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Job

Chapter 15
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֭yּa'an 'eliypa֥z haֽtּeymani֗y vayּo'maֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): heֽchaka֗m ya'ane֥h daֽ'at-r֑ucha viֽymalּe֖ qadi֣ym bּitenֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Would a wise man answer with empty notions or fill his belly with the hot east wind?"

הֶֽחָכָ֗ם יַעֲנֶ֥ה דַֽעַת־ר֑וּחַ וִֽימַלֵּ֖א קָדִ֣ים בִּטְנֽוֹ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): hoke֣cha bּe֭dabar lo֣ yisekּ֑on u֝milּi֗ym lo'-yo'i֥yl bּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Would he argue with useless words, with speeches that have no value?"

הוֹכֵ֣חַ בְּ֭דָבָר לֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹן וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל בָּֽם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ap-'a֭tּah tּape֣r yire'a֑h vetigera֥ shsi֝ycha֗h lipeney-'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But you even undermine piety and hinder devotion to God."

אַף־אַ֭תָּה תָּפֵ֣ר יִרְאָ֑ה וְתִגְרַ֥ע שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה לִפְנֵי־אֵֽל׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y ye'alּe֣p 'avoneka֣ pi֑yka ve֝tibecha֗r leshsh֣on 'arumiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty."

כִּ֤י יְאַלֵּ֣ף עֲוֺנְךָ֣ פִ֑יךָ וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): yareshshiֽy'aka֣ pi֣yka velo'-'a֑niy u֝shsepate֗yka ya'anu-baֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; your own lips testify against you."

יַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣ פִ֣יךָ וְלֹא־אָ֑נִי וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ יַעֲנוּ־בָֽךְ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hari'yshsh֣on 'a֭dam tּiuale֑d velipene֖y geba'֣ot cholaֽletּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Are you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?"

הֲרִאישׁ֣וֹן אָ֭דָם תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): habes֣od 'el֣oha tּishshema֑ vetigera֖ 'ele֣yka chakemaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Do you listen in on God’s council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?"

הַבְס֣וֹד אֱל֣וֹהַ תִּשְׁמָ֑ע וְתִגְרַ֖ע אֵלֶ֣יךָ חָכְמָֽה׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): mah-yּa֭da'etּa velo֣ neda֑ tּa֝bi֗yn veֽlo'-'imּa֥nu hֽu'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What do you know that we do not know? What insights do you have that we lack?"

מַה־יָּ֭דַעְתָּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע תָּ֝בִ֗ין וְֽלֹא־עִמָּ֥נוּ הֽוּא׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-shsa֣b gּam-yashshi֣yshsh bּa֑nu kּabּi֖yr me'abi֣yka yamiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The grey-headed and the aged are on our side, men even older than your father."

גַּם־שָׂ֣ב גַּם־יָשִׁ֣ישׁ בָּ֑נוּ כַּבִּ֖יר מֵאָבִ֣יךָ יָמִֽים׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): hame'a֣t mi֭mּeka tּanechum֣ot 'e֑l ve֝daba֗r la'a֥t 'imּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Are God’s consolations not enough for you, words spoken gently to you?"

הַמְעַ֣ט מִ֭מְּךָ תַּנְחֻמ֣וֹת אֵ֑ל וְ֝דָבָ֗ר לָאַ֥ט עִמָּֽךְ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): mah-yּiqּachaka֥ libּe֑ka uֽmah-yּirezem֥un 'eyneֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,"

מַה־יִּקָּחֲךָ֥ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּֽמַה־יִּרְזְמ֥וּן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-tashshi֣yb 'el-'e֣l ruche֑ka vehotze֖'ta mipּi֣yka milּiֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"so that you vent your rage against God and pour out such words from your mouth?"

כִּֽי־תָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־אֵ֣ל רוּחֶ֑ךָ וְהֹצֵ֖אתָ מִפִּ֣יךָ מִלִּֽין׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): maֽh-'en֥oshsh kּiֽy-yizekּe֑h vekiֽy-yi֝tzedּa֗q yel֣ud 'ishshּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous?"

מָֽה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־יִזְכֶּ֑ה וְכִֽי־יִ֝צְדַּ֗ק יְל֣וּד אִשָּֽׁה׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֣n bqdshv bּi֭qedoshshayv lo֣ ya'ami֑yn ve֝shshama֗yim lo'-zakּ֥u be'eynaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,"

הֵ֣ן בקדשו בִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיו לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ין וְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִם לֹא־זַכּ֥וּ בְעֵינָֽיו׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭p kּiֽy-nite'a֥b veֽne'ela֑ch 'iyshsh-shshote֖h kamּa֣yim 'avelaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water!"

אַ֭ף כִּֽי־נִתְעָ֥ב וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑ח אִישׁ־שֹׁתֶ֖ה כַמַּ֣יִם עַוְלָֽה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): achaveka֥ shsheֽmaֽ'-li֑y vezeֽh-cha֝zi֗ytiy va'asapּeֽrah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Listen to me and I will explain to you; let me tell you what I have seen,"

אֲחַוְךָ֥ שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י וְזֶֽה־חָ֝זִ֗יתִי וַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashsher-chakami֥ym yagּi֑ydu velo֥ kiֽ֝chad֗u me'abotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"what wise men have declared, hiding nothing received from their ancestors"

אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִ֥ים יַגִּ֑ידוּ וְלֹ֥א כִֽ֝חֲד֗וּ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): lahe֣m le֭badּam nitּena֣h ha'a֑retz velo'-'a֖bar za֣r bּetokaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"(to whom alone the land was given when no foreigners moved among them):"

לָהֶ֣ם לְ֭בַדָּם נִתְּנָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹא־עָ֖בַר זָ֣ר בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-yeme֣y ra֭shsha h֣u mitechole֑l umisepּa֥r shsha֝ni֗ym nitzepּen֥u le'ariֽytz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him."

כָּל־יְמֵ֣י רָ֭שָׁע ה֣וּא מִתְחוֹלֵ֑ל וּמִסְפַּ֥ר שָׁ֝נִ֗ים נִצְפְּנ֥וּ לֶעָרִֽיץ׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): qol-pּechadi֥ym bּe'azena֑yv bּa֝shshּal֗om shshode֥d yebo'eֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him."

קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים בְּאָזְנָ֑יו בַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹם שׁוֹדֵ֥ד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-ya'ami֣yn shsh֭ub minּiy-cho֑shsheke vtzpv vetzap֖uy h֣u 'eley-chaֽreb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword."

לֹא־יַאֲמִ֣ין שׁ֭וּב מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וצפו וְצָפ֖וּי ה֣וּא אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): no֘de֤d h֣u lalּe֣chem 'ayּe֑h yada֓ ׀ kּiֽy-nak֖on bּeyad֣o yֽom-choֽshsheke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He wanders as food for vultures; he knows that the day of darkness is at hand."

נֹ֘דֵ֤ד ה֣וּא לַלֶּ֣חֶם אַיֵּ֑ה יָדַ֓ע ׀ כִּֽי־נָכ֖וֹן בְּיָד֣וֹ יֽוֹם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeֽ֭ba'atuhu tza֣r umetzuqa֑h tּi֝teqepe֗hu kּeme֤leke ׀ 'ati֬yd lakּiydֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Distress and anguish overwhelm him; they overpower him, like a king ready for battle,"

יְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּ צַ֣ר וּמְצוּקָ֑ה תִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּ כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ ׀ עָתִ֬יד לַכִּידֽוֹר׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-nata֣h 'el-'e֣l yad֑o ve'el-shsha֝dּa֗y yitegּabּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"because he shakes his fist at God and defies the Almighty,"

כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה אֶל־אֵ֣ל יָד֑וֹ וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): yar֣utz 'ela֣yv bּetzaua֑'r bּa֝'abi֗y gּabּe֥y maֽginּaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"defiantly charging against him with a thick, strong shield."

יָר֣וּץ אֵלָ֣יו בְּצַוָּ֑אר בַּ֝עֲבִ֗י גַּבֵּ֥י מָֽגִנָּֽיו׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-kisּa֣h pana֣yv bּechelebּ֑o vayּa֖'ashs pּiyma֣h 'aley-kaֽsel׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh,"

כִּֽי־כִסָּ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ פִּימָ֣ה עֲלֵי־כָֽסֶל׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshekּ֤on ׀ 'a֘ri֤ym nikechad֗ot bּa֭tּiym lo'-ye֣shshebu la֑mo 'ashshe֖r hite'atּed֣u legalּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"he will inhabit ruined towns and live in abandoned houses, houses crumbling into heaps."

וַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן ׀ עָ֘רִ֤ים נִכְחָד֗וֹת בָּ֭תִּים לֹא־יֵ֣שְׁבוּ לָ֑מוֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר הִתְעַתְּד֣וּ לְגַלִּֽים׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-ye֭'eshshar velo'-yaq֣um cheyl֑o veloֽ'-yitּe֖h la'a֣retz minelaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land."

לֹֽא־יֶ֭עְשַׁר וְלֹא־יָק֣וּם חֵיל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יִטֶּ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ מִנְלָֽם׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-yas֨ur ׀ minּiy-cho֗shsheke yoֽ֭naqetּo tּeyabּe֣shsh shshaleha֑bet ve֝yas֗ur bּer֣ucha pּiֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away."

לֹֽא־יָס֨וּר ׀ מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ יֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת וְ֝יָס֗וּר בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-ya'ame֣n bshv bּashshּa֣yv nite'a֑h kּiy-shsha֝֗ve tּiheye֥h temuratֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return."

אַל־יַאֲמֵ֣ן בשו בַּשָּׁ֣יו נִתְעָ֑ה כִּי־שָׁ֝֗וְא תִּהְיֶ֥ה תְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃

32
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeֽlo'-y֭omo tּimּale֑ ve֝kipּat֗o lo֣ ra'anaֽnah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish."

בְּֽלֹא־י֭וֹמוֹ תִּמָּלֵ֑א וְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רַעֲנָֽנָה׃

33
Phonetic (Hebrew): yachemo֣s kּagּe֣pen bּiser֑o veyashshele֥ke kּa֝zּa֗yit nitzּatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms."

יַחְמֹ֣ס כַּגֶּ֣פֶן בִּסְר֑וֹ וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת נִצָּתֽוֹ׃

34
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'ada֣t chane֣p gּalem֑ud ve֝'e֗shsh 'akela֥h 'aֽholey-shshoֽchad׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes."

כִּֽי־עֲדַ֣ת חָנֵ֣ף גַּלְמ֑וּד וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אָֽהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד׃

35
Phonetic (Hebrew): haro֣h 'a֭mal veya֣lod 'a֑ven u֝bitena֗m tּaki֥yn miremaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit."

הָרֹ֣ה עָ֭מָל וְיָ֣לֹד אָ֑וֶן וּ֝בִטְנָ֗ם תָּכִ֥ין מִרְמָֽה׃ס