Job 34
1 Moreover Elihu answered,
| וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 "Hear my words, you sages. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
| שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִֽי׃ |
3 For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
| כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃ |
4 Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
| מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃ |
5 For Job has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:
| כִּֽי־אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ |
6 Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.'
| עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃ |
7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
| מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם׃ |
8 Who goes in company with evildoers, and walks with wicked men?
| וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶֽשַׁע׃ |
9 For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.'
| כִּֽי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתוֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ |
10 "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from Shaddai, that he should commit iniquity.
| לָכֵן ׀ אַנֲשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָֽוֶל׃ |
11 For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
| כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לוֹ וּֽכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃ |
12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will Shaddai pervert justice.
| אַף־אָמְנָם אֵל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
13 Who put him in charge of the earth? or who has appointed him over the whole world?
| מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי שָׂם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּֽהּ׃ |
14 If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
| אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבּוֹ רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃ |
15 all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
| יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשֽׁוּב׃ |
16 "If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
| וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקוֹל מִלָּֽי׃ |
17 Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty?
| הַאַף שׂוֹנֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבוֹשׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ |
18 Who says to a king, 'Vile.' or to nobles, 'Wicked.'?
| הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים׃ |
19 Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are 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 shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
| רֶגַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָֽד׃ |
21 "For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
| כִּי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְֽכָל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶֽה׃ |
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where evildoers may hide themselves.
| אֵֽין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ |
23 For he doesn't need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.
| כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עוֹד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
24 He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
| יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
| לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ |
26 He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
| תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקוֹם רֹאִֽים׃ |
27 because they turned aside from following him, and wouldn't pay attention to any of his ways,
| אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵֽאַחֲרָיו וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ |
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
| לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַֽעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ |
29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? Alike whether to a nation, or to a man,
| וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גּוֹי וְעַל־אָדָם יָֽחַד׃ |
30 that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
| מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָֽם׃ |
31 "For has any said to God, 'I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
| כִּֽי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּֽל׃ |
32 Teach me that which I do not see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?
| בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִֽם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִֽיף׃ |
33 Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
| הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְמֶנָּה כִּֽי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּֽמַה־יָדַעְתָּ דַבֵּֽר׃ |
34 Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
| אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִֽי׃ |
35 'Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.'
| אִיּוֹב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ |
36 I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
| אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃ |
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God."
| כִּי יֹסִיף עַֽל־חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפּוֹק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵֽל׃ |
