The Tanakh
איוב ל״דJob 34
Chapter 34 of 42 in Job — 37 verses
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- 213.81
Verse 1א׳Standard446
וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר
Moreover Elihu answered and said:
Verse 2ב׳Standard873
שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִֽי
Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Verse 3ג׳Standard922
כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹֽל
For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
Verse 4ד׳Standard1,099
מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טּֽוֹב
Let us choose for us that which is right; Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Verse 5ה׳Standard1,645
כִּֽי־אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי
For Job hath said: ‘I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right;
Verse 6ו׳Standard1,526
עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע
Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
Verse 7ז׳Standard1,222
מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם
What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scorning like water?
Verse 8ח׳Standard2,344
וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶֽשַׁע
Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men.
Verse 9ט׳Standard1,541
כִּֽי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתוֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים
For he hath said: ‘It profiteth a man nothing That he should be in accord with God.’
Verse 10י׳Standard2,161
לָכֵן אַנֲשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָֽוֶל
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that He should do wickedness; And from the Almighty, that He should commit iniquity.
Verse 11י״אStandard1,414
כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לוֹ וּֽכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ
For the work of a man will He requite unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.
Verse 12י״בStandard2,130
אַף־אָמְנָם אֵל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּֽט
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Verse 13י״גStandard1,529
מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי שָׂם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּֽהּ
Who gave Him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?
Verse 14י״דStandard1,706
אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבּוֹ רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹֽף
If He set His heart upon man, If He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;
Verse 15ט״וStandard1,482
יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשֽׁוּב
All flesh shall perish together, And man shall return unto dust.
Verse 16ט״זStandard1,261
וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקוֹל מִלָּֽי
If now thou hast understanding, hear this; Hearken to the voice of my words.
Verse 17י״זStandard2,661
הַאַף שׂוֹנֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבוֹשׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ
Shall even one that hateth right govern? And wilt thou condemn Him that is just and mighty—
Verse 18י״חStandard1,225
הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים
Is it fit to say to a king: ‘Thou art base’? Or to nobles: ‘Ye are wicked’?—
Verse 19י״טStandard3,025
אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־נָשָׂא פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר־שׁוֹעַ לִפְנֵי־דָל כִּֽי־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּֽם
That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.
Verse 20כ׳Standard2,659
רֶגַע יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָֽד
In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand. .
Verse 21כ״אStandard1,273
כִּי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְֽכָל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶֽה
For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He seeth all his goings.
Verse 22כ״בStandard2,304
אֵֽין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Verse 23כ״גStandard1,490
כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עוֹד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
For He doth not appoint a time unto any man, When he should go before God in judgment.
Verse 24כ״דStandard2,138
יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּֽם
He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, And setteth others in their stead.
Verse 25כ״הStandard744
לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ
Therefore He taketh knowledge of their works; And He overturneth them in the night, so that they are crushed.
Verse 26כ״וStandard2,147
תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקוֹם רֹאִֽים
He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;
Verse 27כ״זStandard1,900
אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵֽאַחֲרָיו וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ
Because they turned aside from following Him, And would not have regard to any of His ways;
Verse 28כ״חStandard2,124
לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַֽעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָֽע
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, And He heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Verse 29כ״טStandard2,855
וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גּוֹי וְעַל־אָדָם יָֽחַד
When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him? Whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike;
Verse 30ל׳Standard913
מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָֽם
That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.
Verse 31ל״אStandard1,171
כִּֽי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּֽל
For hath any said unto God: ‘I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;
Verse 32ל״בStandard1,727
בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִֽם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִֽיף
That which I see not teach Thou me; If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
Verse 33ל״גStandard3,026
הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְמֶנָּה כִּֽי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּֽמַה־יָדַעְתָּ דַבֵּֽר
Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, So that thou must choose, and not I; Therefore speak what thou knowest.
Verse 34ל״דStandard1,421
אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִֽי
Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:
Verse 35ל״הStandard1,368
אִיּוֹב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל
’Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without discernment.’
Verse 36ל״וStandard1,946
אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן
Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.
Verse 37ל״זStandard2,084
כִּי יֹסִיף עַֽל־חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפּוֹק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵֽל
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.