איוב 6
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then Job answered and said,
| לוּ שָׁקוֹל יִשָּׁקֵל כַּעְשִׂי (והיתי) [וְהַוָּתִי] בְּֽמֹאזְנַיִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃ | 2 |
“Oh, if only my anguish were weighed; if only all my calamity were laid in the balance!
| כִּֽי־עַתָּה מֵחוֹל יַמִּים יִכְבָּד עַל־כֵּן דְּבָרַי לָֽעוּ׃ | 3 |
For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas. That is why my words were reckless.
| כִּי חִצֵּי שַׁדַּי עִמָּדִי אֲשֶׁר חֲמָתָם שֹׁתָה רוּחִי בִּעוּתֵי אֱלוֹהַּ יַעַרְכֽוּנִי׃ | 4 |
For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks up the poison; the terrors of God have arranged themselves in array against me.
| הֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּרֶא עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא אִם יִגְעֶה־שּׁוֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ׃ | 5 |
Does the wild donkey bray in despair when he has grass? Or does the ox low in hunger when it has fodder?
| הֲיֵאָכֵל תָּפֵל מִבְּלִי־מֶלַח אִם־יֶשׁ־טַעַם בְּרִיר חַלָּמֽוּת׃ | 6 |
Can that which has no taste be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
| מֵאֲנָה לִנְגּוֹעַ נַפְשִׁי הֵמָּה כִּדְוֵי לַחְמִֽי׃ | 7 |
I refuse to touch them; they are like disgusting food to me.
| מִֽי־יִתֵּן תָּבוֹא שֶׁאֱלָתִי וְתִקְוָתִי יִתֵּן אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃ | 8 |
Oh, that I might have my request; oh, that God would grant me the thing I long for:
| וְיֹאֵל אֱלוֹהַּ וִידַכְּאֵנִי יַתֵּר יָדוֹ וִיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃ | 9 |
that it would please God to crush me once, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off from this life!
| וּתְהִי־עוֹד ׀ נֶחָמָתִי וַאֲסַלְּדָה בְחִילָה לֹא יַחְמוֹל כִּי־לֹא כִחַדְתִּי אִמְרֵי קָדֽוֹשׁ׃ | 10 |
May this still be my consolation— even if I exult in pain that does not lessen: that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
| מַה־כֹּחִי כִֽי־אֲיַחֵל וּמַה־קִּצִּי כִּֽי־אַאֲרִיךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | 11 |
What is my strength, that I should try to wait? What is my end, that I should prolong my life?
| אִם־כֹּחַ אֲבָנִים כֹּחִי אִֽם־בְּשָׂרִי נָחֽוּשׁ׃ | 12 |
Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh made of bronze?
| הַאִם אֵין עֶזְרָתִי בִי וְתֻשִׁיָּה נִדְּחָה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | 13 |
Is it not true that I have no help in myself, and that wisdom has been driven out of me?
| לַמָּס מֵרֵעֵהוּ חָסֶד וְיִרְאַת שַׁדַּי יַעֲזֽוֹב׃ | 14 |
To the person who is about to faint, faithfulness should be shown by his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
| אַחַי בָּגְדוּ כְמוֹ־נָחַל כַּאֲפִיק נְחָלִים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ | 15 |
But my brothers have been as faithful to me as a desert streambed, as channels of water that pass away to nothing,
| הַקֹּדְרִים מִנִּי־קָרַח עָלֵימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־שָֽׁלֶג׃ | 16 |
which are darkened because of ice over them, and because of the snow that hides itself in them.
| בְּעֵת יְזֹרְבוּ נִצְמָתוּ בְּחֻמּוֹ נִדְעֲכוּ מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃ | 17 |
When they thaw out, they vanish; when it is hot, they melt out of their place.
| יִלָּפְתוּ אׇרְחוֹת דַּרְכָּם יַעֲלוּ בַתֹּהוּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ | 18 |
The caravans that travel by their way turn aside for water; they wander into barren land and then perish.
| הִבִּיטוּ אׇרְחוֹת תֵּמָא הֲלִיכֹת שְׁבָא קִוּוּ־לָֽמוֹ׃ | 19 |
Caravans from Tema looked there, while companies of Sheba hoped in them.
| בֹּשׁוּ כִֽי־בָטָח בָּאוּ עָדֶיהָ וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃ | 20 |
They were disappointed because they had been confident of finding water. They went there, but they were deceived.
| כִּֽי־עַתָּה הֱיִיתֶם לֹא תִּֽרְאוּ חֲתַת וַתִּירָֽאוּ׃ | 21 |
For now you friends are nothing to me; you see my dreadful situation and are afraid.
| הֲֽכִי־אָמַרְתִּי הָבוּ לִי וּמִכֹּחֲכֶם שִׁחֲדוּ בַעֲדִֽי׃ | 22 |
Did I say to you, 'Give something to me?' Or, 'Offer me a gift from your wealth?'
| וּמַלְּטוּנִי מִיַּד־צָר וּמִיַּד עָרִיצִים תִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃ | 23 |
Or, 'Save me from my adversary's hand?' Or, 'Ransom me from the hand of my oppressors?'
| הוֹרוּנִי וַאֲנִי אַחֲרִישׁ וּמַה־שָּׁגִיתִי הָבִינוּ לִֽי׃ | 24 |
Teach me, and I will hold my peace; make me understand where I have been wrong.
| מַה־נִּמְרְצוּ אִמְרֵי־יֹשֶׁר וּמַה־יּוֹכִיחַ הוֹכֵחַ מִכֶּֽם׃ | 25 |
How painful are truthful words! But your arguments, how do they actually rebuke me?
| הַלְהוֹכַח מִלִּים תַּחְשֹׁבוּ וּלְרוּחַ אִמְרֵי נֹאָֽשׁ׃ | 26 |
Do you plan to ignore my words, treating the words of a desperate man like the wind?
| אַף־עַל־יָתוֹם תַּפִּילוּ וְתִכְרוּ עַֽל־רֵיעֲכֶֽם׃ | 27 |
Indeed, you cast lots for a fatherless child, and haggle over your friend like merchandise.
| וְעַתָּה הוֹאִילוּ פְנוּ־בִי וְעַל־פְּנֵיכֶם אִם־אֲכַזֵּֽב׃ | 28 |
Now, therefore, please look at me, for surely I would not lie to your face.
| שֽׁוּבוּ־נָא אַל־תְּהִי עַוְלָה (ושבי) [וְשׁוּבוּ] עוֹד צִדְקִי־בָֽהּ׃ | 29 |
Relent, I beg you; let there be no injustice with you; Indeed, relent, for my cause is just.
| הֲיֵשׁ־בִּלְשׁוֹנִי עַוְלָה אִם־חִכִּי לֹא־יָבִין הַוּֽוֹת׃ | 30 |
Is there evil on my tongue? Cannot my mouth detect malicious things?
