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א וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא, וַיֹּאמַר.
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1 {S} Moreover Elihu answered and said:
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ב שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי; וְיֹדְעִים, הַאֲזִינוּ לִי.
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2 Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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ג כִּי-אֹזֶן, מִלִּין תִּבְחָן; וְחֵךְ, יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹל.
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3 For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
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ד מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה-לָּנוּ; נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה-טּוֹב.
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4 Let us choose for us that which is right; let us know among ourselves what is good.
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ה כִּי-אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי; וְאֵל, הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי.
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5 For Job hath said: 'I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right;
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ו עַל-מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב; אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי-פָשַׁע.
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6 Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'
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ז מִי-גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב; יִשְׁתֶּה-לַּעַג כַּמָּיִם.
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7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
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ח וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה, עִם-פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן; וְלָלֶכֶת, עִם-אַנְשֵׁי-רֶשַׁע.
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8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
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ט כִּי-אָמַר, לֹא יִסְכָּן-גָּבֶר-- בִּרְצֹתוֹ, עִם-אֱלֹהִים.
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9 For he hath said: 'It profiteth a man nothing that he should be in accord with God.'
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י לָכֵן, אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב-- שִׁמְעוּ-לִי:
חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע; וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָוֶל.
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10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: {N}
Far be it from God, that He should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that He should commit iniquity.
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יא כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם, יְשַׁלֶּם-לוֹ; וּכְאֹרַח אִישׁ, יַמְצִאֶנּוּ.
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11 For the work of a man will He requite unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
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יב אַף-אָמְנָם, אֵל לֹא-יַרְשִׁיעַ; וְשַׁדַּי, לֹא-יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט.
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12 Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
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יג מִי-פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה; וּמִי שָׂם, תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּהּ.
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13 Who gave Him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?
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יד אִם-יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבּוֹ; רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ, אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹף.
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14 If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;
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טו יִגְוַע כָּל-בָּשָׂר יָחַד; וְאָדָם, עַל-עָפָר יָשׁוּב.
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15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust.
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טז וְאִם-בִּינָה, שִׁמְעָה-זֹּאת; הַאֲזִינָה, לְקוֹל מִלָּי.
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16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this; hearken to the voice of my words.
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יז הַאַף שׂוֹנֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבוֹשׁ; וְאִם-צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִׁיעַ.
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17 Shall even one that hateth right govern? And wilt thou condemn Him that is just and mighty--
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יח הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל-- רָשָׁע, אֶל-נְדִיבִים.
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18 Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'?--
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יט אֲשֶׁר לֹא-נָשָׂא, פְּנֵי שָׂרִים, וְלֹא נִכַּר-שׁוֹעַ, לִפְנֵי-דָל:
כִּי-מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּם.
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19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? {N}
For they all are the work of His hands.
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כ רֶגַע, יָמֻתוּ-- וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה:
יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ; וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר, לֹא בְיָד.
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20 In a moment they die, even at midnight; {N}
the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.
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כא כִּי-עֵינָיו, עַל-דַּרְכֵי-אִישׁ; וְכָל-צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶה.
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21 For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.
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כב אֵין-חֹשֶׁךְ, וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת-- לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם, פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן.
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22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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כג כִּי לֹא עַל-אִישׁ, יָשִׂים עוֹד-- לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל-אֵל, בַּמִּשְׁפָּט.
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23 For He doth not appoint a time unto any man, when he should go before God in judgment.
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כד יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא-חֵקֶר; וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּם.
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24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead.
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כה לָכֵן--יַכִּיר, מַעְבָּדֵיהֶם; וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה, וְיִדַּכָּאוּ.
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25 Therefore He taketh knowledge of their works; and He overturneth them in the night, so that they are crushed.
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כו תַּחַת-רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם-- בִּמְקוֹם רֹאִים.
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26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
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כז אֲשֶׁר עַל-כֵּן, סָרוּ מֵאַחֲרָיו; וְכָל-דְּרָכָיו, לֹא הִשְׂכִּילוּ.
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27 Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways;
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כח לְהָבִיא עָלָיו, צַעֲקַת-דָּל; וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָע.
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28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth the cry of the afflicted.
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כט וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט, וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ-- וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים, וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ;
וְעַל-גּוֹי וְעַל-אָדָם יָחַד.
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29 When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him? {N}
whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike;
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ל מִמְּלֹךְ, אָדָם חָנֵף-- מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָם.
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30 That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
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לא כִּי-אֶל-אֵל, הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי-- לֹא אֶחְבֹּל.
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31 For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
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לב בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה, אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי; אִם-עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי, לֹא אֹסִיף.
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32 That which I see not teach Thou me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
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לג הֲמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּה, כִּי-מָאַסְתָּ--כִּי-אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא-אָנִי; וּמַה-יָּדַעְתָּ דַבֵּר.
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33 Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest.
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לד אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב, יֹאמְרוּ לִי; וְגֶבֶר חָכָם, שֹׁמֵעַ לִי.
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34 Men of understanding will say unto me, yea, every wise man that heareth me:
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לה אִיּוֹב, לֹא-בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר; וּדְבָרָיו, לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּיל.
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35 'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'
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לו אָבִי--יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד-נֶצַח: עַל-תְּשֻׁבֹת, בְּאַנְשֵׁי-אָוֶן.
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36 Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
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לז כִּי יֹסִיף עַל-חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע, בֵּינֵינוּ יִשְׂפּוֹק; וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵל.
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37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
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