Me.nahH7999it, whether thou shaltrefuseמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3588H3988, or whether thou shaltchooseתִבְחַ֣רtiv.CharH977; and not I: thereforespeakדַבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696what thouknowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045.
34Letmenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofunderstandingלֵ֭בָבle.voH3824tellיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559me, and let awiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manוְגֶ֥בֶרve.Ge.verH1397hearkenשֹׁמֵ֥עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085to me.
35Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347hathspokenיְדַבֵּ֑רye.da.BerH1696withoutknowledgeבְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847, and hiswordsוּ֝דְבָרָ֗יוu.de.va.RavH1697were withoutwisdomבְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ve.has.KeilH7919.
36Mydesireאָבִ֗י'a.ViH15H1is thatJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347may betriedיִבָּחֵ֣ןyi.ba.ChenH974to theendנֶ֑צַחNe.tzachH5331because of hisanswersתְּ֝שֻׁבֹ֗תte.shu.VotH8666forwickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205menבְּאַנְשֵׁי־be.'an.shei-H582.
37For headdethיֹ֘סִ֤יףyo.SifH3254rebellionפֶ֭שַׁעFe.sha'H6588to hissinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403, heclappethיִסְפּ֑וֹקyis.PokH5606his hands among us, andmultipliethוְיֶ֖רֶבve.Ye.revH7235hiswordsאֲמָרָ֣יו'a.ma.RavH561againstGodלָאֵֽל׃ סla.'ElH410.
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