1
Then
answered Zophar the
Naamathite, and
said,
r;ma{Y;w yit'm][;N;h r;p{c !;[;Y;w
2
Should not the
multitude of
words be
answered? and should a
man full of
talk be
justified?
~Iy;t'p.f vyia -mia.w h,n'[ey a{l ~yir'b.D b{r]h ? q'D.cIy
3
Should thy
lies make men hold their
peace? and when thou
mockest, shall no man make thee
ashamed?
~il.k;m !yea.w g;[.liT;w wvyir]x;y ~yit.m '$y,D;B
4
For thou hast
said, My
doctrine is
pure, and I am
clean in thine
eyes.
'$y,nye[.b yityIy'h r;b.W yix.qil .$;z r,ma{T;w
5
But oh
that God would
speak, and
open his
lips against thee;
wy't'p.f x;T.pIy.w reB;D ;Hw{l/a !eTIy -yim ~'l.Wa.w ? .$'Mi[
6
And that he would
shew thee the
secrets of
wisdom, that they are
double to that which
is! Know therefore that
God exacteth of thee less than thine
iniquity deserveth.
~Iy;l.pik -yiK h'm.k'x tw{mUl][;T ]'k.l -d,G;y.w ? '$,n{w][em ;hw{l/a '$.l h,V;y -yiK [;d.w h'Yiv.Wt.l<08454!>
7
Canst thou by
searching find
out God? canst thou
find out the
Almighty unto
perfection?
y;D;v tyil.k;T -d;[ ~ia a'c.miT ;hw{l/a r,qex;h ? a'c.miT
8
It is as
high as
heaven; what canst thou
do?
deeper than
hell; what canst thou
know?
['deT -h;m lw{a.Vim h'QUm][ l'[.piT -h;m ~Iy;m'v yeh.b'G
9
The
measure thereof is
longer than the
earth, and
broader than the
sea.
~'y -yiNim h'b'x.r.W H'Dim #,r,aem h'KUr]a
10
If he cut
off, and shut
up, or gather
together, then who can
hinder him?
.WN,byiv.y yim.W lyih.q;y.w ryiG.s;y.w @{l]x;y -mia
11
For he
knoweth vain men: he
seeth wickedness also; will he not then
consider it?
!,w'a -a.r;Y;w a.w'v -yet.m [;d'y a.Wh -yiK ? !'nw{B.tIy a{l.w
12
For
vain man would be
wise, though
man be
born like a wild
ass's colt.
del\WIy ~'d'a a,r,P rIy;[.w beb'LIy b.Wb'n vyia.w
13
If thou
prepare thine
heart, and
stretch out thine
hands toward him;
'$,P;K wy'lea 'T.f;r'p.W '$,Bil 'tw{nyik]h ]h'T;a -mia
14
If
iniquity be in thine
hand, put it far
away, and let not
wickedness dwell in thy
tabernacles.
!eK.v;T -l;a.w .Wheqyix.r;h '$.d'y.B !,w'a -mia ? h'l.w;[ '$y,l'h{a.B
15
For then shalt thou lift
up thy
face without
spot; yea, thou shalt be
stedfast, and shalt not
fear:
q'cUm 'tyIy'h.w ~.WMim '$y,n'p a'FiT z'a -yiK ? a'ryit a{l.w
16
Because thou shalt
forget thy
misery, and
remember it as
waters that pass
away:
r{K.zit .Wr.b'[ ~Iy;m.K x'K.viT l'm'[ h'T;a -yiK
17
And thine
age shall be
clearer than the
noonday; thou shalt shine
forth, thou shalt be as the
morning.
h,y.hiT r,q{B;K h'pU['T d,l'x ~.Wq'y ~Iy;r\h'Cim.W
18
And thou shalt be
secure, because there
is hope; yea, thou shalt
dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy
rest in
safety.
b'K.viT x;j,b'l 'T.r;p'x.w h'w.qiT vey -yiK 'T.x;j'b.W
19
Also thou shalt lie
down, and none shall make thee
afraid; yea,
many shall make
suit unto
thee.
~yiB;r '$y,n'p .WLix.w dyir]x;m !yea.w 'T.c;b'r.w
20
But the
eyes of the
wicked shall
fail, and they shall not
escape*, and their
hope shall be as the giving
up of the
ghost.
~,h.nim d;b'a sw{n'm.W ]h'ny,l.kiT ~yi['v.r yenye[.w ? v,p'n -x;P;m ~'t'w.qit.w