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1Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: 1וַ֭יַּעַן צֹפַ֥ר הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
2“For this reason my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me. 2לָ֭כֵן שְׂעִפַּ֣י יְשִׁיב֑וּנִי וּ֝בַעֲב֗וּר ח֣וּשִׁי בִֽי׃
3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding makes me reply. 3מוּסַ֣ר כְּלִמָּתִ֣י אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וְ֝ר֗וּחַ מִֽבִּינָתִ֥י יַעֲנֵֽנִי׃
4Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth, 4הֲזֹ֣את יָ֭דַעְתָּ מִנִּי־ עַ֑ד מִנִּ֤י שִׂ֖ים אָדָ֣ם עֲלֵי־ אָֽרֶץ׃
5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary? 5כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִקָּר֑וֹב וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף עֲדֵי־ רָֽגַע׃
6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, 6אִם־ יַעֲלֶ֣ה לַשָּׁמַ֣יִם שִׂיא֑וֹ וְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹ לָעָ֥ב יַגִּֽיעַ׃
7he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’ 7כְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹ לָנֶ֣צַח יֹאבֵ֑ד רֹ֝אָ֗יו יֹאמְר֥וּ אַיּֽוֹ׃
8He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night. 8כַּחֲל֣וֹם יָ֭עוּף וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָא֑וּהוּ וְ֝יֻדַּ֗ד כְּחֶזְי֥וֹן לָֽיְלָה׃
9The eye [that] saw him will see him no more, and his place will no longer behold him. 9עַ֣יִן שְׁ֭זָפַתּוּ וְלֹ֣א תוֹסִ֑יף וְלֹא־ ע֝֗וֹד תְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּ מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃
10His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth. 10בָּ֭נָיו יְרַצּ֣וּ דַלִּ֑ים וְ֝יָדָ֗יו תָּשֵׁ֥בְנָה אוֹנֽוֹ׃
11The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust. 11עַ֭צְמוֹתָיו מָלְא֣וּ [עלומו] (עֲלוּמָ֑יו) וְ֝עִמּ֗וֹ עַל־ עָפָ֥ר תִּשְׁכָּֽב׃
12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue, 12אִם־ תַּמְתִּ֣יק בְּפִ֣יו רָעָ֑ה יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּה תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃
13though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth, 13יַחְמֹ֣ל עָ֭לֶיהָ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּה וְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּה בְּת֣וֹךְ חִכּֽוֹ׃
14yet his food will sour in his stomach to the venom of cobras within him. 14לַ֭חְמוֹ בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach. 15חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ יוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּ אֵֽל׃
16He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him. 16רֹאשׁ־ פְּתָנִ֥ים יִינָ֑ק תַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּ לְשׁ֣וֹן אֶפְעֶֽה׃
17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. 17אַל־ יֵ֥רֶא בִפְלַגּ֑וֹת נַהֲרֵ֥י נַ֝חֲלֵ֗י דְּבַ֣שׁ וְחֶמְאָֽה׃
18He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading. 18מֵשִׁ֣יב יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲלֹֽס׃
19For he has oppressed [and] forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. 19כִּֽי־ רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים בַּ֥יִת גָּ֝זַ֗ל וְלֹ֣א יִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃
20Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure. 20כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־ יָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣ו בְּבִטְנ֑וֹ בַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט׃
21Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not endure. 21אֵין־ שָׂרִ֥יד לְאָכְל֑וֹ עַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן לֹא־ יָחִ֥יל טוּבֽוֹ׃
22In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him. 22בִּמְלֹ֣אות שִׂ֭פְקוֹ יֵ֣צֶר ל֑וֹ כָּל־ יַ֖ד עָמֵ֣ל תְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃
23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats. 23יְהִ֤י ׀ לְמַלֵּ֬א בִטְנ֗וֹ יְֽשַׁלַּח־ בּ֭וֹ חֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ וְיַמְטֵ֥ר עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃
24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him. 24יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃
25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors come over him. 25שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֪א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃
26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent. 26כָּל־ חֹשֶׁךְ֮ טָמ֪וּן לִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יו תְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּ אֵ֣שׁ לֹֽא־ נֻפָּ֑ח יֵ֖רַע שָׂרִ֣יד בְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃
27The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him. 27יְגַלּ֣וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם עֲוֺנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֶ֗רֶץ מִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥ה לֽוֹ׃
28The possessions of his house will be removed, flowing away on the day of God’s wrath. 28יִ֭גֶל יְב֣וּל בֵּית֑וֹ נִ֝גָּר֗וֹת בְּי֣וֹם אַפּֽוֹ׃
29This is the wicked man’s portion from God, the inheritance God has appointed him.” 29זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־ אָדָ֣ם רָ֭שָׁע מֵאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְנַחֲלַ֖ת אִמְר֣וֹ מֵאֵֽל׃ פ
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