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א
וַיַּעַן, צֹפַר הַנַּעֲמָתִי; וַיֹּאמַר.
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1
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Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said:
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ב
הֲרֹב דְּבָרִים, לֹא יֵעָנֶה; וְאִם-אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם יִצְדָּק.
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2
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right?
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ג
בַּדֶּיךָ, מְתִים יַחֲרִישׁוּ; וַתִּלְעַג, וְאֵין מַכְלִם.
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3
Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, and thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed;
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ד
וַתֹּאמֶר, זַךְ לִקְחִי; וּבַר, הָיִיתִי בְעֵינֶיךָ.
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4
And thou hast said: 'My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in Thine eyes.'
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ה
וְאוּלָם--מִי-יִתֵּן אֱלוֹהַּ דַּבֵּר; וְיִפְתַּח שְׂפָתָיו עִמָּךְ.
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5
But oh that Eloheem would speak, and open His lips against thee;
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ו
וְיַגֶּד-לְךָ, תַּעֲלֻמוֹת חָכְמָה-- כִּי-כִפְלַיִם לְתוּשִׁיָּה:
וְדַע-- כִּי-יַשֶּׁה לְךָ אֱלוֹהַּ, מֵעֲונֶךָ.
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6
And that He would tell thee the secrets of wisdom, that sound wisdom is manifold!
{N}
Know therefore that Eloheem exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
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ז
הַחֵקֶר אֱלוֹהַּ תִּמְצָא; אִם עַד-תַּכְלִית שַׁדַּי תִּמְצָא.
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7
Canst thou find out the deep things of Eloheem? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?
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ח
גָּבְהֵי שָׁמַיִם, מַה-תִּפְעָל; עֲמֻקָּה מִשְּׁאוֹל, מַה-תֵּדָע.
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8
It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?
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ט
אֲרֻכָּה מֵאֶרֶץ מִדָּהּ; וּרְחָבָה, מִנִּי-יָם.
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9
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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י
אִם-יַחֲלֹף וְיַסְגִּיר; וְיַקְהִיל, וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ.
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10
If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?
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יא
כִּי-הוּא, יָדַע מְתֵי-שָׁוְא; וַיַּרְא-אָוֶן, וְלֹא יִתְבּוֹנָן.
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11
For He knoweth base men; and when He seeth iniquity, will He not then consider it?
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יב
וְאִישׁ נָבוּב, יִלָּבֵב; וְעַיִר פֶּרֶא, אָדָם יִוָּלֵד.
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12
But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man.
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יג
אִם-אַתָּה, הֲכִינוֹתָ לִבֶּךָ; וּפָרַשְׂתָּ אֵלָיו כַּפֶּיךָ.
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13
If thou set thy heart aright, and stretch out thy hands toward Him--
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יד
אִם-אָוֶן בְּיָדְךָ, הַרְחִיקֵהוּ; וְאַל-תַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאֹהָלֶיךָ עַוְלָה.
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14
If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, and let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents--
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טו
כִּי-אָז, תִּשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ מִמּוּם; וְהָיִיתָ מֻצָק, וְלֹא תִירָא.
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15
Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear;
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טז
כִּי-אַתָּה, עָמָל תִּשְׁכָּח; כְּמַיִם עָבְרוּ תִזְכֹּר.
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For thou shalt forget thy misery; thou shalt remember it as waters that are passed away;
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יז
וּמִצָּהֳרַיִם, יָקוּם חָלֶד; תָּעֻפָה, כַּבֹּקֶר תִּהְיֶה.
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17
And thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; though there be darkness, it shall be as the morning.
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יח
וּבָטַחְתָּ, כִּי-יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה; וְחָפַרְתָּ, לָבֶטַח תִּשְׁכָּב.
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18
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
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יט
וְרָבַצְתָּ, וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד; וְחִלּוּ פָנֶיךָ רַבִּים.
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19
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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כ
וְעֵינֵי רְשָׁעִים, תִּכְלֶינָה: וּמָנוֹס, אָבַד מִנְהֶם; וְתִקְוָתָם, מַפַּח-נָפֶשׁ.
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20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.
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