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א
וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב, וַיֹּאמַר.
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Then Job answered and said:
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מֶה-עָזַרְתָּ, לְלֹא-כֹחַ; הוֹשַׁעְתָּ, זְרוֹעַ לֹא-עֹז.
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2
How hast thou helped him that is without power! How hast thou saved the arm that hath no strength!
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ג
מַה-יָּעַצְתָּ, לְלֹא חָכְמָה; וְתֻשִׁיָּה, לָרֹב הוֹדָעְתָּ.
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3
How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!
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ד
אֶת-מִי, הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין; וְנִשְׁמַת-מִי, יָצְאָה מִמֶּךָּ.
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4
With whose help hast thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?
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ה
הָרְפָאִים יְחוֹלָלוּ-- מִתַּחַת מַיִם, וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶם.
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5
The shades tremble beneath the waters and the inhabitants thereof.
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ו
עָרוֹם שְׁאוֹל נֶגְדּוֹ; וְאֵין כְּסוּת, לָאֲבַדּוֹן.
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6
The nether-world is naked before Him, and Destruction hath no covering.
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ז
נֹטֶה צָפוֹן עַל-תֹּהוּ; תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ, עַל-בְּלִי-מָה.
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He stretcheth out the north over the empty space, and hangeth the earth over nothing.
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ח
צֹרֵר-מַיִם בְּעָבָיו; וְלֹא-נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּם.
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8
He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
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ט
מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי-כִסֵּה; פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנוֹ.
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9
He closeth in the face of His throne, and spreadeth His cloud upon it.
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י
חֹק-חָג, עַל-פְּנֵי-מָיִם-- עַד-תַּכְלִית אוֹר עִם-חֹשֶׁךְ.
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10
He hath described a boundary upon the face of the waters, unto the confines of light and darkness.
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יא
עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרוֹפָפוּ; וְיִתְמְהוּ, מִגַּעֲרָתוֹ.
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11
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke.
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יב
בְּכֹחוֹ, רָגַע הַיָּם; ובתובנתו (וּבִתְבוּנָתוֹ), מָחַץ רָהַב.
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12
He stirreth up the sea with His power, and by His understanding He smiteth through Rahab.
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יג
בְּרוּחוֹ, שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה; חֹלְלָה יָדוֹ, נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ.
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13
By His breath the heavens are serene; His hand hath pierced the slant serpent.
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יד
הֶן-אֵלֶּה, קְצוֹת דְּרָכָו-- וּמַה-שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר, נִשְׁמַע-בּוֹ;
וְרַעַם גְּבוּרֹתָו, מִי יִתְבּוֹנָן.
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14
Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him!
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But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?
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