Job 34
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,
| וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
| שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִֽי׃ |
3 For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
| כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃ |
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
| מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃ |
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
| כִּֽי־אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ |
6 Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
| עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃ |
7 What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
| מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם׃ |
8 And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
| וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶֽשַׁע׃ |
9 For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
| כִּֽי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתוֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ |
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
| לָכֵן ׀ אַנֲשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָֽוֶל׃ |
11 For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
| כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לוֹ וּֽכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃ |
12 Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
| אַף־אָמְנָם אֵל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
13 Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
| מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי שָׂם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּֽהּ׃ |
14 If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
| אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבּוֹ רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃ |
15 All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
| יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשֽׁוּב׃ |
16 If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
| וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקוֹל מִלָּֽי׃ |
17 Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
| הַאַף שׂוֹנֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבוֹשׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ |
18 Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
| הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים׃ |
19 [How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.
| אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־נָשָׂא ׀ פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר־שׁוֹעַ לִפְנֵי־דָל כִּֽי־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּֽם׃ |
20 In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
| רֶגַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָֽד׃ |
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
| כִּי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְֽכָל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶֽה׃ |
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
| אֵֽין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ |
23 For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
| כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עוֹד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
| יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
25 Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.
| לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ |
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
| תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקוֹם רֹאִֽים׃ |
27 Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
| אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵֽאַחֲרָיו וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ |
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
| לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַֽעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ |
29 When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
| וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גּוֹי וְעַל־אָדָם יָֽחַד׃ |
30 That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
| מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָֽם׃ |
31 For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
| כִּֽי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּֽל׃ |
32 What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
| בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִֽם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִֽיף׃ |
33 Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
| הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְמֶנָּה כִּֽי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּֽמַה־יָדַעְתָּ דַבֵּֽר׃ |
34 Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
| אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִֽי׃ |
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
| אִיּוֹב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ |
36 Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!
| אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃ |
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
| כִּי יֹסִיף עַֽל־חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפּוֹק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵֽל׃ |
