איוב 35
| וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ | 1 |
Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:
| הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵֽל׃ | 2 |
Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”
| כִּֽי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָֽה־אֹעִיל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃ | 3 |
For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
| אֲנִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְֽאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃ | 4 |
I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
| הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | 5 |
Look up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above thee!
| אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לּֽוֹ׃ | 6 |
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?
| אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לוֹ אוֹ מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּֽח׃ | 7 |
If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?
| לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃ | 8 |
Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only a son of man.
| מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃ | 9 |
The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.
| וְֽלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ | 10 |
But none saith, “Where is God, my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night;
| מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמוֹת אָרֶץ וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ | 11 |
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”
| שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃ | 12 |
There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
| אַךְ־שָׁוְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ | 13 |
For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;
| אַף כִּֽי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחוֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ׃ | 14 |
Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him, —only wait thou for him!
| וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפּוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹֽד׃ | 15 |
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,
| וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּֽר׃ | 16 |
Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.
