איוב 11
| וַיַּעַן צֹפַר הַֽנַּעֲמָתִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
| הֲרֹב דְּבָרִים לֹא יֵעָנֶה וְאִם־אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם יִצְדָּֽק׃ | 2 |
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
| בַּדֶּיךָ מְתִים יַחֲרִישׁוּ וַתִּלְעַג וְאֵין מַכְלִֽם׃ | 3 |
Should thy falsehoods make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
| וַתֹּאמֶר זַךְ לִקְחִי וּבַר הָיִיתִי בְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | 4 |
For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am clean in thy eyes.
| וְֽאוּלָם מִֽי־יִתֵּן אֱלוֹהַּ דַּבֵּר וְיִפְתַּח שְׂפָתָיו עִמָּֽךְ׃ | 5 |
But Oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
| וְיַגֶּד־לְךָ ׀ תַּעֲלֻמוֹת חׇכְמָה כִּֽי־כִפְלַיִם לְֽתוּשִׁיָּה וְדַע כִּֽי־יַשֶּׁה לְךָ אֱלוֹהַּ מֵעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃ | 6 |
And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee [less] than thy iniquity [deserveth].
| הַחֵקֶר אֱלוֹהַּ תִּמְצָא אִם עַד־תַּכְלִית שַׁדַּי תִּמְצָֽא׃ | 7 |
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?
| גׇּבְהֵי שָׁמַיִם מַה־תִּפְעָל עֲמֻקָּה מִשְּׁאוֹל מַה־תֵּדָֽע׃ (Sheol h7585) | 8 |
[It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? (Sheol h7585)
| אֲרֻכָּה מֵאֶרֶץ מִדָּהּ וּרְחָבָה מִנִּי־יָֽם׃ | 9 |
The measure of it [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
| אִם־יַחֲלֹף וְיַסְגִּיר וְיַקְהִיל וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ | 10 |
If he shall cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
| כִּי־הוּא יָדַע מְתֵי־שָׁוְא וַיַּרְא־אָוֶן וְלֹא יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃ | 11 |
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider [it]?
| וְאִישׁ נָבוּב יִלָּבֵב וְעַיִר פֶּרֶא אָדָם יִוָּלֵֽד׃ | 12 |
For vain man would be wise, though man is born [like] a wild ass's colt.
| אִם־אַתָּה הֲכִינוֹתָ לִבֶּךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ אֵלָיו כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ | 13 |
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him;
| אִם־אָוֶן בְּיָדְךָ הַרְחִיקֵהוּ וְאַל־תַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאֹהָלֶיךָ עַוְלָֽה׃ | 14 |
If iniquity [is] in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
| כִּי־אָז ׀ תִּשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ מִמּוּם וְהָיִיתָ מֻצָק וְלֹא תִירָֽא׃ | 15 |
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:
| כִּֽי־אַתָּה עָמָל תִּשְׁכָּח כְּמַיִם עָבְרוּ תִזְכֹּֽר׃ | 16 |
Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:
| וּֽמִצׇּהֳרַיִם יָקוּם חָלֶד תָּעֻפָה כַּבֹּקֶר תִּהְיֶֽה׃ | 17 |
And [thy] age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
| וּֽבָטַחְתָּ כִּֽי־יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה וְחָפַרְתָּ לָבֶטַח תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ | 18 |
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yes, thou shalt dig [about thee], [and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
| וְֽרָבַצְתָּ וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד וְחִלּוּ פָנֶיךָ רַבִּֽים׃ | 19 |
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yes, many shall make suit to thee.
| וְעֵינֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּכְלֶינָה וּמָנוֹס אָבַד מִנְהֶם וְתִקְוָתָם מַֽפַּֽח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | 20 |
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the expiration of the breath.
