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Furthermore
Elihu answered and
said,
r;ma{Y;w a.Whyil/a !;[;Y;w
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Hear my
words, O ye
wise men; and give
ear unto me, ye that have
knowledge.
yil .Wnyiz]a;h ~yi[.d{y.w y'Lim ~yim'k]x .W[.miv
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For the
ear trieth words, as the
mouth tasteth meat.
l{k/a,l ~;[.jIy .$ex.w !'x.biT !yiLim ]n,z{a -yiK
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Let us
choose to us
judgment: let us
know among ourselves what is
good.
bw{J -h;m .Wnyenyeb h'[.den .Wn'L -h'r]x.bin j'P.vim
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For
Job hath
said, I am
righteous: and
God hath taken
away my
judgment.
yij'P.vim ryiseh lea.w yiT.q;d'c bw{Yia r;m'a -yiK
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Should I
lie against my
right? my
wound is
incurable without
transgression.
[;v'p -yil.b yiCix v.Wn'a beZ;k]a yij'P.vim -l;[
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What
man is like
Job, who drinketh
up scorning like
water?
~Iy'M;K g;[;L -h,T.vIy bw{Yia.K r,b,g -yim
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Which
goeth in
company with the
workers of
iniquity, and
walketh 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
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For he hath
said, It
profiteth a
man nothing that he should
delight himself with
God.
~yih{l/a -mi[ w{t{c.riB r,b'G -n'K.sIy a{l r;m'a -yiK
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Therefore
hearken unto me, ye
men of
understanding: far be
it from
God, that he should do
wickedness; and from the
Almighty, that he should commit
iniquity.
[;v,rem lea'l h'lil'x yil .W[.miv b'bel ]yev]n;a !ek'l ? l,w'[em y;D;v.w
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For the
work of a
man shall he
render unto him, and cause every
man to
find according to his
ways.
.WN,aic.m;y vyia x;r{a.k.W w{l -m,L;v.y ~'d'a l;[{p yiK
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Yea,
surely God will not do
wickedly, neither will the
Almighty pervert judgment.
te.W;[.y -a{l y;D;v.w ;[yiv.r;y -a{l lea ~'n.m'a -p;a ? j'P.vim
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Who hath given him a
charge over the
earth? or who hath
disposed the whole
world?
H'LUK lebeT ~'f yim.W h'c.r'a wy'l'[ d;q'p -yim
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If he
set his
heart upon man, if he
gather unto 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
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All
flesh shall
perish together, and
man shall turn
again unto
dust.
b.Wv'y r'p'[ -l;[ ~'d'a.w d;x'y r'f'B -l'K [;w.gIy
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If now thou hast
understanding, hear this:
hearken to the
voice of my
words.
lw{q.l h'nyiz]a;h ta{Z -h'[.miv h'nyiB -mia.w ? y'Lim
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Shall even he that
hateth right govern? and wilt thou
condemn him that is
most just?
ryiB;K qyiD;c -mia.w vw{b]x;y j'P.vim aenw{f @;a;h ? ;[yiv.r;T
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Is it fit to
say to a
king, Thou art
wicked? and to
princes, Ye are
ungodly?
~yibyid.n -l,a ['v'r l;['Yil.B .$,l,m.l r{m]a;h
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How much less to him that
accepteth not the
persons of
princes, nor
regardeth the
rich more
than 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
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In a
moment shall they
die, and the
people shall be
troubled at
midnight*, and pass
away: and the
mighty shall be taken
away without
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
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For his
eyes are upon the
ways of
man, and he
seeth all his
goings.
]wy'd'[.c -l'k.w vyia -yek.r;D -l;[ wy'nye[ -yiK ? h,a.rIy
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There is no
darkness, nor shadow of
death, where the
workers of
iniquity may
hide themselves.
yel][{P ~'v r,t'Sih.l t,w'm.l;c !yea.w .$,v{x -nyea ? !,w'a
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For he will not
lay upon
man more than right; that he should
enter into
judgment with
God.
lea -l,a .${l]h;l dw{[ ~yif'y vyia -l;[ a{l yiK ? j'P.viM;B
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He shall break in
pieces mighty
men without
number, and
set others in their stead.
~yirex]a dem][;Y;w r,qex -a{l ~yiryiB;K ;[{r'y ? ~'T.x;T
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Therefore he
knoweth their
works, and he
overturneth them in the
night, so that they are
destroyed.
.Wa'K;DIy.w h'l.y;l .$;p'h.w ~,hyed'B.[;m ryiK;y !ek'l
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He
striketh them
as wicked
men in the
open sight of others;
~yia{r ~w{q.miB ~'q'p.s ~yi['v.r -t;x;T
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Because they turned
back from
him, and would not
consider any of his
ways:
wy'k'r.D -l'k.w wy'r]x;aem .Wr's !eK -l;[ r,v]a ? .WlyiK.fih a{l
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So that they cause the
cry of the
poor to
come unto him, and he
heareth the
cry of the
afflicted.
~yiYin][ t;q][;c.w l'D -t;q][;c wy'l'[ ayib'h.l ? ['m.vIy
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When he giveth
quietness, who then can make
trouble? and when he
hideth his
face, who then can
behold him? whether it be done against a
nation, or against a
man only:
yim.W ~yin'P reT.s;y.w ;[iv.r;y yim.W jiq.v;y a.Wh.w ? d;x'y ~'d'a -l;[.w yw{G -l;[.w .WN,r.Wv.y
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That the
hypocrite* reign not, lest the
people be
ensnared.
~'[ yev.q{Mim @en'x ~'d'a .${l.Mim
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Surely it is meet to be
said unto
God, I have
borne chastisement, I will not
offend any more:
l{B.x,a a{l yita'f'n r;m'a,h lea -l,a -yiK
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That which I
see not teach thou me: if I have
done iniquity, I will
do no more.
yiT.l;['P l,w'[ -mia yiner{h h'T;a h,z/x,a yed][.liB ? @yis{a a{l
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Should it be according to thy mind? he will
recompense it, whether thou
refuse*, or whether thou
choose; and not I: therefore
speak what thou
knowest.
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
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Let
men of
understanding tell me, and let a
wise man hearken unto me.
;[em{v ~'k'x r,b,g.w yil .Wr.ma{y b'bel yev.n;a ? yil
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Job hath
spoken without
knowledge, and his
words were without
wisdom.
lyeK.f;h.b a{l wy'r'b.d.W reB;d.y t;[;d.b -a{l bw{Yia
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My
desire* is that
Job may be
tried unto the
end because of his
answers for
wicked men.
t{bUv.T -l;[ x;c,n -d;[ bw{Yia !ex'BIy yib'a ? !,w'a -yev.n;a.B
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For he
addeth rebellion unto his
sin, he
clappeth his hands among us, and
multiplieth 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