1
Then
answered Bildad the
Shuhite, and
said,
]r;ma{y;w yix.WV;h d;D.liB !;[;Y;w
2
How long wilt thou
speak these things? and how long shall the
words of thy
mouth be like a
strong wind?
'$yip -yer.mia ryiB;K ;x.Wr.w h,Lea -l,L;m.T !'a -d;[
3
Doth
God pervert judgment? or doth the
Almighty pervert justice?
q,d,c -te.W;[.y y;D;v -mia.w j'P.vim te.W;[.y lea;h
4
If thy
children have
sinned against him, and he have cast them
away for their
transgression;
~'[.viP -d;y.B ~ex.L;v.y;w w{l -.Wa.j'x '$y,n'B -mia
5
If thou wouldest
seek unto
God betimes, and make thy
supplication to the
Almighty;
!'N;x.tiT y;D;v -l,a.w lea -l,a rex;v.T h'T;a -mia
6
If thou wert
pure and
upright; surely now he would
awake for thee, and make the
habitation of thy
righteousness prosperous.
'$y,l'[ ryi['y h'T;[ -yiK h'T'a r'v'y.w .$;z -mia ? '$,q.dic t;w.n ~;Liv.w
7
Though thy
beginning was
small, yet thy latter
end should
greatly increase.
d{a.m h,G.fIy '$.tyir]x;a.w r'[.cim '$.tyivaer h'y'h.w
8
For
enquire, I pray thee, of the
former* age, and
prepare thyself to the
search of their
fathers:
r,qex.l !enw{k.w !w{vyir r{d.l a'n -l;a.v -yiK ? ~'tw{b]a
9
(For we are but of
yesterday, and
know nothing, because our
days upon
earth are a shadow:)
.Wnyem'y lec yiK ['den a{l.w .Wn.x;n]a lw{m.t -yiK ? #,r'a -yel][
10
Shall not they
teach thee, and
tell thee, and
utter words out of their
heart?
.Waicw{y ~'BiLim.W .$'l .Wr.ma{y '$.Wrw{y ~eh -a{l]h ? ~yiLim
11
Can the
rush grow
up without
mire? can the
flag grow without water?
~Iy'm -yil.b .Wx'a -h,G.fIy h'Cib a{l.B a,m{G -h,a.gIy]h
12
Whilst it is yet in his
greenness, and not cut
down, it
withereth before any other
herb.
ryic'x -l'k yen.pil.w @ej'QIy a{l w{Bia.b .WN,d{[ ? v'byIy
13
So are the
paths of all that
forget God; and the
hypocrite's hope shall
perish:
@en'x t;w.qit.w lea yex.k{v -l'K tw{x.r'a !eK ? deba{T
14
Whose
hope shall be cut
off, and whose
trust shall be a
spider's web.
w{x;j.bim vyib'K;[ tyeb.W w{l.siK jw{q'y -r,v]a
15
He shall
lean upon his
house, but it shall not
stand: he shall
hold it fast, but it shall not
endure.
w{B qyiz]x;y d{m][;y a{l.w w{tyeB -l;[ !e['VIy ? ~.Wq'y a{l.w
16
He is
green before the
sun, and his
branch shooteth
forth in his
garden.
]w{T.q;n{y w{t'N;G ]l;[.w v,m'v -yen.pil a.Wh b{j'r ? aecet
17
His
roots are wrapped
about the
heap, and
seeth the
place of
stones.
h,z/x,y ~yin'b]a tyeB .Wk'BUs.y wy'v'r'v l;G -l;[
18
If he
destroy him from his
place, then it shall
deny him, saying, I have not
seen thee.
'$yityia.r a{l w{B v,xik.w w{mw{q.Mim .WN,[.L;b.y -mia
19
Behold, this is the
joy of his
way, and out of the
earth shall
others grow.
.Wx'm.cIy rex;a r'p'[em.W w{K.r;D fw{f.m a.Wh -n,h
20
Behold,
God will not cast
away a
perfect man, neither will he
help* the evil
doers:
~yi[er.m -d;y.B qyiz]x;y -a{l.w ~'T -s;a.mIy a{l lea -n,h
21
Till he
fill thy
mouth with
laughing, and thy
lips with
rejoicing.
h'[.Wr.t '$y,t'p.f.W '$yiP qw{x.f heL;m.y -d;[
22
They that
hate thee shall be
clothed with
shame; and the
dwelling place of the
wicked shall come to
nought.
.WN,nyea ~yi['v.r l,h{a.w t,v{b -.Wv.B.lIy '$y,a.n{f