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Job

Chapter 24
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): madּ֗u'a mi֭shshּadּay lo'-nitzepּen֣u 'itּi֑ym vyd'v ve֝yode'a֗yv lo'-cha֥zu yamaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why does the Almighty not set times for judgement? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?"

מַדּ֗וּעַ מִ֭שַּׁדַּי לֹא־נִצְפְּנ֣וּ עִתִּ֑ים וידעו וְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יו לֹא־חָ֥זוּ יָמָֽיו׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּebul֥ot yashsּi֑ygu 'e֥der gּa֝zel֗u vayּire'ֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Men move boundary stones; they pasture flocks they have stolen."

גְּבֻל֥וֹת יַשִּׂ֑יגוּ עֵ֥דֶר גָּ֝זְל֗וּ וַיִּרְעֽוּ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): cham֣or yetomi֣ym yineha֑gu ya֝chebּel֗u shsh֣or 'alemanaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They drive away the orphan’s donkey and take the widow’s ox in pledge."

חֲמ֣וֹר יְתוֹמִ֣ים יִנְהָ֑גוּ יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ שׁ֣וֹר אַלְמָנָֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yatּ֣u 'ebeyoni֣ym midּa֑reke ya֥chad chu֝bּe'֗u 'aniyּey-'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They push the needy from the path and force all the poor of the land into hiding."

יַטּ֣וּ אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים מִדָּ֑רֶךְ יַ֥חַד חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ עֲנִיֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֤n pּera'i֨ym ׀ bּaֽmּidebּa֗r yatze'֣u bּe֭pa'olam meshshachare֣y latּa֑rep 'araba֥h l֥o le֝֗chem lanּe'ariֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labour of foraging for food; the wasteland provides food for their children."

הֵ֤ן פְּרָאִ֨ים ׀ בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥וֹ לֶ֝֗חֶם לַנְּעָרִֽים׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa֭shsּadeh bּeliyl֣o yqtzyrv yiqetz֑oru veke֖rem rashsha֣ yelaqּeֽshshu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They gather fodder in a field and glean in the vineyards of the wicked."

בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה בְּלִיל֣וֹ יקצירו יִקְצ֑וֹרוּ וְכֶ֖רֶם רָשָׁ֣ע יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ar֣om ya֭liynu mibּeli֣y leb֑ushsh ve'e֥yn kּe֝s֗ut bּaqּaraֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Lacking clothing, they spend the night naked; they have nothing to cover themselves in the cold."

עָר֣וֹם יָ֭לִינוּ מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת בַּקָּרָֽה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): mizּe֣rem hari֣ym yireta֑bu uֽmibּeli֥y ma֝chese֗h chibּequ-tzֽur׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They are drenched by mountain rains and hug the rocks for lack of shelter."

מִזֶּ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים יִרְטָ֑בוּ וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ־צֽוּר׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): yi֭gezelu mishshּo֣d yat֑om veֽ'al-'ani֥y yachebּoֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The fatherless child is snatched from the breast; the infant of the poor is seized for a debt."

יִ֭גְזְלוּ מִשֹּׁ֣ד יָת֑וֹם וְֽעַל־עָנִ֥י יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): ar֣om hi֭lּeku bּeli֣y leb֑ushsh u֝re'ebi֗ym na֣shse'u 'oֽmer׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Lacking clothes, they go about naked; they carry the sheaves, but still go hungry."

עָר֣וֹם הִ֭לְּכוּ בְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וּ֝רְעֵבִ֗ים נָ֣שְׂאוּ עֹֽמֶר׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeyn-shshurota֥m yatzehi֑yru yeqabi֥ym dּa֝rek֗u vayּitzemaֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They crush olives among the terraces; they tread the winepresses, yet suffer thirst."

בֵּין־שׁוּרֹתָ֥ם יַצְהִ֑ירוּ יְקָבִ֥ים דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ וַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֘'i֤yr meti֨ym ׀ yine'a֗qu veneֽpeshsh-chalali֥ym tּeshshaue֑'a ve֝'el֗ohּa lo'-yashsi֥ym tּipelaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing."

מֵ֘עִ֤יר מְתִ֨ים ׀ יִנְאָ֗קוּ וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־חֲלָלִ֥ים תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ לֹא־יָשִׂ֥ים תִּפְלָֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֤mּah ׀ hayu֮ bּeֽmorede֫y-'֥or loֽ'-hikּi֥yru deraka֑yv velo֥ ya֝shsheb֗u bּinetiybotaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths."

הֵ֤מָּה ׀ הָיוּ֮ בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־א֥וֹר לֹֽא־הִכִּ֥ירוּ דְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): la'֡or ya֘q֤um rotze֗cha yiֽqetal-'ani֥y ve'ebey֑on u֝balּa֗yelah yehi֣y kagּanּaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When daylight is gone, the murderer rises up and kills the poor and needy; in the night he steals like a thief."

לָא֡וֹר יָ֘ק֤וּם רוֹצֵ֗חַ יִֽקְטָל־עָנִ֥י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה יְהִ֣י כַגַּנָּֽב׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֤yn no'e֨p ׀ shsha֤meraֽh ne֣shshep le֭'mor lo'-teshshure֣niy 'a֑yin vese֖ter pּani֣ym yashsiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight; he says, 'No eye will see me,' and he keeps his face concealed."

וְעֵ֤ין נֹאֵ֨ף ׀ שָׁ֤מְרָֽה נֶ֣שֶׁף לֵ֭אמֹר לֹא־תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי עָ֑יִן וְסֵ֖תֶר פָּנִ֣ים יָשִֽׂים׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): chata֥r bּacho֗shsheke bּa֫tּi֥ym yoma֥m chitּemu-la֗mo lo'-ya֥de'u 'ֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"In the dark, men break into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they want nothing to do with the light."

חָתַ֥ר בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ בָּ֫תִּ֥ים יוֹמָ֥ם חִתְּמוּ־לָ֗מוֹ לֹא־יָ֥דְעוּ אֽוֹר׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y yachedּa֨v ׀ bּo֣qer la֣mo tzalema֑vet kּiֽy-ya֝kּi֗yr bּaleh֥ot tzalemaֽvet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For all of them, deep darkness is their morning; they make friends with the terrors of darkness."

כִּ֤י יַחְדָּ֨ו ׀ בֹּ֣קֶר לָ֣מוֹ צַלְמָ֑וֶת כִּֽי־יַ֝כִּ֗יר בַּלְה֥וֹת צַלְמָֽוֶת׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): qaֽl-h֤u ׀ 'al-pּeney-ma֗yim tּequlּa֣l cheleqata֣m bּa'a֑retz loֽ'-yi֝peneh dּe֣reke kּeramiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He is like scum on the face of the waters; his portion of the land is cursed, so that no one goes to the vineyards."

קַֽל־ה֤וּא ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֗יִם תְּקֻלַּ֣ל חֶלְקָתָ֣ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־יִ֝פְנֶה דֶּ֣רֶךְ כְּרָמִֽים׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): tziyּa֤h gam-cho֗m yigezel֥u meֽymey-shshe֗leg shshe'֣ol chataֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"As heat and drought snatch away the melted snow, so the grave snatches away those who have sinned."

צִיָּ֤ה גַם־חֹ֗ם יִגְזְל֥וּ מֵֽימֵי־שֶׁ֗לֶג שְׁא֣וֹל חָטָֽאוּ׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): yishshekּa֘che֤hu re֨chem ׀ meta֘q֤o rimּa֗h '֥od loֽ'-yizּake֑r vatּishshּabe֖r kּa'e֣tz 'avelaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; evil men are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree."

יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ רֶ֨חֶם ׀ מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ רִמָּ֗ה ע֥וֹד לֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֑ר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר כָּעֵ֣ץ עַוְלָֽה׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): ro'e֣h 'a֭qarah lo֣ tele֑d ve֝'alemana֗h lo֣ yeyetiֽyb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They prey on the barren and childless woman, and show no kindness to the widow."

רֹעֶ֣ה עֲ֭קָרָה לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְיֵטִֽיב׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): umashsha֣ke 'abּiyri֣ym bּekoch֑o ya֝q֗um veֽlo'-ya'ami֥yn bּaֽchayּiֽyn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But God drags away the mighty by his power; though they become established, they have no assurance of life."

וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ אַבִּירִ֣ים בְּכֹח֑וֹ יָ֝ק֗וּם וְֽלֹא־יַאֲמִ֥ין בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): yitּen-l֣o la֭betach veyishshּa'e֑n ve֝'eyne֗yhu 'al-dּarekeyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways."

יִתֶּן־ל֣וֹ לָ֭בֶטַח וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ן וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ עַל־דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): r֤omּu mּe'a֨t ׀ veֽ'eyne֗nּu veֽhumּek֗u kּakּo֥l yiqּapetz֑un ukero֖'shsh shshibּo֣let yimּaֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For a little while they are exalted, and then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain."

ר֤וֹמּוּ מְּעַ֨ט ׀ וְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּ וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ כַּכֹּ֥ל יִקָּפְצ֑וּן וּכְרֹ֖אשׁ שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת יִמָּֽלוּ׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'im-lo֣ 'e֭po mi֣y yakeziybe֑niy veyashse֥m le֝'a֗l milּatiֽy׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?"

וְאִם־לֹ֣א אֵ֭פוֹ מִ֣י יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי וְיָשֵׂ֥ם לְ֝אַ֗ל מִלָּתִֽי׃ס