Job 27
1 And Job further continued and said in his parable,
| וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 [As] God lives, who has thus judge me; and the Almighty, who has embittered my soul;
| חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
3 verily, while my breath is yet in [me], and the breath of God which remains to me is in my nostrils,
| כִּֽי־כָל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃ |
4 my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.
| אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה׃ |
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you till I die; for I will not let go my innocence,
| חָלִילָה לִּי אִם־אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד־אֶגְוָע לֹא־אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
6 but keeping fast to [my] righteousness I will by no means let it go: for I am not conscious to myself of having done any thing amiss.
| בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹֽא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָֽי׃ |
7 Nay rather, but let mine enemies be as the overthrow of the ungodly, and they that rise up against me, as the destruction of transgressors.
| יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃ |
8 For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord [and] be saved?
| כִּי מַה־תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ |
9 Will God hear his prayer? or, when distress has come upon him,
| הַֽצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃ |
10 has he any confidence before him? or will [God] hear him as he calls upon him?
| אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃ |
11 Yet now I will tell you what is in the hand of the Lord: I will not lie concerning the things which are with the Almighty.
| אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־אֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שַׁדַּי לֹא אֲכַחֵֽד׃ |
12 Behold, ye all know that ye are adding vanity to vanity.
| הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ |
13 This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of oppressors shall come upon them from the Almighty.
| זֶה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע ׀ עִם־אֵל וְֽנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַׁדַּי יִקָּֽחוּ׃ |
14 And if their children be many, they shall be for slaughter: and if they grow up, they shall beg.
| אִם־יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ־חָרֶב וְצֶאֱצָאָיו לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃ |
15 And they that survive of him shall utterly perish, and no one shall pity their widows.
| שרידו שְׂרִידָיו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃ |
16 Even if he should gather silver as earth, and prepare gold as clay;
| אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ |
17 All these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
| יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃ |
18 And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.
| בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃ |
19 The rich man shall lie down, and shall not continue: he has opened his eyes, and he is not.
| עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ |
20 Pains have come upon him as water, and darkness has carried him away by night.
| תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ |
21 And a burning wind shall catch him, and he shall depart, and it shall utterly drive him out of his place.
| יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִֽישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ |
22 And [God] shall cast [trouble] upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
| וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃ |
23 He shall cause [men] to clap their hands against them, and shall hiss him out of his place.
| יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ |
