Job 12
1 And Job answered and said,
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you!
| אָמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם־עָם וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חָכְמָֽה׃ |
3 I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; and who knoweth not such things as these?
| גַּם־לִי לֵבָב ׀ כְּֽמוֹכֶם לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵין כְּמוֹ־אֵֽלֶּה׃ |
4 I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright [man].
| שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ ׀ אֶֽהְיֶה קֹרֵא לֶאֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ שְׂחוֹק צַדִּיק תָּמִֽים׃ |
5 He that is ready to stumble with the foot is a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
| לַפִּיד בּוּז לְעַשְׁתּוּת שַׁאֲנָן נָכוֹן לְמוֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל׃ |
6 The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth.
| יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹֽהָלִים ׀ לְשֹׁדְדִים וּֽבַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל לַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ |
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
| וְֽאוּלָם שְׁאַל־נָא בְהֵמוֹת וְתֹרֶךָּ וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיַגֶּד־לָֽךְ׃ |
8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
| אוֹ שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ וְתֹרֶךָּ וִֽיסַפְּרוּ לְךָ דְּגֵי הַיָּֽם׃ |
9 Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this?
| מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃ |
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.
| אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כָּל־חָי וְרוּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר־אִֽישׁ׃ |
11 Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food?
| הֲלֹא־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַם־לֽוֹ׃ |
12 With the aged is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.
| בִּֽישִׁישִׁים חָכְמָה וְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים תְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
13 With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.
| עִמּוֹ חָכְמָה וּגְבוּרָה לוֹ עֵצָה וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
| הֵן יַהֲרוֹס וְלֹא יִבָּנֶה יִסְגֹּר עַל־אִישׁ וְלֹא יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃ |
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
| הֵן יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם וְיִבָשׁוּ וִֽישַׁלְּחֵם וְיַהַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ׃ |
16 With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
| עִמּוֹ עֹז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּה לוֹ שֹׁגֵג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃ |
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;
| מוֹלִיךְ יוֹעֲצִים שׁוֹלָל וְֽשֹׁפְטִים יְהוֹלֵֽל׃ |
18 He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;
| מוּסַר מְלָכִים פִּתֵּחַ וַיֶּאְסֹר אֵזוֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃ |
19 He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;
| מוֹלִיךְ כֹּהֲנִים שׁוֹלָל וְאֵֽתָנִים יְסַלֵּֽף׃ |
20 He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;
| מֵסִיר שָׂפָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּֽח׃ |
21 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;
| שׁוֹפֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וּמְזִיחַ אֲפִיקִים רִפָּֽה׃ |
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;
| מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאוֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ |
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
| מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגּוֹיִם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ |
24 He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
| מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָֽרֶךְ׃ |
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunkard.
| יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אוֹר וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ |
