Job 822 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.8:1וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשּׁוּחִי וַיֹאמַֽר׃Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:8:2עַד־אָן תְּמַלֶּל־אֵלֶּה וְרוּחַ כַּבִּיר אִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃How long wilt thou speak these things, seeing that the words of thy mouth are as a mighty wind?8:3הַאֵל יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט וְאִם־שַׁדַּי יְעַוֵּֽת־צֶֽדֶק׃Doth God pervert judgment? Or doth the Almighty pervert justice?8:4אִם־בָּנֶיךָ חָֽטְאוּ־לוֹ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם בְּיַד־פִּשְׁעָֽם׃If thy children sinned against Him, He delivered them into the hand of their transgression.8:5אִם־אַתָּה תְּשַׁחֵר אֶל־אֵל וְאֶל־שַׁדַּי תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃If thou wouldest seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;8:6אִם־זַךְ וְיָשָׁר אָתָּה כִּי־עַתָּה יָעִיר עָלֶיךָ וְשִׁלַּם נְוַת צִדְקֶֽךָ׃If thou wert pure and upright; surely now He would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.8:7וְהָיָה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ מִצְעָר וְאַחֲרִיתְךָ יִשְׂגֶּה מְאֹֽד׃And though thy beginning was small, yet thy end should greatly increase.8:8כִּֽי־שְׁאַל־נָא לְדֹר רִישׁוֹן וְכוֹנֵן לְחֵקֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם׃For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out —8:9כִּֽי־תְמוֹל אֲנַחְנוּ וְלֹא נֵדָע כִּי צֵל יָמֵינוּ עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow —8:10הֲלֹא־הֵם יוֹרוּךָ יֹאמְרוּ לָךְ וּמִלִּבָּם יוֹצִאוּ מִלִּֽים׃Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?8:11הֲיִֽגְאֶה־גֹּמֶא בְּלֹא בִצָּה יִשְׂגֶּה־אָחוּ בְלִי־מָֽיִם׃Can the rush shoot up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water?8:12עֹדֶנּוּ בְאִבּוֹ לֹא יִקָּטֵף וְלִפְנֵי כָל־חָצִיר יִיבָֽשׁ׃Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.8:13כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־שֹׁכְחֵי אֵל וְתִקְוַת חָנֵף תֹּאבֵֽד׃So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the godless man shall perish;8:14אֲשֶׁר־יָקוֹט כִּסְלוֹ וּבֵית עַכָּבִישׁ מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃Whose confidence is gossamer, and whose trust is a spider's web.8:15יִשָּׁעֵן עַל־בֵּיתוֹ וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד יַחֲזִיק בּוֹ וְלֹא יָקֽוּם׃He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.8:16רָטֹב הוּאלִפְנֵי־שָׁמֶשׁ וְעַל גַּנָּתוֹ יֹֽנַקְתּוֹתֵצֵֽא׃He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.8:17עַל־גַּל שָֽׁרָשָׁיו יְסֻבָּכוּ בֵּית אֲבָנִים יֶחֱזֶֽה׃His roots are wrapped about the heap, he beholdeth the place of stones.8:18אִם־יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וְכִחֶשׁ בּוֹ לֹא רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃If he be destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him: 'I have not seen thee.'8:19הֶן־הוּא מְשׂוֹשׂ דַּרְכּוֹ וּמֵעָפָר אַחֵר יִצְמָֽחוּ׃Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others spring.8:20הֶן־אֵל לֹא יִמְאַס־תָּם וְלֹֽא־יַחֲזִיק בְּיַד־מְרֵעִֽים׃Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, neither will He uphold the evil-doers;8:21עַד־יְמַלֵּה שְׂחוֹק פִּיךָ וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ תְרוּעָֽה׃Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting.8:22שֹׂנְאֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹשֶׁת וְאֹהֶל רְשָׁעִים אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃פThey that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.← previousJob 7next →Job 9↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/8/