< איוב 35 >
וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Moreover Eliu spoke these words:
הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵֽל׃ | 2 |
Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God?
כִּֽי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכׇּן־לָךְ מָה־אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 3 |
For thou saidst: That which is right doth not please thee: or what will it profit thee if I sin?
אֲנִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְֽאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃ | 4 |
Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee.
הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 5 |
Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee.
אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעׇל־בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לּֽוֹ׃ | 6 |
If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him?
אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לוֹ אוֹ מַה־מִּיָּדְךָ יִקָּֽח׃ | 7 |
And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand?
לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ | 8 |
Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee: and thy justice may help the son of man.
מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃ | 9 |
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they shall cry out: and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants.
וְֽלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ | 10 |
And he hath not said: Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night?
מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמוֹת אָרֶץ וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ | 11 |
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air.
שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃ | 12 |
There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men.
אַךְ־שָׁוְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ | 13 |
God therefore will not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into the causes of every one.
אַף כִּֽי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחוֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
Yea when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him.
וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפּוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹֽד׃ | 15 |
For he doth not now bring on his fury, neither doth he revenge wickedness exceedingly.
וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּֽר׃ | 16 |
Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.