1
Elihu spake moreover, and
said,
r;ma{Y;w .Whyil/a !;[;Y;w
2
Thinkest thou this to be
right, that thou
saidst, My
righteousness is more than
God's?
leaem yiq.dic 'T.r;m'a j'P.vim.l 'T.b;v'x ta{z]h
3
For thou
saidst, What
advantage will it be unto thee? and, What
profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my
sin?
lyi[{a -h'm .$'l -n'K.siY -h;m ]r;ma{t -yiK ? yita'J;xem
4
I will
answer* thee, and thy
companions with thee.
.$'Mi[ '$y,[er -t,a.w !yiLim '$.byiv]a yin]a
5
Look unto the
heavens, and
see; and
behold the
clouds which are
higher than thou.
'K,Mim .Wh.b'G ~yiq'x.v r.Wv.w hea.r.W ~Iy;m'v jeB;h
6
If thou
sinnest, what
doest thou against him? or if thy
transgressions be
multiplied, what
doest thou unto him?
'$y,['v.p .WB;r.w w{B -l'[.piT -h;m 'ta'j'x -mia ? w{L -h,f][;T -h;m
7
If thou be
righteous, what
givest thou him? or what
receiveth he of thine
hand?
'$.d'Yim -h;m ]w{a w{l -n,TiT -h;m 'T.q;d'c -mia ? x'QIy
8
Thy
wickedness may hurt a
man as thou art; and thy
righteousness may profit the
son of
man.
'$,t'q.dic ~'d'a -n,b.l.W '$,[.vir '$w{m'K -vyia.l
9
By reason of the
multitude of
oppressions they make the oppressed to
cry: they cry
out by reason of the
arm of the
mighty.
~yiB;r ;[w{r.Zim .W[..W;v.y .Wqyi[.z;y ~yiq.Wv][ b{rem
10
But none
saith, Where is
God my
maker, who
giveth songs in the
night;
tw{rim.z !et{n y'f{[ ;Hw{l/a heY;a r;m'a -a{l.w ? h'l.y'L;B
11
Who
teacheth us more than the
beasts of the
earth, and maketh us
wiser than the
fowls of
heaven?
.Wnem.K;x.y ~Iy;m'V;h @w{[em.W #,r'a tw{m]h;Bim .Wnep.L;m
12
There they
cry, but none giveth
answer,
because of the
pride of evil
men.
~yi['r !w{a.G yen.Pim h,n][;y a{l.w .Wq][.cIy ~'v
13
Surely
God will not
hear vanity, neither will the
Almighty regard it.
h'N,r.Wv.y a{l y;D;v.w lea [;m.vIy -a{l a.w'v -.k;a
14
Although thou
sayest thou shalt not
see him, yet
judgment is
before him; therefore
trust thou in him.
wy'n'p.l !yiD .WN,r.Wv.t a{l r;ma{t -yiK @;a ? w{l ]lelw{x.t.W
15
But now, because it is not so, he hath
visited in his
anger; yet he
knoweth it not in
great extremity:
v;P;B [;d'y -a{l.w w{P;a d;q'P !Iy;a -yiK h'T;[.w ? d{a.m
16
Therefore doth
Job open his
mouth in
vain; he
multiplieth words without knowledge.
t;[;d -yil.biB .WhyiP -h,c.pIy l,b,h bw{Yia.w ? riB.k;y !yiLim