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Job

Chapter 21
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'an 'iyּ֗ob vayּo'maֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Job replied:

וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'֣u shsha֭mo'a milּati֑y utehiy-zo֝֗'t tּanech֥umoֽteykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Listen carefully to my words; let this be the comfort you give me."

שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי־זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsa֭'uniy ve'anoki֣y 'adabּe֑r ve'acha֖r dּabּeri֣y tale'iֽyg׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, you may keep on mocking."

שָׂ֭אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר דַּבְּרִ֣י תַלְעִֽיג׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֭'anokiy le'ada֣m shsiychi֑y ve'im-ma֝dּ֗u'a lo'-tiqetza֥r ruchiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Is my complaint directed to a mortal? Why should I not be impatient?"

הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּenu-'ela֥y vehashsha֑mּu veshsi֖ymu ya֣d 'al-pּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Look at me and be appalled; clap your hand over your mouth."

פְּנוּ־אֵלַ֥י וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ וְשִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל־פֶּֽה׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'im-zaka֥retּiy venibeha֑letּiy ve'acha֥z bּe֝shsari֗y pּalּatzֽut׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body."

וְאִם־זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): madּ֣u'a reshsha'i֣ym yichey֑u 'a֝teq֗u gּam-gּa֥beru chaֽyil׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?"

מַדּ֣וּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם־גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): zare'a֤m nak֣on lipeneyhe֣m 'imּa֑m ve֝tze'etza'eyhe֗m le'eyneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They see their descendants established around them, their offspring before their eyes."

זַרְעָ֤ם נָכ֣וֹן לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑ם וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּatּeyhe֣m shshal֣om mipּa֑chad velo֤ shshe֖bet 'el֣ohּa 'aleyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Their homes are safe and free from fear; the rod of God is not on them."

בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshor֣o 'i֭bּar velo֣ yage'i֑l tּepalּe֥t pּa֝rat֗o velo֣ teshshakּeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Their bulls never fail to breed; their cows calve and do not miscarry."

שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeshshalּech֣u ka֭tzּo'n 'aviyleyhe֑m ve֝yaledeyhe֗m yeraqּedֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They send forth their children as a flock; their little ones dance about."

יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ כַ֭צֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): yi֭shse'u kּeto֣p vekinּ֑or ve֝yishsemech֗u leq֣ol 'ugaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They sing to the music of timbrel and harp; they make merry at the sound of the pipe."

יִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנּ֑וֹר וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְק֣וֹל עוּגָֽב׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): yblv yekalּ֣u batּ֣ob yemeyhe֑m u֝bere֗ga shshe'֣ol yechaֽtּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They spend their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace."

יבלו יְכַלּ֣וּ בַטּ֣וֹב יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע שְׁא֣וֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֣u la֭'el s֣ur mimּe֑nּu veda֥'at dּe֝rake֗yka lo֣ chapaֽtzenu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet they say to God, 'Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways."

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): mah-shshadּa֥y kּiֽy-naֽ'abede֑nּu umah-nּ֝o'i֗yl kּi֣y nipegּa'-bּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?'"

מַה־שַׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֤n lo֣ beyada֣m tuba֑m 'atza֥t re֝shsha'i֗ym ra֣chaqah meֽnּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But their prosperity is not in their own hands. Far be from me the counsel of the wicked."

הֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּamּa֤h ׀ ner-reshsha֘'i֤ym yide'a֗ke veyabo֣ 'ale֣ymo 'eyda֑m cha֝bali֗ym yechalּe֥q bּe'apּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out? How often does calamity come upon them, the fate God allots in his anger?"

כַּמָּ֤ה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): yihey֗u kּete֥ben lipeney-r֑ucha u֝kemo֗tz gּenaba֥tּu supaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?"

יִהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): el֗ohּa yitzepּon-lebana֥yv 'on֑o yeshshalּe֖m 'ela֣yv veyedaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"It is said, 'God stores up a man’s punishment for his children.' Let him repay the man himself, so that he will know it!"

אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָ֥יו אוֹנ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣יו וְיֵדָֽע׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): yire'֣u 'ynv 'eyna֣yv kּiyd֑o umechama֖t shshadּa֣y yishshetּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Let his own eyes see his destruction; let him drink the cup of the wrath of the Almighty."

יִרְא֣וּ עינו עֵינָ֣יו כִּיד֑וֹ וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y mah-chepetz֣o bּebeyt֣o 'achara֑yv umisepּa֖r chodashsha֣yv chutzּaֽtzu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For what does he care about the family he leaves behind when his allotted months come to an end?"

כִּ֤י מַה־חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): hale'e֥l yelamּed-dּa֑'at ve֝h֗u rami֥ym yishshepּֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can any one teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest?"

הַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד־דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): ze֗h ya֭mut bּe'e֣tzem tּumּ֑o kּu֝lּ֗o shshale'ana֥n veshshaleֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"One man dies in full vigour, completely secure and at ease,"

זֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭tiynayv male'֣u chala֑b umo֖cha 'atzemota֣yv yeshshuqּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"his body well nourished and his bones rich with marrow."

עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): veze֗h ya֭mut bּene֣peshsh mara֑h veloֽ'-'a֝ka֗l bּatּobaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good."

וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֭chad 'al-'apa֣r yishshekּa֑bu ve֝rimּa֗h tּekasּe֥h 'aleyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Side by side they lie in the dust, and worms cover them both."

יַ֭חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֣n ya֭da'etּiy macheshshebֽoteyke֑m u֝mezimּ֗ot 'ala֥y tּachemoֽsu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I know very well what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me."

הֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת עָלַ֥י תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y toֽ'mer֗u 'ayּe֥h beyt-nadi֑yb ve֝'ayּe֗h 'o֤hel ׀ mishshekּen֬ot reshsha'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You say, 'Where now is the nobleman’s house, the tents where the wicked dwelt?'"

כִּ֤י תֹֽאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית־נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): halo֣ shshe֭'eletּem '֣oberey da֑reke ve֝'otota֗m lo֣ tenakּeֽru׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Have you never questioned those who travel? Have you paid no attention to their reports, "

הֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם ע֣וֹבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y ley֣om 'e֭yd yecha֣shseke ra֑ ley֖om 'abar֣ot yubaֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"that the wicked man is spared from the day of calamity, that he is delivered from the day of wrath?"

כִּ֤י לְי֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְי֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-yagּi֣yd 'al-pּana֣yv dּarekּ֑o vehֽu'-'a֝shsa֗h mi֣y yeshshalּem-lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who denounces his conduct to his face? Who repays him for what he has done?"

מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד עַל־פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְהֽוּא־עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃

32
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭hu liqebar֣ot yuba֑l veֽ'al-gּadi֥yshsh yishsheqֽod׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He is carried to the grave, and a watch is kept over his tomb."

וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃

33
Phonetic (Hebrew): maֽtequ-l֗o rigebe֫y na֥chal ve֭'acharayv kּal-'ada֣m yimeshsh֑oke u֝lepana֗yv 'e֣yn misepּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The soil in the valley is sweet to him; everyone follows after him, and a countless throng goes before him."

מָֽתְקוּ־ל֗וֹ רִגְבֵ֫י נָ֥חַל וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כָּל־אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃

34
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve֭'eyke tּenacham֣uniy ha֑bel u֝teshshֽuboteyke֗m nishshe'ar-maֽ'al׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"So how can you console me with such empty words? Your answers are nothing but falsehood!"

וְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃ס