Job 27
1 Moreouer Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,
| וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.
| חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
3 Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,
| כִּי־כׇל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃ |
4 My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.
| אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה׃ |
5 God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.
| חָלִילָה לִּי אִם־אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד־אֶגְוָע לֹֽא־אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
6 I will keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.
| בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָֽי׃ |
7 Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.
| יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃ |
8 For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?
| כִּי מַה־תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ |
9 Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?
| הֲֽצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃ |
10 Will he set his delight on the Almightie? will he call vpon God at all times?
| אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכׇל־עֵֽת׃ |
11 I will teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil not conceale that which is with the Almightie.
| אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־אֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שַׁדַּי לֹא אֲכַחֵֽד׃ |
12 Beholde, all ye your selues haue seene it: why then doe you thus vanish in vanitie?
| הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ |
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.
| זֶה ׀ חֵלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע ׀ עִם־אֵל וְֽנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַּׁדַּי יִקָּֽחוּ׃ |
14 If his children be in great nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.
| אִם־יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ־חָרֶב וְצֶאֱצָאָיו לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃ |
15 His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.
| שְׂרִידָו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃ |
16 Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,
| אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ |
17 He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.
| יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃ |
18 He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.
| בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃ |
19 When the rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.
| עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ |
20 Terrours shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall cary him away by night.
| תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ |
21 The East winde shall take him away, and he shall depart: and it shall hurle him out of his place.
| יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ |
22 And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.
| וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃ |
23 Euery man shall clap their hands at him, and hisse at him out of their place.
| יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ |
