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א וַיַּעַן, צֹפַר הַנַּעֲמָתִי; וַיֹּאמַר.
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1 {S} Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:
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ב הֲרֹב דְּבָרִים, לֹא יֵעָנֶה; וְאִם-אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם יִצְדָּק.
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2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right?
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ג בַּדֶּיךָ, מְתִים יַחֲרִישׁוּ; וַתִּלְעַג, וְאֵין מַכְלִם.
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3 Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
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ד וַתֹּאמֶר, זַךְ לִקְחִי; וּבַר, הָיִיתִי בְעֵינֶיךָ.
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4 And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Thine eyes.'
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ה וְאוּלָם--מִי-יִתֵּן אֱלוֹהַּ דַּבֵּר; וְיִפְתַּח שְׂפָתָיו עִמָּךְ.
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5 But oh that God would speak, and open His lips against thee;
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ו וְיַגֶּד-לְךָ, תַּעֲלֻמוֹת חָכְמָה-- כִּי-כִפְלַיִם לְתוּשִׁיָּה:
וְדַע-- כִּי-יַשֶּׁה לְךָ אֱלוֹהַּ, מֵעֲוֺנֶךָ.
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6 And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold! {N}
Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
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ז הַחֵקֶר אֱלוֹהַּ תִּמְצָא; אִם עַד-תַּכְלִית שַׁדַּי תִּמְצָא.
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7 Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
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ח גָּבְהֵי שָׁמַיִם, מַה-תִּפְעָל; עֲמֻקָּה מִשְּׁאוֹל, מַה-תֵּדָע.
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8 It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?
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ט אֲרֻכָּה מֵאֶרֶץ מִדָּהּ; וּרְחָבָה, מִנִּי-יָם.
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9 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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י אִם-יַחֲלֹף וְיַסְגִּיר; וְיַקְהִיל, וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ.
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10 If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?
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יא כִּי-הוּא, יָדַע מְתֵי-שָׁוְא; וַיַּרְא-אָוֶן, וְלֹא יִתְבּוֹנָן.
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11 For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?
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יב וְאִישׁ נָבוּב, יִלָּבֵב; וְעַיִר פֶּרֶא, אָדָם יִוָּלֵד.
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12 But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
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יג אִם-אַתָּה, הֲכִינוֹתָ לִבֶּךָ; וּפָרַשְׂתָּ אֵלָיו כַּפֶּיךָ.
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13 If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him--
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יד אִם-אָוֶן בְּיָדְךָ, הַרְחִיקֵהוּ; וְאַל-תַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאֹהָלֶיךָ עַוְלָה.
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14 If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents--
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טו כִּי-אָז, תִּשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ מִמּוּם; וְהָיִיתָ מֻצָק, וְלֹא תִירָא.
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15 Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;
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טז כִּי-אַתָּה, עָמָל תִּשְׁכָּח; כְּמַיִם עָבְרוּ תִזְכֹּר.
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16 For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
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יז וּמִצָּהֳרַיִם, יָקוּם חָלֶד; תָּעֻפָה, כַּבֹּקֶר תִּהְיֶה.
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17 And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
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יח וּבָטַחְתָּ, כִּי-יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה; וְחָפַרְתָּ, לָבֶטַח תִּשְׁכָּב.
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18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
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יט וְרָבַצְתָּ, וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד; וְחִלּוּ פָנֶיךָ רַבִּים.
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19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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כ וְעֵינֵי רְשָׁעִים, תִּכְלֶינָה: וּמָנוֹס, אָבַד מִנְהֶם; וְתִקְוָתָם, מַפַּח-נָפֶשׁ.
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20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.
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