איוב 36

1 וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Eliu also proceeded, and said:

2 כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עוֹד לֶאֱלוֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God’s behalf.

3 אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחוֹק וּלְפֹעֲלִי אֶֽתֵּֽן־צֶֽדֶק׃

I will repeat my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker just.

4 כִּֽי־אָמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעוֹת עִמָּֽךְ׃

For indeed my words are without a lie, and perfect knowledge shall be proved to thee.

5 הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַֽ לֵֽב׃

God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.

6 לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּֽן׃

But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.

7 לֹֽא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃

He will not take away his eyes from the just, and he placeth kings on the throne for ever, and they are exalted.

8 וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹֽנִי׃

And if they shall be in chains, and be bound with the cords of poverty:

9 וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פָּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃

He shall shew them their works, and their wicked deeds, because they have been violent.

10 וַיִּגֶל אָזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־יְשֻׁבוּן מֵאָֽוֶן׃

He also shall open their ear, to correct them: and shall speak, that they may return from iniquity.

11 אִֽם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְֽיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֹב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃

If they shall hear and observe, they shall accomplish their days in good, and their years in glory.

12 וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ כִּבְלִי־דָֽעַת׃

But if they hear not, they shall pass by the sword, and shall be consumed in folly.

13 וְֽחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָֽם׃

Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound.

14 תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃

Their soul shall die in a storm, and their life among the effeminate.

15 יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעָנְיוֹ וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אָזְנָֽם׃

He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.

16 וְאַף הֲסִיתְךָ ׀ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת שֻׁלְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָֽשֶׁן׃

Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it: and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.

17 וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃

Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover.

18 כִּֽי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִֽיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרָב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּֽךָּ׃

Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside.

19 הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ לֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹֽחַ׃

Lay down thy greatness without tribulation, and all the mighty of strength.

20 אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלוֹת עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

Prolong not the night that people may come up for them.

21 הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּֽי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹֽנִי׃

Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery.

22 הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחוֹ מִי כָמֹהוּ מוֹרֶֽה׃

Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like him among the lawgivers.

23 מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וּמִֽי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָֽה׃

Who can search out his ways? or who can say to him: Thou has wrought iniquity?

24 זְכֹר כִּֽי־תַשְׂגִּיא פָעֳלוֹ אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃

Remember that thou knowest not his work, concerning which men have sung.

25 כָּל־אָדָם חָֽזוּ־בוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃

All men see him, every one beholdeth afar off.

26 הֶן־אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃

Behold, God is great, exceeding our knowledge: the number of his years is inestimable.

27 כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃

He lifteth up the drops of rain, and poureth out showers like floods:

28 אֲשֶֽׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי ׀ אָדָם רָֽב׃

Which flow from the clouds that cover all above.

29 אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאוֹת סֻכָּתֽוֹ׃

If he will spread out clouds as his tent,

30 הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אוֹרוֹ וְשָׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּֽה׃

And lighten with his light from above, he shall cover also the ends of the sea.

31 כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִֽתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃

For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals.

32 עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אוֹר וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃

In his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come again.

33 יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעוֹ מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עוֹלֶֽה׃

He sheweth his friend concerning it, that it is his possession, and that he may come up to it.