Jobאִיּוֹבansweredוַיַּעַןand said:וַיֹּאמַר
“Certainlyאָמְנָםyouכִּי אַתֶּםare the people,עָםand with youוְעִמָּכֶםwisdomחָכְמָהwill die.תָּמוּת
I tooגַּםhaveלִיa heartלֵבָבlike you;כְּמוֹכֶםIאָנֹכִיam notלֹאinferiorנֹפֵלto you;מִכֶּםand whoוְאֶת מִיdoes not haveאֵיןthings like these?כְּמוֹ אֵלֶּה
An object of laughterשְׂחֹקto his companionלְרֵעֵהוּI am,אֶהְיֶהone who calledקֹרֵאon Eloahלֶאֱלוֹהַּand he answered him;וַיַּעֲנֵהוּan object of laughterשְׂחוֹקis the righteous,צַדִּיקthe blameless.תָּמִים
A torchלַפִּידof contemptבּוּזin the thoughtלְעַשְׁתּוּתof the untroubled,שַׁאֲנָןreadyנָכוֹןfor those who slipלְמוֹעֲדֵיwith the foot.רָגֶל
The tentsאֹהָלִיםof devastatorsלְשֹׁדְדִיםare at ease,יִשְׁלָיוּand securityוּבַטֻּחוֹתbelongs to those who provokeלְמַרְגִּיזֵיEl,אֵלto the one whoלַאֲשֶׁרbringsהֵבִיאEloahאֱלוֹהַּin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
Butוְאוּלָםask,שְׁאַלplease,נָאthe beasts,בְהֵמוֹתand they will teach you;וְתֹרֶךָּand the birdsוְעוֹףof the heavens,הַשָּׁמַיִםand they will tellוְיַגֶּדyou;לָךְ
orאוֹspeakשִׂיחַto the earth,לָאָרֶץand it will teach you;וְתֹרֶךָּand the fishדְּגֵיof the seaהַיָּםwill recount itוִיסַפְּרוּto you.לְךָ
Whoמִיdoes notלֹאknowיָדַעamong allבְּכָלtheseאֵלֶּהthatכִּיthe handיַדof YHWHיְהוָהhas doneעָשְׂתָהthis?זֹּאת
In whose handאֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹis the soulנֶפֶשׁof everyכָּלliving thing,חָיand the spiritוְרוּחַof allכָּלthe fleshבְּשַׂרof man.אִישׁ
Does notהֲלֹאthe earאֹזֶןtestתִּבְחָןwords,מִלִּיןasוְthe palateחֵךְtastesיִטְעַם לוֹfood?אֹכֶל
With the very oldבִּישִׁישִׁיםis wisdom,חָכְמָהand in lengthוְאֹרֶךְof daysיָמִיםunderstanding.תְּבוּנָה
With himעִמּוֹare wisdomחָכְמָהand might;וּגְבוּרָהto him belongלוֹcounselעֵצָהand understanding.וּתְבוּנָה
Look,הֵןhe tears down,יַהֲרוֹסand it is notוְלֹאrebuilt;יִבָּנֶהhe shuts inיִסְגֹּר עַלa man,אִישׁand he is notוְלֹאlet out.יִפָּתֵחַ
Look,הֵןhe holds backיַעְצֹרthe waters,בַּמַּיִםand they dry up;וְיִבָשׁוּand he releases them,וִישַׁלְּחֵםand they overturnוְיַהַפְכוּthe earth.אָרֶץ
With himעִמּוֹare powerעֹזand success;וְתוּשִׁיָּהto him belongלוֹthe one who errsשֹׁגֵגand the one who makes others err.וּמַשְׁגֶּה
He makes counselorsיוֹעֲצִיםwalkמוֹלִיךְbarefoot,שׁוֹלָלand judgesוְשֹׁפְטִיםhe drives mad.יְהוֹלֵל
He loosensפִּתֵּחַthe restraintמוּסַרof kings,מְלָכִיםand bindsוַיֶּאְסֹרa beltאֵזוֹרon their loins.בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם
He makes priestsכֹּהֲנִיםwalkמוֹלִיךְbarefoot,שׁוֹלָלand the firmוְאֵתָנִיםhe subverts.יְסַלֵּף
He removesמֵסִירthe speechשָׂפָהof the faithful,לְנֶאֱמָנִיםand the discernmentוְטַעַםof the eldersזְקֵנִיםhe takes away.יִקָּח
He poursשׁוֹפֵךְcontemptבּוּזonעַלnobles,נְדִיבִיםand loosensוּ רִפָּהthe beltמְזִיחַof the strong.אֲפִיקִים
He uncoversמְגַלֶּהdeep thingsעֲמֻקוֹתout ofמִנִּיdarkness,חֹשֶׁךְand brings outוַיֹּצֵאto lightלָאוֹרthe shadow of death.צַלְמָוֶת
He makes the nationsלַגּוֹיִםgreat,מַשְׂגִּיאand makes them perish;וַיְאַבְּדֵםhe spreads outשֹׁטֵחַthe nations,לַגּוֹיִםand leads them.וַיַּנְחֵם
He removesמֵסִירthe heartלֵבof the headsרָאשֵׁיof the peopleעַםof the land,הָאָרֶץand makes them wanderוַיַּתְעֵםin a voidבְּתֹהוּwithoutלֹאa way.דָרֶךְ
They gropeיְמַשְׁשׁוּin darknessחֹשֶׁךְand withoutוְלֹאlight,אוֹרand he makes them wanderוַיַּתְעֵםlike a drunkard.כַּשִּׁכּוֹר