Job 2723 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.27:1וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃And Job again took up his parable, and said:27:2חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;27:3כִּֽי־כָל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,27:4אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה׃Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit;27:5חָלִילָה לִּי אִם־אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד־אֶגְוָע לֹא־אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.27:6בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹֽא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָֽי׃My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.27:7יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.27:8כִּי מַה־תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?27:9הַֽצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?27:10אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?27:11אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־אֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שַׁדַּי לֹא אֲכַחֵֽד׃I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.27:12הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain?27:13זֶה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע ׀ עִם־אֵל וְֽנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַּׁדַּי יִקָּֽחוּ׃This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.27:14אִם־יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ־חָרֶב וְצֶאֱצָאָיו לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough.27:15שְׂרִידָיו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, and his widows shall make no lamentation.27:16אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;27:17יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.27:18בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.27:19עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.27:20תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night.27:21יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִֽישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place.27:22וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.27:23יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.← previousJob 26next →Job 28↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/27/