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| [1]And Job answered and said, |
[1]וַיַּ֥עַן אִיֹּ֗וב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
| [2]So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you? |
[2]אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה׃ |
| [3]But I also have a heart as well as you. |
[3]גַּם־לִ֤י לֵבָ֨ב ׀ כְּֽמֹוכֶ֗ם לֹא־נֹפֵ֣ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּ֑ם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵ֥ין כְּמֹו־אֵֽלֶּה׃ |
| [4]For a righteous and blameless man has become a subject for mockery. |
[4]שְׂחֹ֤ק לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ ׀ אֶֽהְיֶ֗ה קֹרֵ֣א לֶ֭אֱלֹוהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ חֹ֗וק צַדִּ֥יק תָּמִֽים׃ |
| [5]For it had been ordained that he should fall under others at the appointed time, and that his houses should be spoiled by transgressors: let not however any one trust that, being evil, he shall be held guiltless, |
[5]לַפִּ֣יד בּ֭וּז לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת שַׁאֲנָ֑ן נָ֝כֹ֗ון לְמֹ֣ועֲדֵי רָֽגֶל׃ |
| [6]even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them. |
[6]יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ אֹֽהָלִ֨ים ׀ לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים וּֽ֭בַטֻּחֹות לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי אֵ֑ל לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבִ֖יא אֱלֹ֣והַּ בְּיָדֹֽו׃ |
| [7]But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee. |
[7]וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁאַל־נָ֣א בְהֵמֹ֣ות וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וְעֹ֥וף הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְיַגֶּד־לָֽךְ׃ |
| [8]Tell the earth, if it may speak to thee: and the fishes of the sea shall explain to thee. |
[8]אֹ֤ו שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם׃ |
| [9]Who then has not known in all these things, that the hand of the Lord has made them? |
[9]מִ֭י לֹא־יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל־אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד־יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃ |
| [10]Whereas the life of all living things is in his hand, and the breath of every man. |
[10]אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדֹו נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל־חָ֑י וְ֝ר֗וּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר־אִֽישׁ׃ |
| [11]For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats. |
[11]הֲלֹא־אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם־לֹֽו׃ |
| [12]In length of time is wisdom, and in long life knowledge. |
[12]בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים חָכְמָ֑ה וְאֹ֖רֶךְ יָמִ֣ים תְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
| [13]With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding. |
[13]עִ֭מֹּו חָכְמָ֣ה וּגְבוּרָ֑ה לֹ֝֗ו עֵצָ֥ה וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
| [14]If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open? |
[14]הֵ֣ן יַ֭הֲרֹוס וְלֹ֣א יִבָּנֶ֑ה יִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל־אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֹ֣א יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃ |
| [15]If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it. |
[15]הֵ֤ן יַעְצֹ֣ר בַּמַּ֣יִם וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ׃ |
| [16]With him are strength and power: he has knowledge and understanding. |
[16]עִ֭מֹּו עֹ֣ז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה לֹ֝֗ו שֹׁגֵ֥ג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃ |
| [17]He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth. |
[17]מֹולִ֣יךְ יֹועֲצִ֣ים שֹׁולָ֑ל וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים יְהֹולֵֽל׃ |
| [18]He seats kings upon thrones, and girds their loins with a girdle. |
[18]מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝זֹ֗ור בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃ |
| [19]He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth. |
[19]מֹולִ֣יךְ כֹּהֲנִ֣ים שֹׁולָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים יְסַלֵּֽף׃ |
| [20]He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders. |
[20]מֵסִ֣יר פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים וְטַ֖עַם זְקֵנִ֣ים יִקָּֽח׃ |
| [21]He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly. |
[21]שֹׁופֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל־נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה׃ |
| [22]Revealing deep things out of darkness: and he has brought into light the shadow of death. |
[22]מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקֹות מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָאֹ֣ור צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ |
| [23]Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them away. |
[23]מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גֹּויִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גֹּויִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ |
| [24]Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: and he causes them to wander in a way, they have not known, saying, |
[24]מֵסִ֗יר לֵ֭ב רָאשֵׁ֣י עַם־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם בְּתֹ֣הוּ לֹא־דָֽרֶךְ׃ |
| [25]Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, and let them wander as a drunken man. |
[25]יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֹ֑ור וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם כַּשִּׁכֹּֽור׃ |