איוב 18
| וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Then Baldad the Suhite answered, and said:
| עַד־אָנָה ׀ תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּֽר׃ | 2 |
How long will you throw out words? understand first, and so let us speak.
| מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה נִטְמִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ | 3 |
Why are we reputed as beasts, and counted vile before you?
| טֹֽרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ בְּאַפּוֹ הַלְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָזַב אָרֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צוּר מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ | 4 |
Thou that destroyest thy soul in thy fury, shall the earth be forsaken for thee, and shall rocks be removed out of their place?
| גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹֽא־יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃ | 5 |
Shall not the light of the wicked be extinguished, and the flame of his fire not shine?
| אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָֽךְ׃ | 6 |
The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and the lamp that is over him, shall be put out.
| יֵֽצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
The step of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down headlong.
| כִּֽי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃ | 8 |
For he hath thrust his feet into a net, and walketh in its meshes.
| יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּֽים׃ | 9 |
The sole of his foot shall be held in a snare, and thirst shall burn against him.
| טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִֽיב׃ | 10 |
A gin is hidden for him in the earth, and his trap upon the path.
| סָבִיב בִּֽעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃ | 11 |
Fears shall terrify him on every side, and shall entangle his feet.
| יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃ | 12 |
Let his strength be wasted with famine, and let hunger invade his ribs.
| יֹאכַל בַּדֵּי עוֹרוֹ יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָֽוֶת׃ | 13 |
Let it devour the beauty of his skin, let the firstborn death consume his arms.
| יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ | 14 |
Let his confidence be rooted out of his tabernacle, and let destruction tread upon him like a king.
| תִּשְׁכּוֹן בְּאָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי־לוֹ יְזֹרֶה עַל־נָוֵהוּ גָפְרִֽית׃ | 15 |
Let the companions of him that is not, dwell in his tabernacle, let brimstone be sprinkled in his tent.
| מִתַּחַת שָֽׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
Let his roots be dried up beneath, and his harvest destroyed above.
| זִֽכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃ | 17 |
Let the memory of him perish from the earth and let not his name be renowned in the streets.
| יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּֽמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ | 18 |
He shall drive him out of light into darkness, and shall remove him out of the world.
| לֹא נִין לוֹ וְלֹא־נֶכֶד בְּעַמּוֹ וְאֵין שָׂרִיד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃ | 19 |
His seed shall not subsist, nor his offspring among his people, nor any remnants in his country.
| עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃ | 20 |
They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, and horror shall fall upon them that went before.
| אַךְ־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עַוָּל וְזֶה מְקוֹם לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃ | 21 |
These men are the tabernacles of the wicked, and this the place of him that knoweth not God.
