◄ Job 12 ►
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1Then Job answered and said:1וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
2“No doubt you are the people, And wisdom will die with you!2אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־ עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה׃
3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Indeed, who does not know such things as these?3גַּם־ לִ֤י לֵבָ֨ב ׀ כְּֽמוֹכֶ֗ם לֹא־ נֹפֵ֣ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּ֑ם וְאֶת־ מִי־ אֵ֥ין כְּמוֹ־ אֵֽלֶּה׃
4“I am one mocked by his friends, Who called on God, and He answered him, The just and blameless who is ridiculed.4שְׂחֹ֤ק לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ ׀ אֶֽהְיֶ֗ה קֹרֵ֣א לֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ שְׂ֝ח֗וֹק צַדִּ֥יק תָּמִֽים׃
5A lamp is despised in the thought of one who is at ease; It is made ready for those whose feet slip.5לַפִּ֣יד בּ֭וּז לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת שַׁאֲנָ֑ן נָ֝כ֗וֹן לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל׃
6The tents of robbers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure— In what God provides by His hand.6יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ אֹֽהָלִ֨ים ׀ לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים וּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי אֵ֑ל לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבִ֖יא אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
7“But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;7וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁאַל־ נָ֣א בְהֵמ֣וֹת וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וְע֥וֹף הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְיַגֶּד־ לָֽךְ׃
8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; And the fish of the sea will explain to you.8א֤וֹ שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם׃
9Who among all these does not know That the hand of the LORD has done this,9מִ֭י לֹא־ יָדַ֣ע בְּכָל־ אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֥י יַד־ יְ֝הוָה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּֽאת׃
10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind?10אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּ֭יָדוֹ נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל־ חָ֑י וְ֝ר֗וּחַ כָּל־ בְּשַׂר־ אִֽישׁ׃
11Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food?11הֲלֹא־ אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם־ לֽוֹ׃
12Wisdom is with aged men, And with length of days, understanding.12בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים חָכְמָ֑ה וְאֹ֖רֶךְ יָמִ֣ים תְּבוּנָֽה׃
13“With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding.13עִ֭מּוֹ חָכְמָ֣ה וּגְבוּרָ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ עֵצָ֥ה וּתְבוּנָֽה׃
14If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt; If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.14הֵ֣ן יַ֭הֲרוֹס וְלֹ֣א יִבָּנֶ֑ה יִסְגֹּ֥ר עַל־ אִ֝֗ישׁ וְלֹ֣א יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃
15If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.15הֵ֤ן יַעְצֹ֣ר בַּמַּ֣יִם וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ׃
16With Him are strength and prudence. The deceived and the deceiver are His.16עִ֭מּוֹ עֹ֣ז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה‪‬ ל֝֗וֹ שֹׁגֵ֥ג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃
17He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.17מוֹלִ֣יךְ יוֹעֲצִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים יְהוֹלֵֽל׃
18He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt.18מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝ז֗וֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃
19He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.19מוֹלִ֣יךְ כֹּהֲנִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים יְסַלֵּֽף׃
20He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.20מֵסִ֣יר שָׂ֭פָה לְנֶאֱמָנִ֑ים וְטַ֖עַם זְקֵנִ֣ים יִקָּֽח׃
21He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty.21שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל־ נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה׃
22He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.22מְגַלֶּ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקוֹת מִנִּי־ חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵ֖א לָא֣וֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת׃
23He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them.23מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃
24He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.24מֵסִ֗יר לֵ֭ב רָאשֵׁ֣י עַם־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם בְּתֹ֣הוּ לֹא־ דָֽרֶךְ׃
25They grope in the dark without light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.25יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־ א֑וֹר וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃
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Job 11
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