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א וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ, וַיֹּאמַר.
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1 {S} Moreover Elihu answered and said:
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ב הֲזֹאת, חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט; אָמַרְתָּ, צִדְקִי מֵאֵל.
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2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',
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ג כִּי-תֹאמַר, מַה-יִּסְכָּן-לָךְ; מָה-אֹעִיל, מֵחַטָּאתִי.
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3 That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
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ד אֲנִי, אֲשִׁיבְךָ מִלִּין-- וְאֶת-רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּךְ.
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4 I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.
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ה הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה; וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים, גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּךָּ.
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5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
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ו אִם-חָטָאתָ, מַה-תִּפְעָל-בּוֹ; וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ, מַה-תַּעֲשֶׂה-לּוֹ.
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6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?
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ז אִם-צָדַקְתָּ, מַה-תִּתֶּן-לוֹ; אוֹ מַה-מִּיָּדְךָ יִקָּח.
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7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
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ח לְאִישׁ-כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ; וּלְבֶן-אָדָם, צִדְקָתֶךָ.
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8 Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.
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ט מֵרֹב, עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ; יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּים.
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9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
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י וְלֹא-אָמַר--אַיֵּה, אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי: נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּיְלָה.
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10 But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
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יא מַלְּפֵנוּ, מִבַּהֲמוֹת אָרֶץ; וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵנוּ.
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11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'
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יב שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ, וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה-- מִפְּנֵי, גְּאוֹן רָעִים.
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12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
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יג אַךְ-שָׁוְא, לֹא-יִשְׁמַע אֵל; וְשַׁדַּי, לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה.
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13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
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יד אַף כִּי-תֹאמַר, לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ; דִּין לְפָנָיו, וּתְחוֹלֵל לוֹ.
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14 Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him--the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
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טו וְעַתָּה--כִּי-אַיִן, פָּקַד אַפּוֹ; וְלֹא-יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹד.
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15 And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?
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טז וְאִיּוֹב, הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה-פִּיהוּ; בִּבְלִי-דַעַת, מִלִּין יַכְבִּר.
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16 But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
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