Job 27
1 Moreover, Job continued his parable, and said,
| וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יֹּוב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁלֹ֗ו וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ |
2 [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty [who] hath afflicted my soul;
| חַי־אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
3 All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of God [is] in my nostrils;
| כִּֽי־כָל־עֹ֣וד נִשְׁמָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְר֖וּחַ אֱלֹ֣והַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃ |
4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
| אִם־תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה שְׂפָתַ֣י עַוְלָ֑ה וּ֝לְשֹׁונִ֗י אִם־יֶהְגֶּ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃ |
5 Far be it from me that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove my integrity from me.
| חָלִ֣ילָה לִּי֮ אִם־אַצְדִּ֪יק אֶ֫תְכֶ֥ם עַד־אֶגְוָ֑ע לֹא־אָסִ֖יר תֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
| בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֑הָ לֹֽא־יֶחֱרַ֥ף לְ֝בָבִ֗י מִיָּמָֽי׃ |
7 Let my enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
| יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקֹומְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל׃ |
8 For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
| כִּ֤י מַה־תִּקְוַ֣ת חָ֭נֵף כִּ֣י יִבְצָ֑ע כִּ֤י יֵ֖שֶׁל אֱלֹ֣והַּ נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ |
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
| הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתֹו יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ אֵ֑ל כִּֽי־תָבֹ֖וא עָלָ֣יו צָרָֽה׃ |
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
| אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּ֥י יִתְעַנָּ֑ג יִקְרָ֖א אֱלֹ֣והַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃ |
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: [that] which [is] with the Almighty will I not conceal.
| אֹורֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֣ם בְּיַד־אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲכַחֵֽד׃ |
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen [it]; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
| הֵן־אַתֶּ֣ם כֻּלְּכֶ֣ם חֲזִיתֶ֑ם וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ |
13 This [is] the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, [which] they shall receive of the Almighty.
| זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָ֖ם רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ עִם־אֵ֑ל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת עָ֝רִיצִ֗ים מִשַּׁדַּ֥י יִקָּֽחוּ׃ |
14 If his children are multiplied, [it is] for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
| אִם־יִרְבּ֣וּ בָנָ֣יו לְמֹו־חָ֑רֶב וְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יו לֹ֣א יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃ |
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
| שְׂרִידֹו (שְׂ֭רִידָיו) בַּמָּ֣וֶת יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃ |
16 Though he should heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay?
| אִם־יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ |
17 He may prepare [it], but the just shall put [it] on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
| יָ֭כִין וְצַדִּ֣יק יִלְבָּ֑שׁ וְ֝כֶ֗סֶף נָקִ֥י יַחֲלֹֽק׃ |
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.
| בָּנָ֣ה כָעָ֣שׁ בֵּיתֹ֑ו וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה נֹצֵֽר׃ |
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he [is] not.
| עָשִׁ֣יר יִ֭שְׁכַּב וְלֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ף עֵינָ֖יו פָּקַ֣ח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ |
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
| תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם בַּלָּהֹ֑ות לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ |
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
| יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ קָדִ֣ים וְיֵלַ֑ךְ וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ מִמְּקֹמֹֽו׃ |
22 For [God] shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
| וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ עָ֭לָיו וְלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל מִ֝יָּדֹ֗ו בָּרֹ֥וחַ יִבְרָֽח׃ |
23 [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
| יִשְׂפֹּ֣ק עָלֵ֣ימֹו כַפֵּ֑ימֹו וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק עָ֝לָ֗יו מִמְּקֹמֹֽו׃ |
