Interlinear Bible - Job 21

1 Then Job answered,

r;ma{Y;w bw{Yia !;[;Y;w

2 "Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your way of consolation.

~,kyet{m.Wx.n;T ta{z -yih.t.W yit'Lim ;[w{m'v .W[.miv

3 "Bear with me that I may speak; Then after I have spoken, you may mock.

gyi[.l;t yir.B;D r;x;a.w reB;d]a yik{n'a.w yin.Wa'f

4 "As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient?

r;c.qit -a{l ;[.WD;m -mia.w yixyif ~'d'a.l yik{n'a,h ? yix.Wr

5 "Look at me, and be astonished, And put your hand over your mouth.

h,P -l;[ d'y .Wmyif.w .WM;v'h.w y;lea -.Wn.P

6 "Even when I remember, I am disturbed, And horror takes hold of my flesh.

t.Wc'L;P yir'f.B z;x'a.w yiT.l'h.bin.w yiT.r;k'z -mia.w

7 "Why do the wicked still live, Continue on, also become very powerful?

lIy'x .Wr.b'G -m;G .Wq.t'[ .Wy.xIy ~yi['v.r ;[.WD;m

8 "Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes,

~,hyenye[.l ~,hyea'c/a,c.w ~'Mi[ ~,hyen.pil !w{k'n ~'[.r;z

9 Their houses are safe from fear, And the rod of God is not on them.

~,hyel][ ;Hw{l/a j,bev a{l.w d;x'Pim ~w{l'v ~,hyeT'B

10 "His ox mates without fail; His cow calves and does not abort.

a{l.w w{t'r'P jeL;p.T li[.g;y a{l.w r;Bi[ w{rw{v ? leK;v.t

11 "They send forth their little ones like the flock, And their children skip about.

!.WdeQ;r.y ~,hyed.l;y.w ~,hyelyiw][ !a{C;k .Wx.L;v.y

12 "They sing to the timbrel and harp And rejoice at the sound of the flute.

b'g.W[ lw{q.l .Wx.m.fIy.w rw{Nik.w @{t.K .Wa.fIy

13 "They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.

.WT'xey lw{a.v [;g,r.b.W ~,hyem.y bw{J;b .WL;b.y

14 "They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

'$y,k'r.D t;[;d.w .WN,Mim r.Ws lea'l .Wr.ma{Y;w ? .Wn.c'p'x a{l

15 'Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we entreat Him?'

yiK lyi[w{N -h;m.W .WN,d.b;[;n -yiK y;D;v -h;m ? w{B -[;G.pin

16 "Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

h'q]x'r ~yi['v.r t;c][ ~'b.Wj ~'d'y.b a{l !eh ? yiN,m

17 "How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their calamity fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?

~'dyea w{myel'[ a{b'y.w .$'[.dIy ~yi['v.r -ren h'M;K ? w{P;a.B qeL;x.y ~yil'b]x

18 "Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away?

.WT;b'n.G #{m.k.W ;x.Wr -yen.pil !,b,t.K .Wy.hIy ? h'p.Ws

19 "You say, 'God stores away a man's iniquity for his sons.' Let God repay him so that he may know it.

wy'lea ~eL;v.y w{nw{a wy'n'b.l -n{P.cIy ;Hw{l/a ? ['dey.w

20 "Let his own eyes see his decay, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

h,T.vIy y;D;v t;m]xem.W w{dyiK w{nye[ .Wa.rIy

21 "For what does he care for his household after him, When the number of his months is cut off?

wy'v'd\x r;P.sim.W wy'r]x;a w{tyeb.B w{c.p,x -h;m yiK ? .Wc'CUx

22 "Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He judges those on high?

jw{P.vIy ~yim'r a.Wh.w t;['D -d,M;l.y lea.l;h

23 "One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and satisfied;

wyel'v.w !;n]a.l;v w{LUK w{MUT ~,c,[.B t.Wm'y h,z

24 His sides are filled out with fat, And the marrow of his bones is moist,

h,QUv.y wy'tw{m.c;[ ;x{m.W b'l'x .Wa.l'm wy'nyij][

25 While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting anything good.

h'bw{J;B l;k'a -a{l.w h'r'm v,p,n.B t.Wm'y h,z.w

26 "Together they lie down in the dust, And worms cover them.

~,hyel][ h,S;k.T h'Mir.w .Wb'K.vIy r'p'[ -l;[ d;x;y

27 "Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plans by which you would wrong me.

.Ws{m.x;T y;l'[ tw{Miz.m.W ~,kyetw{b.v.x;m yiT.[;d'y !eh

28 "For you say, 'Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?'

l,h{a heY;a.w byid'n -tyeb heY;a .Wr.ma{t yiK ? ~yi['v.r tw{n.K.vim

29 "Have you not asked wayfaring men, And do you not recognize their witness?

.WreK;n.t a{l ~'t{t{a.w .$,r'd yer.bw{[ ~,T.l,a.v a{l]h

30 "For the wicked is reserved for the day of calamity; They will be led forth at the day of fury.

tw{r'b][ ~w{y.l ['r .$,f'xey dyea ~w{y.l yiK ? .Wl'b.Wy

31 "Who will confront * * him with his actions, And who will repay him for what he has done?

h'f'[ -a.Wh.w w{K.r;D wy'n'P -l;[ dyiG;y -yim ? w{l -m,L;v.y yim

32 "While he is carried to the grave, Men will keep watch over his tomb.

dw{q.vIy vyid'G -l;[.w l'b.Wy tw{r'b.qil a.Wh.w

33 "The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all men will follow after him, While countless * ones go before him.

~'d'a -l'K wy'r]x;a.w l;x'n yeb.gir w{l -.Wq.t'm ? r'P.sim !yea wy'n'p.l.W .$w{v.mIy

34 "How then will you vainly comfort me, For your answers remain full of falsehood?"

l;['m -r;a.vin ~,kyet{b.Wv.t.W l,b'h yin.Wm]x;n.T .$yea.w