איוב 12
| וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
And Job answered and said,
| אָמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם־עָם וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חָכְמָֽה׃ | 2 |
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
| גַּם־לִי לֵבָב ׀ כְּֽמוֹכֶם לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵין כְּמוֹ־אֵֽלֶּה׃ | 3 |
But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
| שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ ׀ אֶֽהְיֶה קֹרֵא לֶאֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ שְׂחוֹק צַדִּיק תָּמִֽים׃ | 4 |
I am as one mocked by his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is mocked.
| לַפִּיד בּוּז לְעַשְׁתּוּת שַׁאֲנָן נָכוֹן לְמוֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל׃ | 5 |
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
| יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹֽהָלִים ׀ לְשֹׁדְדִים וּֽבַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל לַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ | 6 |
The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
| וְֽאוּלָם שְׁאַל־נָא בְהֵמוֹת וְתֹרֶךָּ וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיַגֶּד־לָֽךְ׃ | 7 |
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
| אוֹ שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ וְתֹרֶךָּ וִֽיסַפְּרוּ לְךָ דְּגֵי הַיָּֽם׃ | 8 |
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare to thee.
| מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃ | 9 |
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
| אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כָּל־חָי וְרוּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר־אִֽישׁ׃ | 10 |
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
| הֲלֹא־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַם־לֽוֹ׃ | 11 |
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food?
| בִּֽישִׁישִׁים חָכְמָה וְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים תְּבוּנָֽה׃ | 12 |
With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.
| עִמּוֹ חָכְמָה וּגְבוּרָה לוֹ עֵצָה וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ | 13 |
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
| הֵן יַהֲרוֹס וְלֹא יִבָּנֶה יִסְגֹּר עַל־אִישׁ וְלֹא יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃ | 14 |
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
| הֵן יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם וְיִבָשׁוּ וִֽישַׁלְּחֵם וְיַהַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ׃ | 15 |
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
| עִמּוֹ עֹז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּה לוֹ שֹׁגֵג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃ | 16 |
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
| מוֹלִיךְ יוֹעֲצִים שׁוֹלָל וְֽשֹׁפְטִים יְהוֹלֵֽל׃ | 17 |
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
| מוּסַר מְלָכִים פִּתֵּחַ וַיֶּאְסֹר אֵזוֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 18 |
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a belt.
| מוֹלִיךְ כֹּהֲנִים שׁוֹלָל וְאֵֽתָנִים יְסַלֵּֽף׃ | 19 |
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
| מֵסִיר שָׂפָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּֽח׃ | 20 |
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
| שׁוֹפֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וּמְזִיחַ אֲפִיקִים רִפָּֽה׃ | 21 |
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
| מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאוֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ | 22 |
He revealeth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth to light the shadow of death.
| מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגּוֹיִם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ | 23 |
He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and leadeth them away.
| מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָֽרֶךְ׃ | 24 |
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
| יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אוֹר וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ | 25 |
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
