Job 27
1 And Job again took up the word and said,
| ויסף איוב שאת משלו ויאמר |
2 By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;
| חי-אל הסיר משפטי ושדי המר נפשי |
3 (For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life; )
| כי-כל-עוד נשמתי בי ורוח אלוה באפי |
4 Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.
| אם-תדברנה שפתי עולה ולשוני אם-יהגה רמיה |
5 Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.
| חלילה לי אם-אצדיק אתכם עד-אגוע-- לא-אסיר תמתי ממני |
6 I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.
| בצדקתי החזקתי ולא ארפה לא-יחרף לבבי מימי |
7 Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
| יהי כרשע איבי ומתקוממי כעול |
8 For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
| כי מה-תקות חנף כי יבצע כי ישל אלוה נפשו |
9 Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
| הצעקתו ישמע אל-- כי-תבוא עליו צרה |
10 Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
| אם-על-שדי יתענג יקרא אלוה בכל-עת |
11 I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.
| אורה אתכם ביד-אל אשר עם-שדי לא אכחד |
12 Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?
| הן-אתם כלכם חזיתם ולמה-זה הבל תהבלו |
13 This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.
| זה חלק-אדם רשע עם-אל ונחלת עריצים משדי יקחו |
14 If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.
| אם-ירבו בניו למו-חרב וצאצאיו לא ישבעו-לחם |
15 When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.
| שרידיו במות יקברו ואלמנתיו לא תבכינה |
16 Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;
| אם-יצבר כעפר כסף וכחמר יכין מלבוש |
17 He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.
| יכין וצדיק ילבש וכסף נקי יחלק |
18 His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.
| בנה כעש ביתו וכסכה עשה נצר |
19 He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
| עשיר ישכב ולא יאסף עיניו פקח ואיננו |
20 Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.
| תשיגהו כמים בלהות לילה גנבתו סופה |
21 The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place.
| ישאהו קדים וילך וישערהו ממקמו |
22 God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.
| וישלך עליו ולא יחמל מידו ברוח יברח |
23 Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.
| ישפק עלימו כפימו וישרק עליו ממקמו |
