Job 20 אִיּוֹב
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1וַ֭יַּעַן צֹפַ֥ר הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
vayya'an tzofar hanna'amati vayyomar
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:
2לָ֭כֵן שְׂעִפַּ֣י יְשִׁיב֑וּנִי וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר ח֣וּשִׁי בִֽי׃
lakhen se'ippay yeshivuni uva'avur chushi vi
Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of mine agitation that is in me.
3מוּסַ֣ר כְּלִמָּתִ֣י אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וְ֝ר֗וּחַ מִֽבִּינָתִ֥י יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃
musar kelimmati eshma' veruach mibbinati ya'aneni
I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame, But out of my understanding my spirit answereth me.
4הֲזֹ֣את יָ֭דַעְתָּ מִנִּי־עַ֑ד מִנִּ֤י שִׂ֖ים אָדָ֣ם עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃
hazot yada'ta minni-ad minni sim adam ale-aretz
Knowest thou not this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,
5כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִקָּר֑וֹב וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃
ki rinnat resha'im mikkarov vesimchat chanef ade-raga'
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
6אִם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שִׂיא֑וֹ וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ לָעָ֥ב יַגִּֽיעַ׃
im-ya'ale lashamayim sio verosho la'av yaggia
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
7כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד רֹ֝אָ֗יו יֹאמְר֥וּ אַיּֽוֹ׃
kegelalo lanetzach yoved ro'av yomru ayyo
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; They that have seen him shall say: ‘Where is he?’
8כַּחֲל֣וֹם יָ֭עוּף וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן לָֽיְלָה׃
kachalom ya'uf velo yimtzauhu veyuddad kechezyon layla
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found; Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9עַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא־ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃
ayin shezafattu velo tosif velo-od teshurennu mekomo
The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.
10בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝יָדָ֗יו תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה אוֹנֽוֹ׃
banav yeratzu dallim veyadav tashevna ono
His children shall appease the poor, And his hands shall restore his wealth.
11עַ֭צְמוֹתָיו מָלְא֣וּ עלומו [עֲלוּמָ֑יו] וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ עַל־עָפָ֥ר תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃
atzmotav malu alumav ve'immo al-afar tishkav
His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust.
12אִם־תַּמְתִּ֣יק בְּפִ֣יו רָעָ֑ה יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃
im-tamtik befiv ra'a yakhchidenna tachat leshono
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue;
13יַחְמֹ֣ל עָ֭לֶיהָ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה בְּת֣וֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ׃
yachmol aleha velo ya'azvenna veyimna'enna betokh chikko
Though he spare it, and will not let it go, But keep it still within his mouth;
14לַ֭חְמוֹ בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
lachmo beme'av nehpakh merorat petanim bekirbo
Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.
15חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ אֵֽל׃
chayil bala' vayki'ennu mibbitno yorishennu el
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again; God shall cast them out of his belly.
16רֹאשׁ־פְּתָנִ֥ים יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃
rosh-petanim yinak tahargehu leshon ef'e
He shall suck the poison of asps; The viper’s tongue shall slay him.
17אַל־יֵ֥רֶא בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה׃
al-yere viflaggot nahare nachale devash vechem'a
He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and curd.
18מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃
meshiv yaga' velo yivla' kechel temurato velo ya'alos
That which he laboured for shall he give back, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.
19כִּֽי־רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃
ki-ritzatz azav dallim bayit gazal velo yivenehu
For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
20כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣ו בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט׃
ki lo-yada' shalev bevitno bachamudo lo yemallet
Because he knew no quietness within him, In his greed he suffered nought to escape,
21אֵין־שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃
en-sarid le'akhlo al-ken lo-yachil tuvo
There was nothing left that he devoured not— Therefore his prosperity shall not endure. .
22בִּמְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְקוֹ יֵ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ כָּל־יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃
bimlovt sifko yetzer lo kal-yad amel tevo'ennu
In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him.
23יְהִ֤י ׀ לְמַלֵּ֬א בִטְנ֗וֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח־בּ֭וֹ חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃
yehi lemalle vitno yeshallach-bo charon appo veyamter alemo bilchumo
It shall be for the filling of his belly; He shall cast the fierceness of His wrath upon him, And shall cause it to rain upon him into his flesh.
24יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃
yivrach minneshek barzel tachlefehu keshet nechusha
If he flee from the iron weapon, The bow of brass shall strike him through.
25שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֪א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃
shalaf vayyetze miggeva uvarak mimmerorato yahalokh alav emim
He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; Terrors are upon him.
26כָּל־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֪וּן לִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יו תְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־נֻפָּ֑ח יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃
kal-choshekh tamun litzpunav te'akhlehu esh lo-nuppach yera' sarid be'aholo
All darkness is laid up for his treasures; A fire not blown by man shall consume him; It shall go ill with him that is left in his tent.
27יְגַלּ֣וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם עֲוֺנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֶ֗רֶץ מִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥ה לֽוֹ׃
yegallu shamayim avono ve'eretz mitkomama lo
The heavens shall reveal his iniquity, And the earth shall rise up against him.
28יִ֭גֶל יְב֣וּל בֵּית֑וֹ נִ֝גָּר֗וֹת בְּי֣וֹם אַפּֽוֹ׃
yigel yevul beto niggarot beyom appo
The increase of his house shall depart, His goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנַחֲלַ֖ת אִמְר֣וֹ מֵאֵֽל׃
ze chelek-adam rasha' me'elohim venachalat imro me'el
This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.
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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.