איוב 22

1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיפַז הַֽתֵּמָנִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Eliphaz the Thaemanite answered and said,

2 הַלְאֵל יִסְכׇּן־גָּבֶר כִּֽי־יִסְכֹּן עָלֵימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?

3 הַחֵפֶץ לְשַׁדַּי כִּי תִצְדָּק וְאִם־בֶּצַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃

For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in [thy] works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?

4 הֲֽמִיִּרְאָתְךָ יֹכִיחֶךָ יָבוֹא עִמְּךָ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

Wilt thou maintain and plead thine own cause? and will he enter into judgment with thee?

5 הֲלֹא רָעָֽתְךָ רַבָּה וְאֵֽין־קֵץ לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Is not thy wickedness abundant, and thy sins innumerable?

6 כִּֽי־תַחְבֹּל אַחֶיךָ חִנָּם וּבִגְדֵי עֲרוּמִּים תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃

And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, and hast taken away the clothing of the naked.

7 לֹא־מַיִם עָיֵף תַּשְׁקֶה וּמֵרָעֵב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃

Neither hast thou given water to the thirsty to drink, but hast taken away the morsel of the hungry.

8 וְאִישׁ זְרוֹעַ לוֹ הָאָרֶץ וּנְשׂוּא פָנִים יֵשֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃

And thou hast accepted the persons of some; and thou hast established those [that were already settled] on the earth.

9 אַלְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּחְתָּ רֵיקָם וּזְרֹעוֹת יְתֹמִים יְדֻכָּֽא׃

But thou hast sent widows away empty, and has afflicted orphans.

10 עַל־כֵּן סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ פַחִים וִיבַהֶלְךָ פַּחַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃

Therefore snares have compassed thee, and disastrous war has troubled thee.

11 אוֹ־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַיִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

The light has proved darkness to thee, and water has covered thee on thy lying down.

12 הֲֽלֹא־אֱלוֹהַּ גֹּבַהּ שָׁמָיִם וּרְאֵה רֹאשׁ כּוֹכָבִים כִּי־רָֽמּוּ׃

Does not he that dwells in the high places observe? and has he not brought down the proud?

13 וְֽאָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּדַֽע אֵל הַבְעַד עֲרָפֶל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃

And thou has said, What does the Mighty One know? does he judge in the dark?

14 עָבִים סֵֽתֶר־לוֹ וְלֹא יִרְאֶה וְחוּג שָׁמַיִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃

A cloud is his hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven.

15 הַאֹרַח עוֹלָם תִּשְׁמוֹר אֲשֶׁר דָּרְכוּ מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃

Wilt thou [not] mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?

16 אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּטוּ וְלֹא־עֵת נָהָר יוּצַק יְסוֹדָֽם׃

who were seized before their time: their foundations [are as] an overflowing stream.

17 הָאֹמְרִים לָאֵל סוּר מִמֶּנּוּ וּמַה־יִּפְעַל שַׁדַּי לָֽמוֹ׃

Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?

18 וְהוּא מִלֵּא בָתֵּיהֶם טוֹב וַעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים רָחֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel for the wicked is far from him.

19 יִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִשְׂמָחוּ וְנָקִי יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃

The righteous have seen [it], and laughed, and the blameless one has derided [them].

20 אִם־לֹא נִכְחַד קִימָנוּ וְיִתְרָם אָכְלָה אֵֽשׁ׃

Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their [property].

21 הַסְכֶּן־נָא עִמּוֹ וּשְׁלָם בָּהֶם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ טוֹבָֽה׃

Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; then thy fruit shall prosper.

22 קַח־נָא מִפִּיו תּוֹרָה וְשִׂים אֲמָרָיו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃

And receive a declaration from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

23 אִם־תָּשׁוּב עַד־שַׁדַּי תִּבָּנֶה תַּרְחִיק עַוְלָה מֵאׇהֳלֶֽךָ׃

And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast [thus] removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.

24 וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָר בָּצֶר וּכְצוּר נְחָלִים אוֹפִֽיר׃

Thou shalt lay up for thyself [treasure] in a heap on the rock; and Sophir [shall be] as the rock of the torrent.

25 וְהָיָה שַׁדַּי בְּצָרֶיךָ וְכֶסֶף תּוֹעָפוֹת לָֽךְ׃

So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, and he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.

26 כִּי־אָז עַל־שַׁדַּי תִּתְעַנָּג וְתִשָּׂא אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃

Then shalt thou have boldness before the Lord, looking up cheerfully to heaven.

27 תַּעְתִּיר אֵלָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶךָּ וּנְדָרֶיךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃

And he shall hear thee when thou prayest to him, and he shall grant thee [power] to pay thy vows.

28 וְֽתִגְזַר־אֹמֶר וְיָקׇם לָךְ וְעַל־דְּרָכֶיךָ נָגַהּ אֽוֹר׃

And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness and there shall be light upon thy paths.

29 כִּֽי־הִשְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּאמֶר גֵּוָה וְשַׁח עֵינַיִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃

Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, [Man] has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

30 יְמַלֵּט אִֽי־נָקִי וְנִמְלַט בְּבֹר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃

He shall deliver the innocent, and do thou save thyself by thy pure hands.