Job 22 אִיּוֹב

¹וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

vayya'an elifaz hattemani vayyomar

1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:

²הַלְאֵ֥ל יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר כִּֽי־יִסְכֹּ֖ן עָלֵ֣ימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

hal'el yiskan-gaver ki-yiskon alemo maskil

2Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?

³הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּ֥ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃

hachefetz leshadday ki titzdak ve'im-betza' ki-tattem derakhekha

3Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?

⁴הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָ יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ יָב֥וֹא עִ֝מְּךָ֗ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

hamiyyir'atkha yokhichekha yavo immekha bammishpat

4Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, That He entereth with thee into judgment?

⁵הֲלֹ֣א רָעָֽתְךָ֣ רַבָּ֑ה וְאֵֽין־קֵ֝֗ץ לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃

halo ra'atkha rabba ve'en-ketz la'avonotekha

5Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?

⁶כִּֽי־תַחְבֹּ֣ל אַחֶ֣יךָ חִנָּ֑ם וּבִגְדֵ֖י עֲרוּמִּ֣ים תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃

ki-tachbol achekha chinnam uvigde arumim tafshit

6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, And stripped the naked of their clothing.

⁷לֹא־מַ֭יִם עָיֵ֣ף תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב תִּֽמְנַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃

lo-mayim ayef tashke umera'ev timna'-lachem

7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, And thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

⁸וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ׃

ve'ish zeroa lo ha'aretz unesu fanim yeshev bah

8And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, And as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,

⁹אַ֭לְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא׃

almanot shillachta rekam uzero'ot yetomim yedukka

9Thou hast sent widows away empty, And the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

¹⁰עַל־כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם׃

al-ken sevivotekha fachim vivahelkha pachad pit'om

10Therefore snares are round about thee, And sudden dread affrighted thee,

¹¹אוֹ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ לֹֽא־תִרְאֶ֑ה וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

o-choshekh lo-tir'e veshif'at-mayim tekhassekka

11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

¹²הֲֽלֹא־אֱ֭לוֹהַּ גֹּ֣בַהּ שָׁמָ֑יִם וּרְאֵ֤ה רֹ֖אשׁ כּוֹכָבִ֣ים כִּי־רָֽמּוּ׃

halo-eloah govah shamayim ure'e rosh kokhavim ki-rammu

12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!

¹³וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ מַה־יָּ֣דַֽע אֵ֑ל הַבְעַ֖ד עֲרָפֶ֣ל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃

ve'amarta ma-yada' el hav'ad arafel yishpot

13And thou sayest: ‘What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?

¹⁴עָבִ֣ים סֵֽתֶר־ל֭וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וְח֥וּג שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃

avim seter-lo velo yir'e vechug shamayim yithallakh

14Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; And He walketh in the circuit of heaven.’

¹⁵הַאֹ֣רַח עוֹלָ֣ם תִּשְׁמֹ֑ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר דָּרְכ֣וּ מְתֵי־אָֽוֶן׃

ha'orach olam tishmor asher darkhu mete-aven

15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

¹⁶אֲשֶֽׁר־קֻמְּט֥וּ וְלֹא־עֵ֑ת נָ֝הָ֗ר יוּצַ֥ק יְסוֹדָֽם׃

asher-kummetu velo-et nahar yutzak yesodam

16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream;

¹⁷הָאֹמְרִ֣ים לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּמַה־יִּפְעַ֖ל שַׁדַּ֣י לָֽמוֹ׃

ha'omrim la'el sur mimmennu uma-yif'al shadday lamo

17Who said unto God: ‘Depart from us’; And what could the Almighty do unto them?

¹⁸וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

vehu mille vattehem tov va'atzat resha'im rachaka menni

18Yet He filled their houses with good things— But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

¹⁹יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג־לָֽמוֹ׃

yiru tzaddikim veyismachu venaki yil'ag-lamo

19The righteous saw it, and were glad, And the innocent laugh them to scorn:

²⁰אִם־לֹ֣א נִכְחַ֣ד קִימָ֑נוּ וְ֝יִתְרָ֗ם אָ֣כְלָה אֵֽשׁ׃

im-lo nikhchad kimanu veyitram akhla esh

20’Surely their substance is cut off, And their abundance the fire hath consumed.’

²¹הַסְכֶּן־נָ֣א עִמּ֑וֹ וּשְׁלם בָּ֝הֶ֗ם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה׃

hasken-na immo ushelm bahem tevo'atkha tova

21Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; Thereby shall thine increase be good.

²²קַח־נָ֣א מִפִּ֣יו תּוֹרָ֑ה וְשִׂ֥ים אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃

kach-na mippiv tora vesim amarav bilvavekha

22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, And lay up His words in thy heart.

²³אִם־תָּשׁ֣וּב עַד־שַׁ֭דַּי תִּבָּנֶ֑ה תַּרְחִ֥יק עַ֝וְלָ֗ה מֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃

im-tashuv ad-shadday tibbane tarchik avla me'aholekha

23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up— If thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,

²⁴וְשִׁית־עַל־עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּבְצ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים אוֹפִֽיר׃

veshit-al-afar batzer uvetzur nechalim ofir

24And lay thy treasure in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;

²⁵וְהָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ וְכֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת לָֽךְ׃

vehaya shadday betzarekha vekhesef to'afot lakh

25And the Almighty be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee;

²⁶כִּי־אָ֭ז עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל־אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃

ki-az al-shadday tit'annag vetissa el-eloah panekha

26Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.

²⁷תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃

ta'tir elav veyishma'ekka unedarekha teshallem

27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, And thou shalt pay thy vows;

²⁸וְֽתִגְזַר־א֭וֹמֶר וְיָ֣קָם לָ֑ךְ וְעַל־דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ נָ֣גַֽהּ אֽוֹר׃

vetigzar-omer veyakam lakh ve'al-derakhekha nagah or

28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, And light shall shine upon thy ways.

²⁹כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃

ki-hishpilu vattomer geva veshach enayim yoshia

29When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: ‘There is lifting up’; For the humble person He saveth.

³⁰יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט אִֽי־נָקִ֑י וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃

yemallet i-naki venimlat bevor kappekha

30He delivereth him that is innocent, Yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.