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א וַיַּעַן, בִּלְדַּד הַשּׁוּחִי; וַיֹּאמַר.
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1 {S} Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:
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ב עַד-אָן, תְּמַלֶּל-אֵלֶּה; וְרוּחַ כַּבִּיר, אִמְרֵי-פִיךָ.
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2 How long wilt thou speak these things, seeing that the words of thy mouth are as a mighty wind?
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ג הַאֵל, יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּט; וְאִם-שַׁדַּי, יְעַוֵּת-צֶדֶק.
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3 Doth God pervert judgment? Or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
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ד אִם-בָּנֶיךָ חָטְאוּ-לוֹ; וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם, בְּיַד-פִּשְׁעָם.
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4 If thy children sinned against Him, He delivered them into the hand of their transgression.
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ה אִם-אַתָּה, תְּשַׁחֵר אֶל-אֵל; וְאֶל-שַׁדַּי, תִּתְחַנָּן.
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5 If thou wouldest seek earnestly unto God, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
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ו אִם-זַךְ וְיָשָׁר, אָתָּה: כִּי-עַתָּה, יָעִיר עָלֶיךָ; וְשִׁלַּם, נְוַת צִדְקֶךָ.
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6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now He would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
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ז וְהָיָה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ מִצְעָר; וְאַחֲרִיתְךָ, יִשְׂגֶּה מְאֹד.
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7 And though thy beginning was small, yet thy end should greatly increase.
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ח כִּי-שְׁאַל-נָא, לְדֹר רִישׁוֹן; וְכוֹנֵן, לְחֵקֶר אֲבוֹתָם.
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8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former generation, and apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out--
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ט כִּי-תְמוֹל אֲנַחְנוּ, וְלֹא נֵדָע: כִּי צֵל יָמֵינוּ עֲלֵי-אָרֶץ.
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9 For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow--
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י הֲלֹא-הֵם יוֹרוּךָ, יֹאמְרוּ לָךְ; וּמִלִּבָּם, יוֹצִאוּ מִלִּים.
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10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
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יא הֲיִגְאֶה-גֹּמֶא, בְּלֹא בִצָּה; יִשְׂגֶּה-אָחוּ בְלִי-מָיִם.
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11 Can the rush shoot up without mire? Can the reed-grass grow without water?
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יב עֹדֶנּוּ בְאִבּוֹ, לֹא יִקָּטֵף; וְלִפְנֵי כָל-חָצִיר יִיבָשׁ.
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12 Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.
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יג כֵּן--אָרְחוֹת, כָּל-שֹׁכְחֵי אֵל; וְתִקְוַת חָנֵף תֹּאבֵד.
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13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the godless man shall perish;
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יד אֲשֶׁר-יָקוֹט כִּסְלוֹ; וּבֵית עַכָּבִישׁ, מִבְטַחוֹ.
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14 Whose confidence is gossamer, and whose trust is a spider's web.
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טו יִשָּׁעֵן עַל-בֵּיתוֹ, וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד; יַחֲזִיק בּוֹ, וְלֹא יָקוּם.
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15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand; he shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.
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טז רָטֹב הוּא, לִפְנֵי-שָׁמֶשׁ; וְעַל גַּנָּתוֹ, יֹנַקְתּוֹ תֵצֵא.
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16 He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.
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יז עַל-גַּל, שָׁרָשָׁיו יְסֻבָּכוּ; בֵּית אֲבָנִים יֶחֱזֶה.
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17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, he beholdeth the place of stones.
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יח אִם-יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ מִמְּקֹמוֹ; וְכִחֶשׁ בּוֹ, לֹא רְאִיתִיךָ.
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18 If he be destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him: 'I have not seen thee.'
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יט הֶן-הוּא, מְשׂוֹשׂ דַּרְכּוֹ; וּמֵעָפָר, אַחֵר יִצְמָחוּ.
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19 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others spring.
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כ הֶן-אֵל, לֹא יִמְאַס-תָּם; וְלֹא-יַחֲזִיק, בְּיַד-מְרֵעִים.
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20 Behold, God will not cast away an innocent man, neither will He uphold the evil-doers;
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כא עַד-יְמַלֵּה שְׂחוֹק פִּיךָ; וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ תְרוּעָה.
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21 Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting.
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כב שֹׂנְאֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ-בֹשֶׁת; וְאֹהֶל רְשָׁעִים אֵינֶנּוּ.
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22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
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