Job 35
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said:
| וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',
| הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵֽל׃ |
3 That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
| כִּֽי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָֽה־אֹעִיל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃ |
4 I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.
| אֲנִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְֽאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃ |
5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
| הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ |
6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
| אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לּֽוֹ׃ |
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
| אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לוֹ אוֹ מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּֽח׃ |
8 Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.
| לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ |
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
| מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃ |
10 But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
| וְֽלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ |
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'
| מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמוֹת אָרֶץ וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ |
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
| שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃ |
13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
| אַךְ־שָׁוְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ |
14 Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
| אַף כִּֽי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחוֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ׃ |
15 And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?
| וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפּוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹֽד׃ |
16 But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
| וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּֽר׃ |
