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א
וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא, וַיֹּאמַר.
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1
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Elihu also proceeded, and said:
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ב
כַּתַּר-לִי זְעֵיר, וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ: כִּי עוֹד לֶאֱלוֹהַּ מִלִּים.
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Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on Eloheem's behalf.
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ג
אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי, לְמֵרָחוֹק; וּלְפֹעֲלִי, אֶתֵּן-צֶדֶק.
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3
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
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ד
כִּי-אָמְנָם, לֹא-שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי; תְּמִים דֵּעוֹת עִמָּךְ.
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4
For truly my words are not false; one that is upright in mind is with thee.
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ה
הֶן-אֵל כַּבִּיר, וְלֹא יִמְאָס: כַּבִּיר, כֹּחַ לֵב.
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5
Behold, Eloheem is mighty, yet He despiseth not any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
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ו
לֹא-יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע; וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּן.
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6
He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.
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ז
לֹא-יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק, עֵינָיו:
וְאֶת-מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא; וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח, וַיִּגְבָּהוּ.
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7
He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous;
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but with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.
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ח
וְאִם-אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים; יִלָּכְדוּן, בְּחַבְלֵי-עֹנִי.
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8
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
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ט
וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פָּעֳלָם; וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם, כִּי יִתְגַּבָּרוּ.
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9
Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
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י
וַיִּגֶל אָזְנָם, לַמּוּסָר; וַיֹּאמֶר, כִּי-יְשׁוּבוּן מֵאָוֶן.
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10
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
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יא
אִם-יִשְׁמְעוּ, וְיַעֲבֹדוּ: יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֹב; וּשְׁנֵיהֶם, בַּנְּעִימִים.
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11
If they hearken and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
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יב
וְאִם-לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ, בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ; וְיִגְוְעוּ, בִּבְלִי-דָעַת.
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12
But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
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יג
וְחַנְפֵי-לֵב, יָשִׂימוּ אָף; לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ, כִּי אֲסָרָם.
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13
But they that are godless in heart lay up anger; they cry not for help when He bindeth them.
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יד
תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם; וְחַיָּתָם, בַּקְּדֵשִׁים.
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14
Their soul perisheth in youth, and their life as that of the depraved.
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טו
יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעָנְיוֹ; וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אָזְנָם.
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He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.
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טז
וְאַף הֲסִיתְךָ, מִפִּי-צָר-- רַחַב, לֹא-מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ;
וְנַחַת שֻׁלְחָנְךָ, מָלֵא דָשֶׁן.
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Yea, He hath allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness;
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and that which is set on thy table is full of fatness;
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יז
וְדִין-רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ; דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹכוּ.
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And thou art full of the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold on them.
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יח
כִּי-חֵמָה, פֶּן-יְסִיתְךָ בְסָפֶק; וְרָב-כֹּפֶר, אַל-יַטֶּךָּ.
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For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
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יט
הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָ, לֹא בְצָר; וְכֹל, מַאֲמַצֵּי-כֹחַ.
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Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength?
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כ
אַל-תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה-- לַעֲלוֹת עַמִּים תַּחְתָּם.
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Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.
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כא
הִשָּׁמֶר, אַל-תֵּפֶן אֶל-אָוֶן: כִּי-עַל-זֶה, בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹנִי.
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Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
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כב
הֶן-אֵל, יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחוֹ; מִי כָמֹהוּ מוֹרֶה.
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Behold, Eloheem doeth loftily in His power; who is a teacher like Him?
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כג
מִי-פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכּוֹ; וּמִי-אָמַר, פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָה.
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Who hath enjoined Him His way? Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'?
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כד
זְכֹר, כִּי-תַשְׂגִּיא פָעֳלוֹ-- אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִׁים.
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Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.
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כה
כָּל-אָדָם חָזוּ-בוֹ; אֱנוֹשׁ, יַבִּיט מֵרָחוֹק.
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All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.
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כו
הֶן-אֵל שַׂגִּיא, וְלֹא נֵדָע; מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא-חֵקֶר.
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Behold, Eloheem is great, beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
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כז
כִּי, יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי-מָיִם; יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדוֹ.
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For He draweth away the drops of water, which distil rain from His vapour;
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כח
אֲשֶׁר-יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים; יִרְעֲפוּ, עֲלֵי אָדָם רָב.
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Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.
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כט
אַף אִם-יָבִין, מִפְרְשֵׂי-עָב; תְּשֻׁאוֹת, סֻכָּתוֹ.
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Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?
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ל
הֵן-פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אוֹרוֹ; וְשָׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּה.
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Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it; and He covereth the depths of the sea.
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לא
כִּי-בָם, יָדִין עַמִּים; יִתֶּן-אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּיר.
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For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
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לב
עַל-כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה-אוֹר; וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּיעַ.
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He covereth His hands with the lightning, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.
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לג
יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעוֹ; מִקְנֶה, אַף עַל-עוֹלֶה.
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The noise thereof telleth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.
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