אִיּוֹב 27

1 וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יֹּוב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁלֹ֗ו וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

2 חַי־אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

3 כִּֽי־כָל־עֹ֣וד נִשְׁמָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְר֖וּחַ אֱלֹ֣והַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃

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

4 אִם־תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה שְׂפָתַ֣י עַוְלָ֑ה וּ֝לְשֹׁונִ֗י אִם־יֶהְגֶּ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

5 חָלִ֣ילָה לִּי֮ אִם־אַצְדִּ֪יק אֶ֫תְכֶ֥ם עַד־אֶגְוָ֑ע לֹא־אָסִ֖יר תֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

6 בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֑הָ לֹֽא־יֶחֱרַ֥ף לְ֝בָבִ֗י מִיָּמָֽי׃

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

7 יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקֹומְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל׃

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

8 כִּ֤י מַה־תִּקְוַ֣ת חָ֭נֵף כִּ֣י יִבְצָ֑ע כִּ֤י יֵ֖שֶׁל אֱלֹ֣והַּ נַפְשֹֽׁו׃

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

9 הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתֹו יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ אֵ֑ל כִּֽי־תָבֹ֖וא עָלָ֣יו צָרָֽה׃

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

10 אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּ֥י יִתְעַנָּ֑ג יִקְרָ֖א אֱלֹ֣והַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

11 אֹורֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֣ם בְּיַד־אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲכַחֵֽד׃

I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

12 הֵן־אַתֶּ֣ם כֻּלְּכֶ֣ם חֲזִיתֶ֑ם וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

13 זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָ֖ם רָשָׁ֥ע ׀ עִם־אֵ֑ל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת עָ֝רִיצִ֗ים מִשַּׁדַּ֥י יִקָּֽחוּ׃

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

14 אִם־יִרְבּ֣וּ בָנָ֣יו לְמֹו־חָ֑רֶב וְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יו לֹ֣א יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃

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

15 שְׂרִידֹו (שְׂ֭רִידָיו) בַּמָּ֣וֶת יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃

Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

16 אִם־יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃

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

17 יָ֭כִין וְצַדִּ֣יק יִלְבָּ֑שׁ וְ֝כֶ֗סֶף נָקִ֥י יַחֲלֹֽק׃

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

18 בָּנָ֣ה כָעָ֣שׁ בֵּיתֹ֑ו וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה נֹצֵֽר׃

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

19 עָשִׁ֣יר יִ֭שְׁכַּב וְלֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ף עֵינָ֖יו פָּקַ֣ח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

20 תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם בַּלָּהֹ֑ות לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃

Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

21 יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ קָדִ֣ים וְיֵלַ֑ךְ וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ מִמְּקֹמֹֽו׃

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

22 וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ עָ֭לָיו וְלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל מִ֝יָּדֹ֗ו בָּרֹ֥וחַ יִבְרָֽח׃

For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

23 יִשְׂפֹּ֣ק עָלֵ֣ימֹו כַפֵּ֑ימֹו וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק עָ֝לָ֗יו מִמְּקֹמֹֽו׃

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