איוב 12
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then Job answered and said,
| אׇמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם־עָם וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חׇכְמָֽה׃ | 2 |
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
| גַּם־לִי לֵבָב ׀ כְּֽמוֹכֶם לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵין כְּמוֹ־אֵֽלֶּה׃ | 3 |
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
| שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ ׀ אֶהְיֶה קֹרֵא לֶאֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ שְׂחוֹק צַדִּיק תָּמִֽים׃ | 4 |
I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, [a man] that called upon God, and he answered him: the just, the perfect man is a laughing-stock.
| לַפִּיד בּוּז לְעַשְׁתּוּת שַׁאֲנָן נָכוֹן לְמוֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל׃ | 5 |
In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; it is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
| יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהָלִים ׀ לְשֹׁדְדִים וּֽבַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל לַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ | 6 |
The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
| וְֽאוּלָם שְׁאַל־נָא בְהֵמוֹת וְתֹרֶךָּ וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיַגֶּד־לָֽךְ׃ | 7 |
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
| אוֹ שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ וְתֹרֶךָּ וִיסַפְּרוּ לְךָ דְּגֵי הַיָּֽם׃ | 8 |
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
| מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכׇל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהֹוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃ | 9 |
Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of LORD hath wrought this?
| אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כׇּל־חָי וְרוּחַ כׇּל־בְּשַׂר־אִֽישׁ׃ | 10 |
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
| הֲלֹא־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַם־לֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its meat?
| בִּישִׁישִׁים חׇכְמָה וְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 12 |
With aged men is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.
| עִמּוֹ חׇכְמָה וּגְבוּרָה לוֹ עֵצָה וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | 13 |
With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.
| הֵן יַהֲרוֹס וְלֹא יִבָּנֶה יִסְגֹּר עַל־אִישׁ וְלֹא יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃ | 14 |
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
| הֵן יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם וְיִבָשׁוּ וִישַׁלְּחֵם וְיַהַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ׃ | 15 |
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
| עִמּוֹ עֹז וְתוּשִׁיָּה לוֹ שֹׁגֵג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃ | 16 |
With him is strength and effectual working; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
| מוֹלִיךְ יוֹעֲצִים שׁוֹלָל וְֽשֹׁפְטִים יְהוֹלֵֽל׃ | 17 |
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools.
| מוּסַר מְלָכִים פִּתֵּחַ וַיֶּאְסֹר אֵזוֹר בְּמׇתְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 18 |
He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle.
| מוֹלִיךְ כֹּהֲנִים שׁוֹלָל וְאֵתָנִים יְסַלֵּֽף׃ | 19 |
He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
| מֵסִיר שָׂפָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּֽח׃ | 20 |
He removeth the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the elders.
| שׁוֹפֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וּמְזִיחַ אֲפִיקִים רִפָּֽה׃ | 21 |
He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.
| מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאוֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ | 22 |
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
| מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגּוֹיִם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ | 23 |
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he spreadeth the nations abroad, and bringeth them in.
| מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָֽרֶךְ׃ | 24 |
He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
| יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אוֹר וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ | 25 |
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
