1
"I have
made a
covenant with my
eyes;
How then could I
gaze at a
virgin?
h'l.Wt.B -l;[ !enw{B.t,a h'm.W y'nye[.l yiT;r'K tyir.B
2
"And
what is the
portion of
God from
above Or the
heritage of the
Almighty from on
high?
~yim{r.Mim y;D;v t;l]x;n.w l;['Mim ;Hw{l/a q,lex h,m.W
3
"Is it not
calamity to the
unjust And
disaster to those who
work iniquity?
!,w'a yel][{p.l r,ken.w l\W;[.l dyea -a{l]h
4
"Does He not
see my
ways And
number all my
steps?
rw{P.sIy y;d'[.c -l'k.w y'k'r.d h,a.rIy a.Wh -a{l]h
5
"If I have
walked with
falsehood, And my
foot has
hastened after deceit,
h'm.rim -l;[ v;x;T;w a.w'v -mi[ yiT.k;l'h -mia ? yil.g;r
6
Let Him
weigh me with
accurate scales, And let
God know my
integrity.
yit'MUT ;Hw{l/a [;dey.w q,d,c -yen.za{m.b yinel.q.vIy
7
"If my
step has
turned from the
way, Or my
heart followed * my
eyes, Or if any
spot has
stuck to my
hands,
y;nye[ r;x;a.w .$,r'D;h yiNim yirUV;a h,JiT ~ia ? @ ]m.WaUm q;b'D y;P;k.b.W yiBil .$;l'h
8
Let me
sow and
another eat, And let my
crops be
uprooted.
.Wv'r{v.y y;a'c/a,c.w leka{y rex;a.w h'[.r.z,a
9
"If my
heart has been
enticed by a
woman, Or I have
lurked at my
neighbor's doorway,
yi[er x;t,P -l;[.w h'Via -l;[ yiBil h'T.pin -mia ? yiT.b'r'a
10
May my
wife grind for
another, And let
others kneel down over her.
!yirex]a !.W[.r.kIy 'hy,l'[.w yiT.via rex;a.l !;x.jiT
11
"For that would be a
lustful crime; Moreover, it would be an
iniquity punishable by
judges.
~yilyil.P !{w'[ ayih.w h'Miz a.Wh -yiK
12
"For it would be
fire that
consumes to
Abaddon, And would
uproot all my
increase.
yit'a.Wb.T -l'k.b.W leka{T !w{D;b]a -d;[ ayih vea yiK ? ver'v.t
13
"If I have
despised the
claim of my
male or
female slaves * When they
filed a
complaint against me,
yid'Mi[ ~'bir.B yit'm]a;w yiD.b;[ j;P.vim s;a.m,a -mia
14
What then could I
do when God arises? And
when He
calls me to
account,
what will I
answer Him?
d{q.pIy -yik.w lea ~.Wq'y -yiK h,f/[,a h'm.W ? .WN,byiv]a h'm
15
"Did not He who
made me in the
womb make him, And the
same one fashion us in the
womb?
~,x,r'B .WN,nUk.y;w .Wh'f'[ yinef{[ !,j,B;b -a{l]h ? d'x,a
16
"If I have
kept the
poor from their
desire, Or have caused the
eyes of the
widow to
fail,
h'n'm.l;a yenye[.w ~yiL;D #,pexem [;n.m,a -mia ? h,L;k]a
17
Or have
eaten my
morsel alone, And the
orphan has not
shared * it
h'N,Mim ~w{t'y l;k'a -a{l.w yiD;b.l yiTiP l;k{a.w
18
(But from my
youth he
grew up with me as with a
father, And from
infancy * I
guided her),
h'N,x.n;a yiMia !,j,Bim.W b'a.k yin;led.G y;r.W[.Nim yiK
19
If I have
seen anyone
perish for
lack of
clothing, Or that the
needy had no covering,
t.Ws.K !yea.w v.Wb.l yil.Bim debw{a h,a.r,a -mia ? !w{y.b,a'l
20
If his
loins have not
thanked me, And if he has not been
warmed with the
fleece of my
sheep,
~'M;x.tIy y;f'b.K zeGim.W w{c'l]x yin.Wk]reb a{l -mia
21
If I have
lifted up my
hand against the
orphan,
Because I
saw I had
support in the
gate,
h,a.r,a -yiK yid'y ~w{t'y -l;[ yitw{pyin]h -mia ? yit'r.z,[ r;[;V;b
22
Let my
shoulder fall from the
socket, And my
arm be
broken off at the
elbow.
reb'Vit h'n'Qim yi[{r.z,a.w lw{Pit h'm.kiVim yipet.K
23
"For
calamity from
God is a
terror to me, And
because of His
majesty I
can do nothing.
l'k.Wa a{l w{tea.Fim.W lea dyea y;lea d;x;p yiK
24
"If I have
put my
confidence in
gold, And
called fine gold my
trust,
yix;j.bim yiT.r;m'a ~,t,K;l.w yil.siK b'h'z yiT.m;f -mia
25
If I have
gloated because my
wealth was
great, And
because my
hand had
secured so
much;
ryiB;k -yik.w yilyex b;r -yiK x;m.f,a -mia ? yid'y h'a.c'm
26
If I have
looked at the
sun when it
shone Or the
moon going in
splendor,
.$el{h r'q'y ;xer'y.w leh'y yiK rw{a h,a.r,a -mia
27
And my
heart became secretly enticed, And my
hand threw a
kiss from my
mouth,
yip.l yid'y q;ViT;w yiBil r,teS;B .T.piY;w
28
That
too would have been an
iniquity calling for
judgment, For I would have
denied God above *.
lea'l yiT.v;xik -yiK yilyil.P !{w'[ a.Wh -m;G ? l;['Mim
29
"Have I
rejoiced at the
extinction of my
enemy, Or
exulted when evil befell him?
w{a'c.m -yiK yiT.r;r{[.tih.w yia.n;f.m dyip.B x;m.f,a -mia ? ['r
30
"No, I have not
allowed my
mouth to
sin By
asking for his
life in a
curse.
w{v.p;n h'l'a.B l{a.vil yiKix a{j]x;l yiT;t'n -a{l.w
31
"Have the
men of my
tent not
said,
'Who can
find one who has not been
satisfied with his
meat '?
w{r'f.Bim<01320!> !eTIy -yim yil\h'a yet.m .Wr.m'a a{l -mia ? ['B.fin a{l
32
"The
alien has not
lodged outside, For I have
opened my
doors to the
traveler.
x'T.p,a x;r{a'l y;t'l.D reG !yil'y -a{l #.Wx;B
33
"Have I
covered my
transgressions like
Adam, By
hiding my
iniquity in my
bosom,
yiBUx.B !w{m.jil y'['v.P ~'d'a.k yityiSiK -mia ? yin{w][
34
Because I
feared the
great multitude, And the
contempt of
families terrified me, And
kept silent and did not
go out of
doors?
tw{x'P.vim -z.Wb.W h'B;r !w{m'h #w{r/[,a yiK ? x;t'p aecea -a{l ~{D,a'w yineTix.y
35
"Oh * that I
had one to
hear me!
Behold,
here is my
signature; Let the
Almighty answer me! And the
indictment which my
adversary has
written,
yinen][;y y;D;v yiw'T -n,h yil ;[em{v yil -n,TIy yim ? yibyir vyia b;t'K r,pes.w
36
Surely * I would
carry it on my
shoulder, I would
bind it to myself like a
crown.
tw{r'j][ .WN,d.n,[,a .WN,a'F,a yim.kiv -l;[ a{l -mia ? yil
37
"I would
declare to Him the
number of my
steps;
Like a
prince I would
approach Him.
.WN,b]r'q]a dyig'n -w{m.K .WN,dyiG;a y;d'[.c r;P.sim
38
"If my
land cries out
against me, And its
furrows weep together;
!.Wy'K.bIy 'hy,m'l.T d;x;y.w q'[.zit yit'm.d;a y;l'[ -mia
39
If I have
eaten its
fruit without money, Or have caused its
owners to
lose their
lives,
'hy,l'[.B v,p,n.w @,s'k -yil.b yiT.l;k'a H'x{K -mia ? yiT.x'Pih
40
Let
briars grow instead of
wheat, And
stinkweed instead of
barley." The
words of
Job are
ended.
h'v.a'b h'r{[.f -t;x;t.w ;xw{x aecey h'Jix t;x;T ? bw{Yia yer.biD .WM;T