Job 11 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1וַ֭יַּעַן צֹפַ֥ר הַֽנַּעֲמָתִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
vayya'an tzofar hanna'amati vayyomar
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:
2הֲרֹ֣ב דְּ֭בָרִים לֹ֣א יֵעָנֶ֑ה וְאִם־אִ֖ישׁ שְׂפָתַ֣יִם יִצְדָּֽק׃
harov devarim lo ye'ane ve'im-ish sefatayim yitzdak
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right?
3בַּ֭דֶּיךָ מְתִ֣ים יַחֲרִ֑ישׁו וַ֝תִּלְעַ֗ג וְאֵ֣ין מַכְלִֽם׃
baddekha metim yacharishv vattil'ag ve'en makhlim
Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, And thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
4וַ֭תֹּאמֶר זַ֣ךְ לִקְחִ֑י וּ֝בַ֗ר הָיִ֥יתִי בְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
vattomer zakh likchi uvar hayiti ve'enekha
And thou hast said: ‘My doctrine is pure, And I am clean in Thine eyes.’
5וְֽאוּלָ֗ם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן אֱל֣וֹהַּ דַּבֵּ֑ר וְיִפְתַּ֖ח שְׂפָתָ֣יו עִמָּֽךְ׃
veulam mi-yitten eloah dabber veyiftach sefatav immakh
But oh that God would speak, And open His lips against thee;
6וְיַגֶּד־לְךָ֨ ׀ תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת חָכְמָה֮ כִּֽי־כִפְלַ֪יִם לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה וְדַ֡ע כִּֽי־יַשֶּׁ֥ה לְךָ֥ אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ מֵעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃
veyagged-lekha ta'alumot chakhma ki-khiflayim letushiyya veda' ki-yashe lekha eloah me'avonekha
And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, That sound wisdom is manifold! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
7הַחֵ֣קֶר אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּמְצָ֑א אִ֤ם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית שַׁדַּ֣י תִּמְצָֽא׃
hacheker eloah timtza im ad-takhlit shadday timtza
Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
8גָּבְהֵ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם מַה־תִּפְעָ֑ל עֲמֻקָּ֥ה מִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹל מַה־תֵּדָֽע׃
gavhe shamayim ma-tif'al amukka misheol ma-teda'
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?
9אֲרֻכָּ֣ה מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִדָּ֑הּ וּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה מִנִּי־יָֽם׃
arukka me'eretz middah urechava minni-yam
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
10אִם־יַחֲלֹ֥ף וְיַסְגִּ֑יר וְ֝יַקְהִ֗יל וּמִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃
im-yachalof veyasgir veyakhil umi yeshivennu
If He pass by, and shut up, Or gather in, then who can hinder Him?
11כִּי־ה֭וּא יָדַ֣ע מְתֵי־שָׁ֑וְא וַיַּרְא־אָ֝֗וֶן וְלֹ֣א יִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃
ki-hu yada' mete-shav vayyar-aven velo yitbonan
For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?
12וְאִ֣ישׁ נָ֭בוּב יִלָּבֵ֑ב וְעַ֥יִר פֶּ֝֗רֶא אָדָ֥ם יִוָּלֵֽד׃
ve'ish navuv yillavev ve'ayir pere adam yivvaled
But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass’s colt is born a man.
13אִם־אַ֭תָּ֗ה הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖ אֵלָ֣יו כַּפֶּֽךָ׃
im-atta hakhinota libbekha ufarasta elav kappekha
If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him—
14אִם־אָ֣וֶן בְּ֭יָדְךָ הַרְחִיקֵ֑הוּ וְאַל־תַּשְׁכֵּ֖ן בְּאֹהָלֶ֣יךָ עַוְלָֽה׃
im-aven beyadkha harchikehu ve'al-tashken be'ohalekha avla
If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents—
15כִּי־אָ֤ז ׀ תִּשָּׂ֣א פָנֶ֣יךָ מִמּ֑וּם וְהָיִ֥יתָ מֻ֝צָ֗ק וְלֹ֣א תִירָֽא׃
ki-az tissa fanekha mimmum vehayita mutzak velo tira
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;
16כִּי־אַ֭תָּה עָמָ֣ל תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח כְּמַ֖יִם עָבְר֣וּ תִזְכֹּֽר׃
ki-atta amal tishkach kemayim avru tizkor
For thou shalt forget thy misery; Thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
17וּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִם יָק֣וּם חָ֑לֶד תָּ֝עֻ֗פָה כַּבֹּ֥קֶר תִּהְיֶֽה׃
umitzahorayim yakum chaled ta'ufa kabboker tihye
And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
18וּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּ כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ לָבֶ֥טַח תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃
uvatachta ki-yesh tikva vechafarta lavetach tishkav
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
19וְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּ וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד וְחִלּ֖וּ פָנֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃
veravatzta ve'en macharid vechillu fanekha rabbim
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20וְעֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃
ve'ene resha'im tikhlena umanos avad minhem vetikvatam mappach-nafesh
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee, And their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.