Job 6 אִיּוֹב

¹וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

vayya'an iyyov vayyomar

1Then Job answered and said:

²ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י והיתי [וְ֝הַוָּתִ֗י] בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃

lu shakol yishakel ka'si vehavvati bemoznayim yisu-yachad

2Oh that my vexation were but weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances altogether!

³כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃

ki-atta mechol yammim yikhbad al-ken devaray la'u

3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; therefore are my words broken.

⁴כִּ֤י חִצֵּ֪י שַׁדַּ֡י עִמָּדִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲ֭מָתָם שֹׁתָ֣ה רוּחִ֑י בִּעוּתֵ֖י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃

ki chitze shadday immadi asher chamatam shota ruchi bi'ute eloah ya'arkhuni

4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof my spirit drinketh up; the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

⁵הֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּ֥רֶא עֲלֵי־דֶ֑שֶׁא אִ֥ם יִגְעֶה־שּׁ֝֗וֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ׃

hayinhak-pere ale-deshe im yig'e-shor al-belilo

5Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

⁶הֲיֵאָכֵ֣ל תָּ֭פֵל מִבְּלִי־מֶ֑לַח אִם־יֶשׁ־טַ֝֗עַם בְּרִ֣יר חַלָּמֽוּת׃

haye'akhel tafel mibbeli-melach im-yesh-ta'am berir challamut

6Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the juice of mallows?

⁷מֵאֲנָ֣ה לִנְגּ֣וֹעַ נַפְשִׁ֑י הֵ֝֗מָּה כִּדְוֵ֥י לַחְמִֽי׃

me'ana lingoa nafshi hemma kidve lachmi

7My soul refuseth to touch them; they are as the sickness of my flesh.

⁸מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן תָּב֣וֹא שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י יִתֵּ֥ן אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃

mi-yitten tavo she'elati vetikvati yitten eloah

8Oh that I might have my request, and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! .

⁹וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃

veyo'el eloah vidakke'eni yatter yado vivatze'eni

9Even that it would please God to crush me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!

¹⁰וּ֥תְהִי ע֨וֹד ׀ נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה בְ֭חִילָה לֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל כִּי־לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃

utehi od nechamati va'asalleda vechila lo yachmol ki-lo khichadti imre kadosh

10Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would exult in pain, though He spare not; For I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

¹¹מַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃

ma-kochi khi-ayachel uma-kitzi ki-a'arikh nafshi

11What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be patient?

¹²אִם־כֹּ֣חַ אֲבָנִ֣ים כֹּחִ֑י אִֽם־בְּשָׂרִ֥י נָחֽוּשׁ׃

im-koach avanim kochi im-besari nachush

12Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass?

¹³הַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

ha'im en ezrati vi vetushiyya niddecha mimmenni

13Is it that I have no help in me, and that sound wisdom is driven quite from me?

¹⁴לַמָּ֣ס מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ חָ֑סֶד וְיִרְאַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲזֽוֹב׃

lammas mere'ehu chased veyir'at shadday ya'azov

14To him that is ready to faint kindness is due from his friend, Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

¹⁵אַ֭חַי בָּגְד֣וּ כְמוֹ־נָ֑חַל כַּאֲפִ֖יק נְחָלִ֣ים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃

achay bagdu khemo-nachal ka'afik nechalim ya'avoru

15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that overflow,

¹⁶הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים מִנִּי־קָ֑רַח עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־שָֽׁלֶג׃

hakkodrim minni-karach alemo yit'allem-shaleg

16Which are black by reason of the ice, And wherein the snow hideth itself;

¹⁷בְּ֭עֵת יְזֹרְב֣וּ נִצְמָ֑תוּ בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ נִדְעֲכ֥וּ מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃

be'et yezorvu nitzmatu bechummo nid'akhu mimmekomam

17What time they wax warm, they vanish, When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

¹⁸יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ אָרְח֣וֹת דַּרְכָּ֑ם יַעֲל֖וּ בַתֹּ֣הוּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃

yillaftu archot darkam ya'alu vattohu veyovedu

18The paths of their way do wind, They go up into the waste, and are lost.

¹⁹הִ֭בִּיטוּ אָרְח֣וֹת תֵּמָ֑א הֲלִיכֹ֥ת שְׁ֝בָ֗א קִוּוּ־לָֽמוֹ׃

hibbitu archot tema halikhot sheva kivvu-lamo

19The caravans of Tema looked, The companies of Sheba waited for them—

²⁰בֹּ֥שׁוּ כִּֽי־בָטָ֑ח בָּ֥אוּ עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃

boshu ki-vatach bau adeha vayyechparu

20They were ashamed because they had hoped; They came thither, and were confounded.

²¹כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה הֱיִ֣יתֶם לא [ל֑וֹ] תִּֽרְא֥וּ חֲ֝תַ֗ת וַתִּירָֽאוּ׃

ki-atta heyitem lo tiru chatat vattirau

21For now ye are become His; Ye see a terror, and are afraid.

²²הֲֽכִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי הָ֣בוּ לִ֑י וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם שִׁחֲד֥וּ בַעֲדִֽי׃

hakhi-amarti havu li umikkochakhem shichadu va'adi

22Did I say: ‘Give unto me’? Or: ‘Offer a present for me of your substance’?

²³וּמַלְּט֥וּנִי מִיַּד־צָ֑ר וּמִיַּ֖ד עָרִיצִ֣ים תִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃

umalletuni miyyad-tzar umiyyad aritzim tifduni

23or: ‘Deliver me from the adversary’s hand’? Or: ‘Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors’?

²⁴ה֭וֹרוּנִי וַאֲנִ֣י אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ וּמַה־שָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִי הָבִ֥ינוּ לִֽי׃

horuni va'ani acharish uma-shagiti havinu li

24Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

²⁵מַה־נִּמְרְצ֥וּ אִמְרֵי־יֹ֑שֶׁר וּמַה־יּוֹכִ֖יחַ הוֹכֵ֣חַ מִכֶּֽם׃

ma-nimretzu imre-yosher uma-yokhiach hokheach mikkem

25How forcible are words of uprightness! But what doth your arguing argue?

²⁶הַלְהוֹכַ֣ח מִלִּ֣ים תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ אִמְרֵ֥י נֹאָֽשׁ׃

halhokhach millim tachshovu uleruach imre no'ash

26Do ye hold words to be an argument, But the speeches of one that is desperate to be wind?

²⁷אַף־עַל־יָת֥וֹם תַּפִּ֑ילוּ וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ עַל־רֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃

af-al-yatom tappilu vetikhru al-re'akhem

27Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, And dig a pit for your friend.

²⁸וְ֭עַתָּה הוֹאִ֣ילוּ פְנוּ־בִ֑י וְעַל־פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם אִם־אֲכַזֵּֽב׃

ve'atta ho'ilu fenu-vi ve'al-penekhem im-akhazzev

28Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face.

²⁹שֻֽׁבוּ־נָ֭א אַל־תְּהִ֣י עַוְלָ֑ה ושבי [וְשׁ֥וּבוּ] ע֝וֹד צִדְקִי־בָֽהּ׃

shuvu-na al-tehi avla veshuvu od tzidki-vah

29Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

³⁰הֲיֵשׁ־בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י עַוְלָ֑ה אִם־חִ֝כִּ֗י לֹא־יָבִ֥ין הַוּֽוֹת׃

hayesh-bilshoni avla im-chikki lo-yavin havvot

30Is there injustice on my tongue? Cannot my taste discern crafty devices?