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Then
Elihu continued and
said,
r;ma{Y;w a.Whyil/a !;[;Y;w
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"Hear my
words, you
wise men, And
listen to me, you who
know.
yil .Wnyiz]a;h ~yi[.d{y.w y'Lim ~yim'k]x .W[.miv
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"For the
ear tests words As the
palate tastes food.
l{k/a,l ~;[.jIy .$ex.w !'x.biT !yiLim ]n,z{a -yiK
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"Let us
choose for ourselves
what is
right; Let us
know among ourselves
what is
good.
bw{J -h;m .Wnyenyeb h'[.den .Wn'L -h'r]x.bin j'P.vim
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"For
Job has
said, 'I am
righteous, But
God has
taken away my
right;
yij'P.vim ryiseh lea.w yiT.q;d'c bw{Yia r;m'a -yiK
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Should I
lie concerning my
right? My
wound is
incurable, though I am
without transgression.'
[;v'p -yil.b yiCix v.Wn'a beZ;k]a yij'P.vim -l;[
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"What man is like
Job,
Who drinks up
derision like
water,
~Iy'M;K g;[;L -h,T.vIy bw{Yia.K r,b,g -yim
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Who
goes in
company with the
workers of
iniquity, And
walks with
wicked men?
-yev.n;a -mi[ t,k,l'l.w !,w'a yel][{P -mi[ h'r.b,x.l x;r'a.w ? [;v,r
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"For he has
said, 'It
profits a
man nothing When he is
pleased with
God.'
~yih{l/a -mi[ w{t{c.riB r,b'G -n'K.sIy a{l r;m'a -yiK
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"Therefore,
listen to me, you
men of
understanding.
Far be it from
God to do
wickedness, And from the
Almighty to do
wrong.
[;v,rem lea'l h'lil'x yil .W[.miv b'bel ]yev]n;a !ek'l ? l,w'[em y;D;v.w
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"For He
pays a
man according to his
work, And makes him
find it according to his
way.
.WN,aic.m;y vyia x;r{a.k.W w{l -m,L;v.y ~'d'a l;[{p yiK
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"Surely *,
God will not
act wickedly, And the
Almighty will not
pervert justice.
te.W;[.y -a{l y;D;v.w ;[yiv.r;y -a{l lea ~'n.m'a -p;a ? j'P.vim
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"Who gave Him
authority over the
earth? And
who has
laid on Him the
whole world?
H'LUK lebeT ~'f yim.W h'c.r'a wy'l'[ d;q'p -yim
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"If He should
determine * to do so, If He should
gather to Himself His
spirit and His
breath,
wy'lea w{t'm.vin.w w{x.Wr w{Bil wy'lea ~yif'y -mia ? @{s/a,y
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All flesh would
perish together, And
man would
return to
dust.
b.Wv'y r'p'[ -l;[ ~'d'a.w d;x'y r'f'B -l'K [;w.gIy
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"But
if you have
understanding,
hear this;
Listen to the
sound of my
words.
lw{q.l h'nyiz]a;h ta{Z -h'[.miv h'nyiB -mia.w ? y'Lim
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"Shall one who
hates justice rule? And will you
condemn the
righteous mighty One,
ryiB;K qyiD;c -mia.w vw{b]x;y j'P.vim aenw{f @;a;h ? ;[yiv.r;T
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Who
says to a
king,
'Worthless one,' To
nobles,
'Wicked ones ';
~yibyid.n -l,a ['v'r l;['Yil.B .$,l,m.l r{m]a;h
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Who shows no partiality * to
princes Nor regards the
rich above the
poor, For they
all are the
work of His
hands?
;[w{v -r;Kin a{l.w ~yir'f yen.P a'f'n -a{l r,v]a ? ~'LUK wy'd'y hef][;m -yiK l'd -yen.pil
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"In a
moment they
die, and at
midnight * People are
shaken and
pass away, And the
mighty are
taken away without a
hand.
.Wr{b][;y.w ~'[ .Wv][{g.y h'l.y'l tw{c]x;w .WtUm'y [;g,r ? d'y.b a{l ryiB;a .Wryis'y.w
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"For His
eyes are upon the
ways of a
man, And He
sees all his
steps.
]wy'd'[.c -l'k.w vyia -yek.r;D -l;[ wy'nye[ -yiK ? h,a.rIy
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"There is
no darkness or
deep shadow Where the
workers of
iniquity may
hide themselves.
yel][{P ~'v r,t'Sih.l t,w'm.l;c !yea.w .$,v{x -nyea ? !,w'a
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"For He does not need to
consider a
man further, That he should
go before God in
judgment.
lea -l,a .${l]h;l dw{[ ~yif'y vyia -l;[ a{l yiK ? j'P.viM;B
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"He
breaks in pieces
mighty men without inquiry, And
sets others in their
place.
~yirex]a dem][;Y;w r,qex -a{l ~yiryiB;K ;[{r'y ? ~'T.x;T
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"Therefore He
knows their
works, And He
overthrows them in the
night, And they are
crushed.
.Wa'K;DIy.w h'l.y;l .$;p'h.w ~,hyed'B.[;m ryiK;y !ek'l
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"He
strikes them
like the
wicked In a
public place,
~yia{r ~w{q.miB ~'q'p.s ~yi['v.r -t;x;T
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Because * * they
turned aside from
following Him, And
had no regard for
any of His
ways;
wy'k'r.D -l'k.w wy'r]x;aem .Wr's !eK -l;[ r,v]a ? .WlyiK.fih a{l
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So that they caused the
cry of the
poor to
come to Him, And that He might
hear the
cry of the
afflicted -
~yiYin][ t;q][;c.w l'D -t;q][;c wy'l'[ ayib'h.l ? ['m.vIy
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When He
keeps quiet,
who then can
condemn? And when He
hides His
face,
who then can
behold Him, That is, in
regard to
both nation and
man?-
yim.W ~yin'P reT.s;y.w ;[iv.r;y yim.W jiq.v;y a.Wh.w ? d;x'y ~'d'a -l;[.w yw{G -l;[.w .WN,r.Wv.y
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So that
godless men would not
rule Nor be
snares of the
people.
~'[ yev.q{Mim @en'x ~'d'a .${l.Mim
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"For has anyone
said to
God, 'I have
borne chastisement; I will not
offend anymore;
l{B.x,a a{l yita'f'n r;m'a,h lea -l,a -yiK
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Teach me what I do not
see;
If I have
done iniquity, I will not
do it
again '?
yiT.l;['P l,w'[ -mia yiner{h h'T;a h,z/x,a yed][.liB ? @yis{a a{l
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"Shall He
recompense on your
terms,
because you have
rejected it? For you must
choose, and not I; Therefore
declare what you
know.
r;x.bit h'T;a -yiK 'T.s;a'm -yiK h'N,m.l;v.y '$.Mi[em;h ? reB;d 'T.[;d'y -h;m.W yin'a -a{l.w
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"Men of
understanding will
say to me, And a
wise man who
hears me,
;[em{v ~'k'x r,b,g.w yil .Wr.ma{y b'bel yev.n;a ? yil
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'Job speaks without knowledge, And his
words are
without wisdom.
lyeK.f;h.b a{l wy'r'b.d.W reB;d.y t;[;d.b -a{l bw{Yia
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'Job ought to be
tried to the
limit,
Because he
answers like
wicked men.
t{bUv.T -l;[ x;c,n -d;[ bw{Yia !ex'BIy yib'a ? !,w'a -yev.n;a.B
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'For he
adds rebellion to his
sin; He
claps his hands
among us, And
multiplies his
words against
God.' "
qw{P.sIy .WnyenyeB [;v,p w{ta'J;x -l;[ @yis{y yiK ? lea'l wy'r'm]a b,r,y.w