And Elihuוַ אֱלִיהוּansweredיַּעַןand said:וַיֹּאמַר
“Thisזֹאתdo you countהֲ חָשַׁבְתָּas justice?לְמִשְׁפָּטYou said,אָמַרְתָּ‘My righteousnessצִדְקִיis more than El’s.’מֵאֵל
Forכִּיyou say,תֹאמַר‘Whatמַהdoes it profitיִּסְכָּןyou?לָךְWhatמָהdo I gainאֹעִילmore than my sin?’מֵחַטָּאתִי
Iאֲנִיwill answer youאֲשִׁיבְךָwith words,מִלִּיןand your companionsוְאֶת רֵעֶיךָwith you.עִמָּךְ
Look atהַבֵּטthe heavensשָׁמַיִםand see,וּרְאֵהand perceiveוְשׁוּרthe clouds,שְׁחָקִיםthat are higherגָּבְהוּthan you.מִמֶּךָּ
Ifאִםyou sin,חָטָאתָwhatמַהdo you doתִּפְעָלagainst him?בּוֹAnd if your transgressionsוְ פְשָׁעֶיךָare many,רַבּוּwhatמַהdo you doתַּעֲשֶׂהto him?לּוֹ
Ifאִםyou are righteous,צָדַקְתָּwhatמַהdo you giveתִּתֶּןhim?לוֹOrאוֹwhatמַהfrom your handמִיָּדְךָdoes he receive?יִקָּח
To a manלְאִישׁlike yourselfכָּמוֹךָis your wickedness,רִשְׁעֶךָand to a sonוּלְבֶןof manאָדָםyour righteousness.צִדְקָתֶךָ
Because of the multitudeמֵרֹבof oppressionsעֲשׁוּקִיםthey cry out;יַזְעִיקוּthey cry for helpיְשַׁוְּעוּbecause of the armמִזְּרוֹעַof the great.רַבִּים
But no oneוְלֹאsays,אָמַר‘Where isאַיֵּהEloahאֱלוֹהַּmy Maker,עֹשָׂיwho givesנֹתֵןsongsזְמִרוֹתin the night,בַּלָּיְלָה
who teaches usמַלְּפֵנוּmore than the beastsמִבַּהֲמוֹתof the earth,אָרֶץand more than the birdsוּמֵעוֹףof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםmakes us wise?’יְחַכְּמֵנוּ
Thereשָׁםthey cry out,יִצְעֲקוּbut he does notוְלֹאanswer,יַעֲנֶהbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe haughtinessגְּאוֹןof evil men.רָעִים
SurelyאַךְemptinessשָׁוְאElאֵלdoes notלֹאhear,יִשְׁמַעand Shaddaiוְשַׁדַּיdoes notלֹאperceive it.יְשׁוּרֶנָּה
How much lessאַף כִּיwhen you sayתֹאמַרthat you do notלֹאperceive him.תְשׁוּרֶנּוּThe judgmentדִּיןis before him,לְפָנָיוand waitוּתְחוֹלֵלfor him.לוֹ
And now,וְעַתָּהbecauseכִּיhis angerאַפּוֹhas notאַיִןcalled anyone to account,פָּקַדand he does notוְלֹאgreatlyמְאֹדknowיָדַעthe arrogance,בַּפַּשׁ
So Jobוְאִיּוֹבopensיִפְצֶהhis mouthפִּיהוּin vain;הֶבֶלwithoutבִּבְלִיknowledgeדַעַתhe multipliesיַכְבִּרwords.”מִלִּין