Job 8
Bildad's first speech
עַד-אָן תְּמַלֶּל-אֵלֶּה וְרוּחַ כַּבִּיר אִמְרֵי-פִֽיךָ׃
How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
הַאֵל יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט וְאִם-שַׁדַּי יְעַוֵּֽת-צֶֽדֶק׃
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
אִם-בָּנֶיךָ חָֽטְאוּ-לוֹ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם בְּיַד-פִּשְׁעָֽם׃
If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
אִם-אַתָּה תְּשַׁחֵר אֶל-אֵל וְאֶל-שַׁדַּי תִּתְחַנָּֽן׃
If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
אִם-זַךְ וְיָשָׁר אָתָּה כִּֽי-עַתָּה יָעִיר עָלֶיךָ וְשִׁלַּם נְוַת צִדְקֶֽךָ׃
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
וְהָיָה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ מִצְעָר וְאַחֲרִֽיתְךָ יִשְׂגֶּה מְאֹֽד׃
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
כִּֽי-שְׁאַל-נָא לְדֹר רִישׁוֹן וְכוֹנֵן לְחֵקֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם׃
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
כִּֽי-תְמוֹל אֲנַחְנוּ וְלֹא נֵדָע כִּי צֵל יָמֵינוּ עֲלֵי-אָֽרֶץ׃
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
הֲלֹא-הֵם יוֹרוּךָ יֹאמְרוּ לָךְ וּמִלִּבָּם יוֹצִאוּ מִלִּֽים׃
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
הֲיִֽגְאֶה-גֹּמֶא בְּלֹא בִצָּה יִשְׂגֶּה-אָחוּ בְלִי-מָֽיִם׃
Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?
עֹדֶנּוּ בְאִבּוֹ לֹא יִקָּטֵף וְלִפְנֵי כָל-חָצִיר יִיבָֽשׁ׃
Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל-שֹׁכְחֵי אֵל וְתִקְוַת חָנֵף תֹּאבֵֽד׃
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
אֲשֶׁר-יָקוֹט כִּסְלוֹ וּבֵית עַכָּבִישׁ מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web.
יִשָּׁעֵן עַל-בֵּיתוֹ וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד יַחֲזִיק בּוֹ וְלֹא יָקֽוּם׃
He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.
רָטֹב הוּא לִפְנֵי-שָׁמֶשׁ וְעַל גַּנָּתוֹ יֹֽנַקְתּוֹ תֵצֵֽא׃
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
עַל-גַּל שָֽׁרָשָׁיו יְסֻבָּכוּ בֵּית אֲבָנִים יֶחֱזֶֽה׃
His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones.
אִם-יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ מִמְּקֹמוֹ וְכִחֶשׁ בּוֹ לֹא רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃
If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
הֶן-הוּא מְשׂוֹשׂ דַּרְכּוֹ וּמֵעָפָר אַחֵר יִצְמָֽחוּ׃
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
הֶן-אֵל לֹא יִמְאַס-תָּם וְלֹֽא-יַחֲזִיק בְּיַד-מְרֵעִֽים׃
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
עַד-יְמַלֵּה שְׂחוֹק פִּיךָ וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ תְרוּעָֽה׃
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
שֹׂנְאֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ-בֹשֶׁת וְאֹהֶל רְשָׁעִים אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.