< Job 27 >

1 Job again took up his parable, and said,
וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
2 "As God lives, who has taken away my right, Shaddai, who has made my soul bitter.
חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃
3 (For the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
כִּי־כׇל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃
4 surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה׃
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
חָלִילָה לִּי אִם־אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד־אֶגְוָע לֹֽא־אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
6 I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live.
בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָֽי׃
7 "Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃
8 For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
כִּי מַה־תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
הֲֽצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃
10 Will he delight himself in Shaddai, and call on God at all times?
אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכׇל־עֵֽת׃
11 I will teach you about the hand of God. That which is with Shaddai will I not conceal.
אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־אֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שַׁדַּי לֹא אֲכַחֵֽד׃
12 Look, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?
הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃
13 "This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from Shaddai.
זֶה ׀ חֵלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע ׀ עִם־אֵל וְֽנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַּׁדַּי יִקָּֽחוּ׃
14 If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
אִם־יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ־חָרֶב וְצֶאֱצָאָיו לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃
15 Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation.
שְׂרִידָו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃
17 he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃
18 He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃
19 He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and it is gone.
עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃
20 Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.
תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃
21 The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.
יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃
22 For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

< Job 27 >