2
Oh
that my
grief were
throughly weighed, and my
calamity* laid in the
balances together!
~Iy;n.za{m.B yit'Y;h.w yif.[;K leq'VIy lw{q'v .Wl ? d;x'y<03162!> -.Wa.fIy
3
For now it would be
heavier than the
sand of the
sea: therefore my
words are swallowed
up.
y;r'b.D !eK -l;[ d'B.kIy ~yiM;y lw{xem h'T;[ -yiK ? .W['l
4
For the
arrows of the
Almighty are
within me, the
poison whereof drinketh
up my
spirit: the
terrors of
God do set themselves in
array against me.
yix.Wr h't{v ~'t'm]x r,v]a yid'Mi[ y;D;v yeCix yiK ? yin.Wk.r;[;y ;Hw{l/a yet.W[iB
5
Doth the wild
ass bray when he hath
grass? or
loweth the
ox over his
fodder?
rw{V -h,[.gIy ~ia a,v,d -yel][ a,r,P -q;h.nIy]h ? w{lyil.B -l;[
6
Can that which is
unsavoury be
eaten without
salt? or is
there any
taste in the
white of an
egg?
~;[;j -v,y -mia x;l,m -yil.Bim lep'T lek'aey]h ? t.Wm'L;x ryir.B
7
The things that my
soul refused to
touch are as my
sorrowful meat.
yim.x;l yew.diK h'Meh yiv.p;n ;[w{G.nil h'n]aem
8
Oh that I might
have my
request; and that
God would
grant me the thing that I long
for!
;Hw{l/a !eTIy yit'w.qit.w<08615!> yit'l/a,v aw{b'T !eTIy -yim
9
Even that it would
please God to
destroy me; that he would let
loose his
hand, and cut me
off!
yine[.C;byiw w{d'y reT;y yinea.K;dyiw ;Hw{l/a lea{y.w
10
Then should I yet have
comfort; yea, I would
harden myself in
sorrow: let him not
spare; for I have not
concealed the
words of the Holy
One.
a{l h'lyix.b h'd.L;s]a;w yit'm'x,n dw{[ ]yih.t.W ? vw{d'q yer.mia yiT.d;xik a{l -yiK lw{m.x;y
11
What is my
strength, that I should
hope? and what is mine
end, that I should
prolong my
life?
.$yir]a;a -yiK yiCiQ -h;m.W lex;y]a -yik yix{K -h;m ? yiv.p;n
12
Is my
strength the
strength of
stones? or is my
flesh of
brass?
v.Wx'n yir'f.B -mia yix{K ~yin'b]a ;x{K -mia
13
Is not my
help in me? and is
wisdom driven
quite from me?
yiN,Mim h'x.Din h'YivUt.w yib yit'r.z,[ !yea ~ia;h
14
To him that is
afflicted pity should be shewed from his
friend; but he
forsaketh the
fear of the
Almighty.
bw{z][;y y;D;v t;a.rIy.w d,s'x .Whe[erem s'M;l
15
My
brethren have dealt
deceitfully as a
brook, and as the
stream of
brooks they pass
away;
.Wr{b][;y ~yil'x.n qyip]a;K l;x'n -w{m.k .Wd.g'B y;x;a
16
Which are
blackish by reason of the
ice, and wherein the
snow is
hid:
g,l'v -m,L;[.tIy w{myel'[ x;r'q -yiNim ~yir.d{Q;h
17
What
time they wax
warm, they
vanish: when it is
hot, they are consumed
out of their
place.
~'mw{q.Mim .Wk][.din w{MUx.B .Wt'm.cin .Wb.r{z.y te[.B
18
The
paths of their
way are turned
aside; they
go to
nothing, and
perish.
.Wdeba{y.w .Wh{T;b .Wl][;y ~'K.r;D tw{x.r'a .Wt.p'LIy
19
The
troops of
Tema looked, the
companies of
Sheba waited for them.
w{m'l -.W.Wiq a'b.v t{kyil]h a'meT tw{x.r'a .WjyiBih
20
They were
confounded because they had
hoped; they
came thither, and were
ashamed.
.Wr'P.x,Y;w 'hy,d'[ ].Wa'B x'j'b -yiK .Wv{B
21
For now ye are nothing; ye
see my casting
down, and are
afraid.
.Wa'ryiT;w t;t]x .Wa.riT a{l ~,tyIy/h h'T;[ -yiK
22
Did I
say,
Bring unto me? or, Give a
reward for me of your
substance?
yid][;b .Wd]xiv ~,k]x{Kim.W yil .Wb'h yiT.r;m'a -yik]h
23
Or,
Deliver me from the
enemy's hand? or,
Redeem me from the
hand of the
mighty?
yin.WD.piT ~yicyir'[ d;Yim.W r'c -d;Yim yin.Wj.L;m.W
24
Teach me, and I will hold my
tongue: and cause me to
understand wherein I have
erred.
.Wnyib'h yityig'V -h;m.W vyir]x;a yin]a;w yin.Wrw{h ? yil
25
How
forcible are
right words! but what doth your
arguing reprove?
;xyikw{Y -h;m.W r,v{y -yer.mia<0561!> .Wc.r.miN -h;m ? ~,Kim ;xekw{h
26
Do ye
imagine to
reprove words, and the
speeches of one that is
desperate, which are as
wind?
v'a{n yer.mia ;x.Wr.l.W .Wb{v.x;T ~yiLim x;kw{h.l;h
27
Yea, ye
overwhelm the
fatherless, and ye
dig a pit for your
friend.
~,k][yer -l;[ .Wr.kit.w .WlyiP;T ~w{t'y -l;[ -p;a
28
Now therefore be
content,
look upon me; for it is
evident unto you if I
lie.
~,kyen.P -l;[.w yib -.Wn.p .Wlyiaw{h h'T;[.w ? beZ;k]a -mia
29
Return, I pray you, let it not be
iniquity; yea, return
again, my
righteousness is in it.
H'b -yiq.dic dw{[ yibUv.w h'l.w;[ yih.T -l;a a'n -.WbUv
30
Is
there iniquity in my
tongue? cannot my
taste discern perverse
things?
!yib'y -a{l yiKix -mia h'l.w;[ yinw{v.liB -vey]h ? tw{.W;h