Interlinear Bible - Job 34

1 Then Elihu continued and said,

r;ma{Y;w a.Whyil/a !;[;Y;w

2 "Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who know.

yil .Wnyiz]a;h ~yi[.d{y.w y'Lim ~yim'k]x .W[.miv

3 "For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.

l{k/a,l ~;[.jIy .$ex.w !'x.biT !yiLim ]n,z{a -yiK

4 "Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us know among ourselves what is good.

bw{J -h;m .Wnyenyeb h'[.den .Wn'L -h'r]x.bin j'P.vim

5 "For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;

yij'P.vim ryiseh lea.w yiT.q;d'c bw{Yia r;m'a -yiK

6 Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'

[;v'p -yil.b yiCix v.Wn'a beZ;k]a yij'P.vim -l;[

7 "What man is like Job, Who drinks up derision like water,

~Iy'M;K g;[;L -h,T.vIy bw{Yia.K r,b,g -yim

8 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men?

-yev.n;a -mi[ t,k,l'l.w !,w'a yel][{P -mi[ h'r.b,x.l x;r'a.w ? [;v,r

9 "For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing When he is pleased with God.'

~yih{l/a -mi[ w{t{c.riB r,b'G -n'K.sIy a{l r;m'a -yiK

10 "Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong.

[;v,rem lea'l h'lil'x yil .W[.miv b'bel ]yev]n;a !ek'l ? l,w'[em y;D;v.w

11 "For He pays a man according to his work, And makes him find it according to his way.

.WN,aic.m;y vyia x;r{a.k.W w{l -m,L;v.y ~'d'a l;[{p yiK

12 "Surely *, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.

te.W;[.y -a{l y;D;v.w ;[yiv.r;y -a{l lea ~'n.m'a -p;a ? j'P.vim

13 "Who gave Him authority over the earth? And who has laid on Him the whole world?

H'LUK lebeT ~'f yim.W h'c.r'a wy'l'[ d;q'p -yim

14 "If He should determine * to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,

wy'lea w{t'm.vin.w w{x.Wr w{Bil wy'lea ~yif'y -mia ? @{s/a,y

15 All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust.

b.Wv'y r'p'[ -l;[ ~'d'a.w d;x'y r'f'B -l'K [;w.gIy

16 "But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words.

lw{q.l h'nyiz]a;h ta{Z -h'[.miv h'nyiB -mia.w ? y'Lim

17 "Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous mighty One,

ryiB;K qyiD;c -mia.w vw{b]x;y j'P.vim aenw{f @;a;h ? ;[yiv.r;T

18 Who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' To nobles, 'Wicked ones ';

~yibyid.n -l,a ['v'r l;['Yil.B .$,l,m.l r{m]a;h

19 Who shows no partiality * to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands?

;[w{v -r;Kin a{l.w ~yir'f yen.P a'f'n -a{l r,v]a ? ~'LUK wy'd'y hef][;m -yiK l'd -yen.pil

20 "In a moment they die, and at midnight * People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.

.Wr{b][;y.w ~'[ .Wv][{g.y h'l.y'l tw{c]x;w .WtUm'y [;g,r ? d'y.b a{l ryiB;a .Wryis'y.w

21 "For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.

]wy'd'[.c -l'k.w vyia -yek.r;D -l;[ wy'nye[ -yiK ? h,a.rIy

22 "There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

yel][{P ~'v r,t'Sih.l t,w'm.l;c !yea.w .$,v{x -nyea ? !,w'a

23 "For He does not need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.

lea -l,a .${l]h;l dw{[ ~yif'y vyia -l;[ a{l yiK ? j'P.viM;B

24 "He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.

~yirex]a dem][;Y;w r,qex -a{l ~yiryiB;K ;[{r'y ? ~'T.x;T

25 "Therefore He knows their works, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.

.Wa'K;DIy.w h'l.y;l .$;p'h.w ~,hyed'B.[;m ryiK;y !ek'l

26 "He strikes them like the wicked In a public place,

~yia{r ~w{q.miB ~'q'p.s ~yi['v.r -t;x;T

27 Because * * they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;

wy'k'r.D -l'k.w wy'r]x;aem .Wr's !eK -l;[ r,v]a ? .WlyiK.fih a{l

28 So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted -

~yiYin][ t;q][;c.w l'D -t;q][;c wy'l'[ ayib'h.l ? ['m.vIy

29 When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man?-

yim.W ~yin'P reT.s;y.w ;[iv.r;y yim.W jiq.v;y a.Wh.w ? d;x'y ~'d'a -l;[.w yw{G -l;[.w .WN,r.Wv.y

30 So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people.

~'[ yev.q{Mim @en'x ~'d'a .${l.Mim

31 "For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore;

l{B.x,a a{l yita'f'n r;m'a,h lea -l,a -yiK

32 Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will not do it again '?

yiT.l;['P l,w'[ -mia yiner{h h'T;a h,z/x,a yed][.liB ? @yis{a a{l

33 "Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.

r;x.bit h'T;a -yiK 'T.s;a'm -yiK h'N,m.l;v.y '$.Mi[em;h ? reB;d 'T.[;d'y -h;m.W yin'a -a{l.w

34 "Men of understanding will say to me, And a wise man who hears me,

;[em{v ~'k'x r,b,g.w yil .Wr.ma{y b'bel yev.n;a ? yil

35 'Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.

lyeK.f;h.b a{l wy'r'b.d.W reB;d.y t;[;d.b -a{l bw{Yia

36 'Job ought to be tried to the limit, Because he answers like wicked men.

t{bUv.T -l;[ x;c,n -d;[ bw{Yia !ex'BIy yib'a ? !,w'a -yev.n;a.B

37 'For he adds rebellion to his sin; He claps his hands among us, And multiplies his words against God.' "

qw{P.sIy .WnyenyeB [;v,p w{ta'J;x -l;[ @yis{y yiK ? lea'l wy'r'm]a b,r,y.w