Job 8 אִיּוֹב

¹וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י וַיֹאמַֽר׃

vayya'an bildad hashuchi vayomar

1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:

²עַד־אָ֥ן תְּמַלֶּל־אֵ֑לֶּה וְר֥וּחַ כַּ֝בִּיר אִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃

ad-an temallel-elle veruach kabbir imre-fikha

2How long wilt thou speak these things, Seeing that the words of thy mouth are as a mighty wind?

³הַ֭אֵל יְעַוֵּ֣ת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְאִם־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יְעַוֵּֽת־צֶֽדֶק׃

ha'el ye'avvet mishpat ve'im-shadday ye'avvet-tzedek

3Doth God pervert judgment? Or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

⁴אִם־בָּנֶ֥יךָ חָֽטְאוּ־ל֑וֹ וַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗ם בְּיַד־פִּשְׁעָֽם׃

im-banekha chatu-lo vayshallechem beyad-pish'am

4If thy children sinned against Him, He delivered them into the hand of their transgression.

⁵אִם־אַ֭תָּה תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃

im-atta teshacher el-el ve'el-shadday titchannan

5If thou wouldest seek earnestly unto God, And make thy supplication to the Almighty;

⁶אִם־זַ֥ךְ וְיָשָׁ֗ר אָ֥תָּה כִּי־עַ֭תָּה יָעִ֣יר עָלֶ֑יךָ וְ֝שִׁלַּ֗ם נְוַ֣ת צִדְקֶֽךָ׃

im-zakh veyashar atta ki-atta ya'ir alekha veshillam nevat tzidkekha

6If thou wert pure and upright; Surely now He would awake for thee, And make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

⁷וְהָיָ֣ה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ מִצְעָ֑ר וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃

vehaya reshitkha mitz'ar ve'acharitkha yisge me'od

7And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy end should greatly increase.

⁸כִּֽי־שְׁאַל־נָ֭א לְדֹ֣ר רִישׁ֑וֹן וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ן לְחֵ֣קֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם׃

ki-she'al-na ledor rishon vekhonen lecheker avotam

8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out—

⁹כִּֽי־תְמ֣וֹל אֲ֭נַחְנוּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע כִּ֤י צֵ֖ל יָמֵ֣ינוּ עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

ki-temol anachnu velo neda' ki tzel yamenu ale-aretz

9For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow—

¹⁰הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם י֭וֹרוּךָ יֹ֣אמְרוּ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗ם יוֹצִ֥אוּ מִלִּֽים׃

halo-hem yorukha yomru lakh umillibbam yotziu millim

10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?

¹¹הֲיִֽגְאֶה־גֹּ֭מֶא בְּלֹ֣א בִצָּ֑ה יִשְׂגֶּה־אָ֥חוּ בְלִי־מָֽיִם׃

hayig'e-gome belo vitza yisge-achu veli-mayim

11Can the rush shoot up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water?

¹²עֹדֶ֣נּוּ בְ֭אִבּוֹ לֹ֣א יִקָּטֵ֑ף וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָל־חָצִ֣יר יִיבָֽשׁ׃

odennu ve'ibbo lo yikkatef velifne khal-chatzir yivash

12Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, It withereth before any other herb.

¹³כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל־שֹׁ֣כְחֵי אֵ֑ל וְתִקְוַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף תֹּאבֵֽד׃

ken archot kal-shokhche el vetikvat chanef toved

13So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish;

¹⁴אֲשֶׁר־יָק֥וֹט כִּסְל֑וֹ וּבֵ֥ית עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃

asher-yakot kislo uvet akkavish mivtacho

14Whose confidence is gossamer, And whose trust is a spider’s web.

¹⁵יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן עַל־בֵּ֭יתוֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑ד יַחֲזִ֥יק בּ֝֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יָקֽוּם׃

yisha'en al-beto velo ya'amod yachazik bo velo yakum

15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand; He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

¹⁶רָטֹ֣ב ה֭וּא לִפְנֵי־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְעַ֥ל גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹ תֵצֵֽא׃

ratov hu lifne-shamesh ve'al gannato yonakto tetze

16He is green before the sun, And his shoots go forth over his garden.

¹⁷עַל־גַּ֭ל שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ בֵּ֖ית אֲבָנִ֣ים יֶחֱזֶֽה׃

al-gal sharashav yesubbakhu bet avanim yecheze

17His roots are wrapped about the heap, He beholdeth the place of stones.

¹⁸אִם־יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃

im-yevalle'ennu mimmekomo vekhichesh bo lo re'itikha

18If he be destroyed from his place, Then it shall deny him: ‘I have not seen thee.’

¹⁹הֶן־ה֭וּא מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וּ֝מֵעָפָ֗ר אַחֵ֥ר יִצְמָֽחוּ׃

hen-hu mesos darko ume'afar acher yitzmachu

19Behold, this is the joy of his way, And out of the earth shall others spring.

²⁰הֶן־אֵ֭ל לֹ֣א יִמְאַס־תָּ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יַ֝חֲזִ֗יק בְּיַד־מְרֵעִֽים׃

hen-el lo yim'as-tam velo-yachazik beyad-mere'im

20Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, Neither will He uphold the evil-doers;

²¹עַד־יְמַלֵּ֣ה שְׂח֣וֹק פִּ֑יךָ וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ תְרוּעָֽה׃

ad-yemalle sechok pikha usefatekha teru'a

21Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.

²²שֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֹ֖הֶל רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

son'ekha yilbeshu-voshet ve'ohel resha'im enennu

22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.