1
Moreover
Job continued* his
parable, and
said,
r;ma{Y;w w{l'v.m tea.f bw{Yia @,s{Y;w
2
As
God liveth, who hath taken
away my
judgment; and the
Almighty, who hath
vexed my
soul;
yiv.p;n r;meh y;D;v.w yij'P.vim ryiseh lea -y;x
3
All the
while my
breath is in me, and the
spirit of
God is in my
nostrils;
;Hw{l/a ;x.Wr.w yib yit'm.vin dw{[ -l'k -yiK ? yiP;a.B
4
My
lips shall not
speak wickedness, nor my
tongue utter deceit.
h,G.h,y -mia yinw{v.l.W h'l.w;[ y;t'p.f h'n.reB;d.T -mia ? h'Yim.r
5
God
forbid that I should
justify you: till I
die I will not
remove mine
integrity from me.
['w.g,a -d;[ ~,k.t,a qyiD.c;a -mia yiL h'lyil'x ? yiN,Mim yit'MUT ryis'a -a{l
6
My
righteousness I
hold fast, and will not let it
go: my
heart shall not
reproach me so long as I
live.
@;r/x,y -a{l 'h,P.r;a a{l.w yiT.q;z/x,h yit'q.dic.B ? y'm'Yim yib'b.l
7
Let mine
enemy be as the
wicked, and he that riseth
up against me as the
unrighteous.
l\W;[.k yim.mw{q.tim.W yib.y{a ['v'r.k yih.y
8
For what is the
hope of the
hypocrite, though he hath
gained, when
God taketh
away his
soul?
l,vey yiK ['c.bIy yiK @en'x t;w.qiT -h;m yiK ? w{v.p;n ;Hw{l/a
9
Will
God hear his
cry when
trouble cometh upon him?
h'r'c wy'l'[ aw{b't -yiK lea [;m.vIy w{t'q][;c;h
10
Will he
delight himself in the
Almighty? will he
always call upon
God?
te[ -l'k.B ;Hw{l/a a'r.qIy g'N;[.tIy y;D;v -l;[ -mia
11
I will
teach you by the
hand of
God: that which is with the
Almighty will I not
conceal.
a{l y;D;v -mi[ r,v]a lea -d;y.B ~,k.t,a h,rw{a ? dex;k]a
12
Behold, all ye yourselves have
seen it; why then are ye thus
altogether vain?
l,b,h h,Z -h'M'l.w ~,tyiz]x ~,k.LUK ~,T;a -neh ? .Wl'B.h,T
13
This is the
portion of a
wicked man with
God, and the
heritage of
oppressors, which they shall
receive of the
Almighty.
~yicyir'[ t;l]x;n.w lea -mi[ ['v'r ~'d'a -q,lex h,z ? .Wx'QIy y;D;Vim
14
If his
children be
multiplied, it is
for the
sword: and his
offspring shall not be
satisfied with
bread.
wy'a'c/a,c.w b,r'x -w{m.l wy'n'b .WB.rIy -mia ? ~,x'l -.W[.B.fIy a{l
15
Those that
remain of him shall be
buried in
death: and his
widows shall not
weep.
h'ny,K.bit a{l wy't{n.m.l;a.w .Wreb'QIy t,w'M;B w{dyir.f
16
Though he heap
up silver as the
dust, and
prepare raiment as the
clay;
v.WB.l;m !yik'y r,m{x;k.w @,s'K r'p'[,K r{B.cIy -mia
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He may
prepare it, but the
just shall put it
on, and the
innocent shall
divide the
silver.
q{l]x;y yiq'n @,s,k.w v'B.lIy qyiD;c.w !yik'y
18
He
buildeth his
house as a
moth, and as a
booth that the
keeper maketh.
rec{n h'f'[ h'KUs.k.W w{tyeB v'['k h'n'B
19
The
rich man shall lie
down, but he shall not be
gathered: he
openeth his
eyes, and he is not.
.WN,nyea.w x;q'P wy'nye[ @es'aey a{l.w b;K.vIy ryiv'[
20
Terrors take
hold on him as
waters, a
tempest stealeth him
away in the
night.
h'p.Ws .WT;b'n.G h'l.y;l tw{h'L;B ~Iy;M;k ].WhegyiF;T
21
The
east wind carrieth him
away, and he
departeth: and as a storm
hurleth him out of his
place.
w{m{q.Mim .Wher]['fyiw .$;ley.w ~yid'q .Whea'FIy
22
For God shall
cast upon him, and not
spare: he would
fain flee out of his
hand.
x'r.bIy ;xw{r'B w{d'Yim l{m.x;y a{l.w wy'l'[ .$el.v;y.w
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Men shall
clap their
hands at him, and shall
hiss him out of his
place.
w{m{q.Mim wy'l'[ q{r.vIy.w w{myeP;k w{myel'[ q{P.fIy