◄ Job 23 ►
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1Then Job answered and said:1וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
2“Even today my complaint is bitter; My hand is listless because of my groaning.2גַּם־ הַ֭יּוֹם מְרִ֣י שִׂחִ֑י יָ֝דִ֗י כָּבְדָ֥ה עַל־ אַנְחָתִֽי׃
3Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!3מִֽי־ יִתֵּ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי וְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּ אָ֝ב֗וֹא עַד־ תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃
4I would present my case before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments.4אֶעֶרְכָ֣ה לְפָנָ֣יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝פִ֗י אֲמַלֵּ֥א תוֹכָחֽוֹת׃
5I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say to me.5אֵ֭דְעָה מִלִּ֣ים יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְ֝אָבִ֗ינָה מַה־ יֹּ֥אמַר לִֽי׃
6Would He contend with me in His great power? No! But He would take note of me.6הַבְּרָב־ כֹּ֭חַ יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י לֹ֥א אַךְ־ ה֝֗וּא יָשִׂ֥ם בִּֽי׃
7There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.7שָׁ֗ם יָ֭שָׁר נוֹכָ֣ח עִמּ֑וֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָ֥ה לָ֝נֶ֗צַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃
8“Look, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;8הֵ֤ן קֶ֣דֶם אֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ֝אָח֗וֹר וְֽלֹא־ אָבִ֥ין לֽוֹ׃
9When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him; When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.9שְׂמֹ֣אול בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ וְלֹא־ אָ֑חַז יַעְטֹ֥ף יָ֝מִ֗ין וְלֹ֣א אֶרְאֶֽה׃
10But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.10כִּֽי־ יָ֭דַע דֶּ֣רֶךְ עִמָּדִ֑י בְּ֝חָנַ֗נִי כַּזָּהָ֥ב אֵצֵֽא׃
11My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside.11בַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹ אָחֲזָ֣ה רַגְלִ֑י דַּרְכּ֖וֹ שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי וְלֹא־ אָֽט׃
12I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food.12מִצְוַ֣ת שְׂ֭פָתָיו וְלֹ֣א אָמִ֑ישׁ מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי־ פִֽיו׃
13“But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.13וְה֣וּא בְ֭אֶחָד וּמִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ אִוְּתָ֣ה וַיָּֽעַשׂ׃
14For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such things are with Him.14כִּ֭י יַשְׁלִ֣ים חֻקִּ֑י וְכָהֵ֖נָּה רַבּ֣וֹת עִמּֽוֹ׃
15Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.15עַל־ כֵּ֭ן מִפָּנָ֣יו אֶבָּהֵ֑ל אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן וְאֶפְחַ֥ד מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
16For God made my heart weak, And the Almighty terrifies me;16וְ֭אֵל הֵרַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הִבְהִילָֽנִי׃
17Because I was not cut off from the presence of darkness, And He did not hide deep darkness from my face.17כִּֽי־ לֹ֣א נִ֭צְמַתִּי מִפְּנֵי־ חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י כִּסָּה־ אֹֽפֶל׃
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