איוב ט״ו
Job 15
Hebrew
וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ הֶחָכָ֗ם יַעֲנֶ֥ה דַעַת־ר֑וּחַ וִימַלֵּ֖א קָדִ֣ים בִּטְנֽוֹ׃ הוֹכֵ֣חַ בְּ֭דָבָר לֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹן וּ֝מִלִּ֗ים לֹא־יוֹעִ֥יל בָּֽם׃ אַף־אַ֭תָּה תָּפֵ֣ר יִרְאָ֑ה וְתִגְרַ֥ע שִׂ֝יחָ֗ה לִפְנֵי־אֵֽל׃ כִּ֤י יְאַלֵּ֣ף עֲוֺנְךָ֣ פִ֑יךָ וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃ יַרְשִׁיעֲךָ֣ פִ֣יךָ וְלֹא־אָ֑נִי וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ יַעֲנוּ־בָֽךְ׃ הֲרִאישׁ֣וֹן אָ֭דָם תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃ הַבְס֣וֹד אֱל֣וֹהַּ תִּשְׁמָ֑ע וְתִגְרַ֖ע אֵלֶ֣יךָ חׇכְמָֽה׃ מַה־יָּ֭דַעְתָּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע תָּ֝בִ֗ין וְֽלֹא־עִמָּ֥נוּ הֽוּא׃ גַּם־שָׂ֣ב גַּם־יָשִׁ֣ישׁ בָּ֑נוּ כַּבִּ֖יר מֵאָבִ֣יךָ יָמִֽים׃ הַמְעַ֣ט מִ֭מְּךָ תַּנְחוּמ֣וֹת אֵ֑ל וְ֝דָבָ֗ר לָאַ֥ט עִמָּֽךְ׃ מַה־יִּקָּחֲךָ֥ לִבֶּ֑ךָ וּֽמַה־יִּרְזְמ֥וּן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ כִּֽי־תָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־אֵ֣ל רוּחֶ֑ךָ וְהֹצֵ֖אתָ מִפִּ֣יךָ מִלִּֽין׃ מָה־אֱנ֥וֹשׁ כִּֽי־יִזְכֶּ֑ה וְכִי־יִ֝צְדַּ֗ק יְל֣וּד אִשָּֽׁה׃ הֵ֣ן בִּ֭קְדֹשָׁו לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ין וְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִם לֹא־זַכּ֥וּ בְעֵינָֽיו׃ אַ֭ף כִּי־נִתְעָ֥ב וְֽנֶאֱלָ֑ח אִישׁ־שֹׁתֶ֖ה כַמַּ֣יִם עַוְלָֽה׃ אֲחַוְךָ֥ שְֽׁמַֽע־לִ֑י וְזֶֽה־חָ֝זִ֗יתִי וַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃ אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִ֥ים יַגִּ֑ידוּ וְלֹ֥א כִ֝חֲד֗וּ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ לָהֶ֣ם לְ֭בַדָּם נִתְּנָ֣ה הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹא־עָ֖בַר זָ֣ר בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י רָ֭שָׁע ה֣וּא מִתְחוֹלֵ֑ל וּמִסְפַּ֥ר שָׁ֝נִ֗ים נִצְפְּנ֥וּ לֶעָרִֽיץ׃ קוֹל־פְּחָדִ֥ים בְּאׇזְנָ֑יו בַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹם שׁוֹדֵ֥ד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ לֹא־יַאֲמִ֣ין שׁ֭וּב מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ (וצפו) [וְצָפ֖וּי] ה֣וּא אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ נֹ֘דֵ֤ד ה֣וּא לַלֶּ֣חֶם אַיֵּ֑ה יָדַ֓ע ׀ כִּי־נָכ֖וֹן בְּיָד֣וֹ יֽוֹם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ יְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּ צַ֣ר וּמְצוּקָ֑ה תִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּ כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ ׀ עָתִ֬יד לַכִּידֽוֹר׃ כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה אֶל־אֵ֣ל יָד֑וֹ וְאֶל־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ יָר֣וּץ אֵלָ֣יו בְּצַוָּ֑אר בַּ֝עֲבִ֗י גַּבֵּ֥י מָגִנָּֽיו׃ כִּֽי־כִסָּ֣ה פָנָ֣יו בְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ פִּימָ֣ה עֲלֵי־כָֽסֶל׃ וַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן ׀ עָ֘רִ֤ים נִכְחָד֗וֹת בָּ֭תִּים לֹא־יֵ֣שְׁבוּ לָ֑מוֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר הִתְעַתְּד֣וּ לְגַלִּֽים׃ לֹֽא־יֶ֭עְשַׁר וְלֹא־יָק֣וּם חֵיל֑וֹ וְלֹא־יִטֶּ֖ה לָאָ֣רֶץ מִנְלָֽם׃ לֹֽא־יָס֨וּר ׀ מִנִּי־חֹ֗שֶׁךְ יֹ֭נַקְתּוֹ תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ שַׁלְהָ֑בֶת וְ֝יָס֗וּר בְּר֣וּחַ פִּֽיו׃ אַל־יַאֲמֵ֣ן בַּשָּׁ֣ו נִתְעָ֑ה כִּי־שָׁ֝֗וְא תִּהְיֶ֥ה תְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃ בְּֽלֹא־י֭וֹמוֹ תִּמָּלֵ֑א וְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רַעֲנָֽנָה׃ יַחְמֹ֣ס כַּגֶּ֣פֶן בִּסְר֑וֹ וְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ כַּ֝זַּ֗יִת נִצָּתֽוֹ׃ כִּֽי־עֲדַ֣ת חָנֵ֣ף גַּלְמ֑וּד וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ אָכְלָ֥ה אׇהֳלֵי־שֹֽׁחַד׃ הָרֹ֣ה עָ֭מָל וְיָ֣לֹֽד אָ֑וֶן וּ֝בִטְנָ֗ם תָּכִ֥ין מִרְמָֽה׃ {פ}
English Translation
Eliphaz the Temanite said in reply: Does a wise man answer with windy opinions,
And fill his belly with the east wind? Should he argue with useless talk,
With words that are of no worth? You subvert piety
And restrain prayer to God. Your sinfulness dictates your speech,
So you choose crafty language. Your own mouth condemns you—not I;
Your lips testify against you. Were you the first human born?
Were you created before the hills? Have you listened in on the council of God?
Have you sole possession of wisdom? What do you know that we do not know,
Or understand that we do not? Among us are gray-haired aged men,
Older by far than your father. Are God’s consolations not enough for you,
And those gentle words to you? How your heart has carried you away,
How your eyes have failedahave failed Meaning of Heb. uncertain. you, That you could vent your anger on God,
And let such words out of your mouth! What are mortals that they can be cleared of guilt,
Those born of woman, that they be in the right? [God] puts no trust in the holy ones;
The heavens are not guiltless in God’s sight; What then of those loathsome and foul,
The onesbThe ones I.e., humankind. who drink wrongdoing like water! I will hold forth; listen to me;
What I have seen, I will declare— That which the wise have transmitted from their ancestors,
And have not withheld, To whom alone the land was given,
No stranger passing among them: The wicked man writhes in torment all his days;
Few years are reserved for the ruthless. Frightening sounds fill his ears;
When he is at ease a robber falls upon him. He is never sure he will come back from the dark;
A sword stares him in the face. He wanders about for bread—where is it?
He knows that the day of darkness has been readied for him. Troubles terrify him, anxiety overpowers him,
Like a king expecting a siege.cexpecting a siege Meaning of Heb. uncertain. For he has raised his arm against God
And played the hero against the Almighty. He runs at [God] defiantlyddefiantly Lit. “with neck.”
With his thickly bossed shield. His face is covered with fat
And his loins with blubber.eWith his … blubber Meaning of Heb. uncertain. He dwells in cities doomed to ruin,
In houses that shall not be lived in,
That are destined to become heaps of rubble. He will not be rich;
His wealth will not endure;
His produce shall not bend to the earth.fHis produce shall not bend to the earth Meaning of Heb. uncertain. He will never get away from the darkness;
Flames will sear his shoots;
He will pass away by the breath of God’s mouth. He will not be trusted;
He will be misled by falsehood,
And falsehood will be his recompense.gHe will pass away … recompense. Meaning of Heb. uncertain. He will wither before his time,
His boughs never having flourished. He will drop his unripe grapes like a vine;
He will shed his blossoms like an olive tree. For the company of the impious is desolate;
Fire consumes the tents of the briber; For they have conceived mischief, given birth to evil,
And their womb has produced deceit.
And fill his belly with the east wind? Should he argue with useless talk,
With words that are of no worth? You subvert piety
And restrain prayer to God. Your sinfulness dictates your speech,
So you choose crafty language. Your own mouth condemns you—not I;
Your lips testify against you. Were you the first human born?
Were you created before the hills? Have you listened in on the council of God?
Have you sole possession of wisdom? What do you know that we do not know,
Or understand that we do not? Among us are gray-haired aged men,
Older by far than your father. Are God’s consolations not enough for you,
And those gentle words to you? How your heart has carried you away,
How your eyes have failedahave failed Meaning of Heb. uncertain. you, That you could vent your anger on God,
And let such words out of your mouth! What are mortals that they can be cleared of guilt,
Those born of woman, that they be in the right? [God] puts no trust in the holy ones;
The heavens are not guiltless in God’s sight; What then of those loathsome and foul,
The onesbThe ones I.e., humankind. who drink wrongdoing like water! I will hold forth; listen to me;
What I have seen, I will declare— That which the wise have transmitted from their ancestors,
And have not withheld, To whom alone the land was given,
No stranger passing among them: The wicked man writhes in torment all his days;
Few years are reserved for the ruthless. Frightening sounds fill his ears;
When he is at ease a robber falls upon him. He is never sure he will come back from the dark;
A sword stares him in the face. He wanders about for bread—where is it?
He knows that the day of darkness has been readied for him. Troubles terrify him, anxiety overpowers him,
Like a king expecting a siege.cexpecting a siege Meaning of Heb. uncertain. For he has raised his arm against God
And played the hero against the Almighty. He runs at [God] defiantlyddefiantly Lit. “with neck.”
With his thickly bossed shield. His face is covered with fat
And his loins with blubber.eWith his … blubber Meaning of Heb. uncertain. He dwells in cities doomed to ruin,
In houses that shall not be lived in,
That are destined to become heaps of rubble. He will not be rich;
His wealth will not endure;
His produce shall not bend to the earth.fHis produce shall not bend to the earth Meaning of Heb. uncertain. He will never get away from the darkness;
Flames will sear his shoots;
He will pass away by the breath of God’s mouth. He will not be trusted;
He will be misled by falsehood,
And falsehood will be his recompense.gHe will pass away … recompense. Meaning of Heb. uncertain. He will wither before his time,
His boughs never having flourished. He will drop his unripe grapes like a vine;
He will shed his blossoms like an olive tree. For the company of the impious is desolate;
Fire consumes the tents of the briber; For they have conceived mischief, given birth to evil,
And their womb has produced deceit.
About This Text
Source
Job
Category
Tanach
Reference
Job 15
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