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Job

Chapter 5
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): qeֽra'-na֭ haye֣shsh 'one֑kּa ve'el-mi֖y miqּedoshshi֣ym tּipeneֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Call out if you like, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?"

קְֽרָא־נָ֭א הֲיֵ֣שׁ עוֹנֶ֑ךָּ וְאֶל־מִ֖י מִקְּדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּפְנֶֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-leֽ֭'eviyl yaharag-kּa֑'ashs u֝pote֗h tּami֥yt qine'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple."

כִּֽי־לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽniy-ra֭'iytiy 'evi֣yl mashsheri֑yshsh va'eqּ֖ob nave֣hu pite'oֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I myself have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed."

אֲֽנִי־רָ֭אִיתִי אֱוִ֣יל מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ וָאֶקּ֖וֹב נָוֵ֣הוּ פִתְאֹֽם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yirechaq֣u bana֣yv miyּe֑shsha veyiֽdּakּe'֥u ba֝shshּa֗'ar ve'e֣yn matzּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"His children are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender."

יִרְחֲק֣וּ בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֤r qetziyr֨o ׀ ra֘'e֤b yo'ke֗l ve'eֽl-mitzּinּi֥ym yiqּache֑hu veshsha'a֖p tzamּi֣ym cheylaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from among thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth."

אֲשֶׁ֤ר קְצִיר֨וֹ ׀ רָ֘עֵ֤ב יֹאכֵ֗ל וְאֶֽל־מִצִּנִּ֥ים יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ וְשָׁאַ֖ף צַמִּ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y ׀ lo'-yetze֣ me'apa֣r 'a֑ven u֝me'adama֗h lo'-yitzema֥ch 'amaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For hardship does not spring from the soil, nor does trouble sprout from the ground."

כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יֵצֵ֣א מֵעָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא־יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-'a֭dam le'ama֣l yulּa֑d ubeney-re֝֗shshep yagebּi֥yhu 'ֽup׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward."

כִּֽי־אָ֭דָם לְעָמָ֣ל יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי־רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ula֗m 'a֭niy 'edero֣shsh 'el-'e֑l ve'el-'e֝lohi֗ym 'ashsi֥ym dּiberatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But if I were in your place, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before him."

אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): oshse֣h ge֭dolot ve'e֣yn che֑qer ni֝pela'֗ot 'ad-'e֥yn misepּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted."

עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): hanּote֣n ma֭tar 'al-pּeney-'a֑retz veshsho֥leֽcha ma֝yim 'al-pּene֥y chutzֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He provides rain for the earth and sends water on the countryside."

הַנֹּתֵ֣ן מָ֭טָר עַל־פְּנֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַ מַ֝יִם עַל־פְּנֵ֥י חוּצֽוֹת׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): lashs֣um shshepali֣ym lemar֑om ve֝qoderi֗ym shsa֣gebu yeֽshsha'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The lowly he sets on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety."

לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֭per macheshsheb֣ot 'arumi֑ym veֽlo'-ta'ashse֥ynah ye֝deyhe֗m tּushshiyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success."

מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): loke֣d chakami֣ym bּe'arema֑m va'atza֖t nipetּali֣ym nimehaֽrah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the plans of the devious are swept away."

לֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּעָרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): yoma֥m yepagּeshshu-cho֑shsheke ve֝kalּa֗yelah yeֽmashsheshsh֥u baֽtzּahoraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Darkness comes upon them in the daytime; at noon they grope as in the night."

יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣shsha me֭chereb mipּiyhe֑m umiyּa֖d chaza֣q 'ebeyֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful."

וַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּehi֣y ladּa֣l tּiqeva֑h ve֝'ola֗tah qa֣petzah pּiֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth."

וַתְּהִ֣י לַדַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֤h 'ashshere֣y 'e֭noshsh yokiche֣nּֽu 'el֑ohּa umusa֥r shsha֝dּa֗y 'al-tּime'aֽs׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty."

הִנֵּ֤ה אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֱ֭נוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּ אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּמוּסַ֥ר שַׁ֝דַּ֗י אַל־תִּמְאָֽס׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y h֣u yake'i֣yb veyechebּa֑shsh yi֝mecha֗tz vydv veyada֥yv tּirepּeֽynah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For he wounds, but he also binds up; he strikes, but his hands also heal."

כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַכְאִ֣יב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ וידו וְיָדָ֥יו תִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeshshe֣shsh tza֭rot yatzּiyle֑kּa ubeshshe֓ba ׀ lo'-yigּa֖ bּeka֣ raֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you."

בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ צָ֭רוֹת יַצִּילֶ֑ךָּ וּבְשֶׁ֓בַע ׀ לֹא־יִגַּ֖ע בְּךָ֣ רָֽע׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֭ra'ab pּaֽdeka֣ mimּa֑vet u֝bemilechama֗h mi֣ydey chaֽreb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"In famine he will deliver you from death, and in battle from the power of the sword."

בְּ֭רָעָב פָּֽדְךָ֣ מִמָּ֑וֶת וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗ה מִ֣ידֵי חָֽרֶב׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeshsh֣ot la֭shshon tּechabe֑ veֽlo'-tiyra֥ mi֝shshּo֗d kּi֣y yabֽo'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes."

בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): leshsho֣d ulekapa֣n tּishsecha֑q uֽmechayּa֥t ha֝'a֗retz 'al-tּiyraֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the wild animals of the earth."

לְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'im-'abene֣y hashsּade֣h beriyte֑ka vechayּa֥t ha֝shsּade֗h hashshelemah-laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you."

כִּ֤י עִם־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה בְרִיתֶ֑ךָ וְחַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה הָשְׁלְמָה־לָֽךְ׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ֭yada'etּa kּiy-shshal֣om 'ahole֑ka uֽpaqadetּa֥ na֝veka velo֣ techetaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You will know that your tent is secure; you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing."

וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־שָׁל֣וֹם אָהֳלֶ֑ךָ וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥ נָ֝וְךָ וְלֹ֣א תֶחֱטָֽא׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽ֭yada'etּa kּiy-ra֣b zare'e֑ka ve֝tze'etza'e֗yka kּe'e֣shseb ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth."

וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּab֣o beke֣lach 'eley-qa֑ber kּa'al֖ot gּadi֣yshsh bּe'itּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"You will come to the grave in full vigour, like sheaves gathered in their season."

תָּב֣וֹא בְכֶ֣לַח אֱלֵי־קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh-zo֭'t chaqaren֥uha kּeֽn-hi֑y shshe֝ma'e֗nּah ve'atּa֥h daֽ'-laֽke׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself."

הִנֵּה־זֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן־הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע־לָֽךְ׃פ