איוב 27

1 וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

And Job continued his parable and said,

2 חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

[As] God liveth, who hath taken away my right, and the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul,

3 כִּי־כׇל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃

All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

4 אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה׃

My lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor my tongue utter deceit!

5 חָלִילָה לִּי אִם־אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד־אֶגְוָע לֹֽא־אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

Be it far from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not remove my blamelessness from me.

6 בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָֽי׃

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart reproacheth [me] not one of my days.

7 יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

8 כִּי מַה־תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when God taketh away his soul?

9 הֲֽצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃

Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?

10 אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכׇל־עֵֽת׃

Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon God?

11 אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־אֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שַׁדַּי לֹא אֲכַחֵֽד׃

I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

12 הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃

Behold, ye yourselves have all seen [it]; and why are ye thus altogether vain?

13 זֶה ׀ חֵלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע ׀ עִם־אֵל וְֽנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַּׁדַּי יִקָּֽחוּ׃

This is the portion of the wicked man with God, and the heritage of the violent, which they receive from the Almighty: —

14 אִם־יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ־חָרֶב וְצֶאֱצָאָיו לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword, and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread;

15 שְׂרִידָו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃

Those that remain of him shall be buried by death, and his widows shall not weep.

16 אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

17 יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver.

18 בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃

He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.

19 עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

20 תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃

Terrors overtake him like waters; a whirlwind stealeth him away in the night.

21 יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

The east wind carrieth him away and he is gone; and as a storm it hurleth him out of his place.

22 וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃

And [God] shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

23 יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

[Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.