2
"Oh that my
grief were
actually weighed And
laid in the
balances together with my
calamity!
~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
then it would be
heavier than the
sand of the
seas;
Therefore * my
words have
been rash.
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, Their
poison my
spirit drinks; The
terrors of
God are
arrayed 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
"Does the
wild donkey bray over his
grass,
Or does the
ox low 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
something tasteless 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
"My
soul refuses to
touch them; They are like
loathsome food to me.
yim.x;l yew.diK h'Meh yiv.p;n ;[w{G.nil h'n]aem
8
"Oh * that my
request might
come to
pass, And that
God would
grant my
longing!
;Hw{l/a !eTIy yit'w.qit.w<08615!> yit'l/a,v aw{b'T !eTIy -yim
9
"Would that
God were
willing to
crush me, That He would
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
"But it is
still my
consolation, And I
rejoice in
unsparing * pain, That I have not
denied 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
wait? And
what is my
end, that I should
endure *?
.$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 bronze?
v.Wx'n yir'f.B -mia yix{K ~yin'b]a ;x{K -mia
13
"Is it that my
help is not within me, And that
deliverance is
driven from me?
yiN,Mim h'x.Din h'YivUt.w yib yit'r.z,[ !yea ~ia;h
14
"For the
despairing man there should be
kindness from his
friend; So that he does not
forsake 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
brothers have
acted deceitfully like a
wadi, Like the
torrents of
wadis which
vanish,
.Wr{b][;y ~yil'x.n qyip]a;K l;x'n -w{m.k .Wd.g'B y;x;a
16
Which are
turbid because of
ice And into which the
snow melts.
g,l'v -m,L;[.tIy w{myel'[ x;r'q -yiNim ~yir.d{Q;h
17
"When they
become waterless, they are
silent, When it is
hot, they
vanish from their
place.
~'mw{q.Mim .Wk][.din w{MUx.B .Wt'm.cin .Wb.r{z.y te[.B
18
"The
paths of their
course wind along, They
go up into
nothing and
perish.
.Wdeba{y.w .Wh{T;b .Wl][;y ~'K.r;D tw{x.r'a .Wt.p'LIy
19
"The
caravans of
Tema looked, The
travelers of
Sheba hoped for them.
w{m'l -.W.Wiq a'b.v t{kyil]h a'meT tw{x.r'a .WjyiBih
20
"They were
disappointed for they had
trusted, They
came there and were
confounded.
.Wr'P.x,Y;w 'hy,d'[ ].Wa'B x'j'b -yiK .Wv{B
21
"Indeed, you have
now become such, You
see a
terror and are
afraid.
.Wa'ryiT;w t;t]x .Wa.riT a{l ~,tyIy/h h'T;[ -yiK
22
"Have I
said,
'Give me something,' Or,
'Offer a
bribe for me from your
wealth,'
yid][;b .Wd]xiv ~,k]x{Kim.W yil .Wb'h yiT.r;m'a -yik]h
23
Or,
'Deliver me from the
hand of the
adversary,' Or,
'Redeem me from the
hand of the
tyrants '?
yin.WD.piT ~yicyir'[ d;Yim.W r'c -d;Yim yin.Wj.L;m.W
24
"Teach me, and I will be
silent; And
show me
how I have
erred.
.Wnyib'h yityig'V -h;m.W vyir]x;a yin]a;w yin.Wrw{h ? yil
25
"How painful are
honest words! But
what does your
argument prove?
;xyikw{Y -h;m.W r,v{y -yer.mia<0561!> .Wc.r.miN -h;m ? ~,Kim ;xekw{h
26
"Do you
intend to
reprove my
words, When the
words of one in
despair belong to the
wind?
v'a{n yer.mia ;x.Wr.l.W .Wb{v.x;T ~yiLim x;kw{h.l;h
27
"You would
even cast lots for the
orphans And
barter over your
friend.
~,k][yer -l;[ .Wr.kit.w .WlyiP;T ~w{t'y -l;[ -p;a
28
"Now please look at me, And see
if I
lie to your
face.
~,kyen.P -l;[.w yib -.Wn.p .Wlyiaw{h h'T;[.w ? beZ;k]a -mia
29
"Desist now, let there be
no injustice; Even
desist, my
righteousness is
yet in it.
H'b -yiq.dic dw{[ yibUv.w h'l.w;[ yih.T -l;a a'n -.WbUv
30
"Is
there injustice on my
tongue?
Cannot my
palate discern calamities?
!yib'y -a{l yiKix -mia h'l.w;[ yinw{v.liB -vey]h ? tw{.W;h