Job 34
1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
| וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear to me, ye that have knowledge.
| שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹֽדְעִים הַֽאֲזִינוּ לִֽי׃ |
3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth food.
| כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃ |
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is right: let us know among ourselves what is good.
| מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃ |
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
| כִּֽי־אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ |
6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
| עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃ |
7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
| מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם׃ |
8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
| וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶֽשַׁע׃ |
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
| כִּֽי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכׇּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתוֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃ |
10 Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
| לָכֵן ׀ אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ ־ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָֽוֶל׃ |
11 For the work of a man he shall render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
| כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לוֹ וּֽכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃ |
12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
| אַף־אׇמְנָם אֵל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
| מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי שָׂם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּֽהּ׃ |
14 If he should set his heart upon man, if he should gather 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 כׇּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשֽׁוּב׃ |
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
| וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקוֹל מִלָּֽי׃ |
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
| הַאַף שׂוֹנֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבוֹשׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃ |
18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
| הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים׃ |
19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth 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 shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
| רֶגַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָֽד׃ |
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
| כִּֽי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְֽכׇל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶֽה׃ |
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
| אֵֽין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃ |
23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
| כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עוֹד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
| יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃ |
25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
| לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ |
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
| תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקוֹם רֹאִֽים׃ |
27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
| אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵאַחֲרָיו וְכׇל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃ |
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
| לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ |
29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
| וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גּוֹי וְעַל־אָדָם יָֽחַד׃ |
30 That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people should be ensnared.
| מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָֽם׃ |
31 Surely hast any one said to God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
| כִּֽי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּֽל׃ |
32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
| בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִֽם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִֽיף׃ |
33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou shalt refuse, or whether thou shalt choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
| הֲֽמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְּמֶנָּה ׀ כִּֽי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּֽי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּֽמַה־יָּדַעְתָּ דַבֵּֽר׃ |
34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken to me.
| אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִֽי׃ |
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
| אִיּוֹב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ |
36 My desire is that Job may be tried to the end because of his answers for wicked men.
| אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃ |
37 For he addeth rebellion to his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
| כִּי יֹסִיף עַֽל־חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִשְׂפּוֹק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵֽל׃ |
