Job 12
1 And he answered Job and he said.
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Truly that you [are the] people and with you it will die wisdom.
| אׇמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם־עָם וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חׇכְמָֽה׃ |
3 Also [belongs] to me a heart - like you not [am] falling I more than you and with whom? [are] there not like these [things].
| גַּם־לִי לֵבָב ׀ כְּֽמוֹכֶם לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵין כְּמוֹ־אֵֽלֶּה׃ |
4 A laughingstock to friend his - I am [one who] called to God and he answered him [is] a laughingstock a righteous [person] a blameless [person].
| שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ ׀ אֶהְיֶה קֹרֵא לֶאֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ שְׂחוֹק צַדִּיק תָּמִֽים׃ |
5 [belongs] to Disaster contempt to [the] thought of [one] at ease a push [belongs] to [those who] are sliding of foot.
| לַפִּיד בּוּז לְעַשְׁתּוּת שַׁאֲנָן נָכוֹן לְמוֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל׃ |
6 They are at peace [the] tents - of destroyers and securiti [belong] to provokers of God to [those] whom he has brought God in hand his.
| יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהָלִים ׀ לְשֹׁדְדִים וּֽבַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל לַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ |
7 And but ask please [the] animals so it may teach you and [the] bird[s] of the heavens so it may tell to you.
| וְֽאוּלָם שְׁאַל־נָא בְהֵמוֹת וְתֹרֶךָּ וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיַגֶּד־לָֽךְ׃ |
8 Or complain to the earth so it may teach you and they may recount to you [the] fish of the sea.
| אוֹ שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ וְתֹרֶךָּ וִיסַפְּרוּ לְךָ דְּגֵי הַיָּֽם׃ |
9 Who? not does it know among all these for [the] hand of Yahweh it has done this.
| מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכׇל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהֹוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃ |
10 [he] whom [is] in Hand his [the] life of every living [thing] and [the] breath of all flesh of humankind.
| אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כׇּל־חָי וְרוּחַ כׇּל־בְּשַׂר־אִֽישׁ׃ |
11 ¿ Not an ear words does it test and a palate food it tastes itself.
| הֲלֹא־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַם־לֽוֹ׃ |
12 [is] with Aged [people] wisdom and [is with] length of days understanding.
| בִּישִׁישִׁים חׇכְמָה וְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים תְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
13 [are] with Him wisdom and might [belong] to him counsel and understanding.
| עִמּוֹ חׇכְמָה וּגְבוּרָה לוֹ עֵצָה וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
14 There! he tears down and not it will be rebuilt he shuts on a person and not it will be opened.
| הֵן יַהֲרוֹס וְלֹא יִבָּנֶה יִסְגֹּר עַל־אִישׁ וְלֹא יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃ |
15 There! he holds back the waters so they may be dry and he lets loose them and they may devastate [the] earth.
| הֵן יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם וְיִבָשׁוּ וִישַׁלְּחֵם וְיַהַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ׃ |
16 [are] with Him strength and sound wisdom [belong] to him [one who] goes astray and [one who] leads astray.
| עִמּוֹ עֹז וְתוּשִׁיָּה לוֹ שֹׁגֵג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃ |
17 [he is] leading away Counselors barefoot and judges he makes look foolish.
| מוֹלִיךְ יוֹעֲצִים שׁוֹלָל וְֽשֹׁפְטִים יְהוֹלֵֽל׃ |
18 [the] correction of Kings he loosens and he bound a loincloth on loins their.
| מוּסַר מְלָכִים פִּתֵּחַ וַיֶּאְסֹר אֵזוֹר בְּמׇתְנֵיהֶֽם׃ |
19 [he is] leading away Priests barefoot and [people] long established he overturns.
| מוֹלִיךְ כֹּהֲנִים שׁוֹלָל וְאֵתָנִים יְסַלֵּֽף׃ |
20 [he is] removing A lip of trusted [ones] and [the] discernment of elders he takes away.
| מֵסִיר שָׂפָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּֽח׃ |
21 [he is] pouring Contempt on noble [people] and [the] belt of strong people he loosens.
| שׁוֹפֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וּמְזִיחַ אֲפִיקִים רִפָּֽה׃ |
22 [he is] revealing Unfathomable [things] from darkness and he brought out to the light deep darkness.
| מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאוֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ |
23 [he is] making great the Nations and he destroyed them [he is] spreading out the nations and he led them.
| מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגּוֹיִם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ |
24 [he is] removing [the] heart of [the] leaders of [the] people of The earth and he made wander them in a wasteland not a path.
| מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָֽרֶךְ׃ |
25 They grope darkness and not light and he made wander them like drunkard.
| יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אוֹר וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ |
