איוב 27

1 וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreouer Iob proceeded and continued his parable, saying,

2 חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

The liuing God hath taken away my iudgement: for the Almightie hath put my soule in bitternesse.

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

Yet so long as my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God in my nostrels,

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

My lips surely shall speake no wickednesse, and my tongue shall vtter no deceite.

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

God forbid, that I should iustifie you: vntill I dye, I will neuer take away mine innocencie from my selfe.

6 בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָֽי׃

I will keepe my righteousnesse, and wil not forsake it: mine heart shall not reprooue me of my dayes.

7 יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃

Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.

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

For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?

9 הֲֽצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃

Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?

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

Will he set his delight on the Almightie? will he call vpon God at all times?

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

I will teache you what is in the hande of God, and I wil not conceale that which is with the Almightie.

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

Beholde, all ye your selues haue seene it: why then doe you thus vanish in vanitie?

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

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of tyrants, which they shall receiue of the Almightie.

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

If his children be in great nomber, the sworde shall destroy them, and his posteritie shall not be satisfied with bread.

15 שְׂרִידָו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃

His remnant shall be buried in death, and his widowes shall not weepe.

16 אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃

Though he shoulde heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay,

17 יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃

He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall deuide the siluer.

18 בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃

He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a lodge that the watchman maketh.

19 עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

When the rich man sleepeth, he shall not be gathered to his fathers: they opened their eyes, and he was gone.

20 תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃

Terrours shall take him as waters, and a tempest shall cary him away by night.

21 יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

The East winde shall take him away, and he shall depart: and it shall hurle him out of his place.

22 וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃

And God shall cast vpon him and not spare, though he would faine flee out of his hand.

23 יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

Euery man shall clap their hands at him, and hisse at him out of their place.