Job 21:4

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

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1 וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ Then Job answered and said:

2 שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי־זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃ Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

3 שָׂ֭אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר דַּבְּרִ֣י תַלְעִֽיג׃ Suffer me, that I may speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.

4 הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃ As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?

5 פְּנוּ־אֵלַ֥י וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ וְשִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל־פֶּֽה׃ Turn unto me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

6 וְאִם־זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת׃ Even when I remember I am affrighted, And horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.

7 מַ֭דּוּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִֽחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם־גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל׃ Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

8 זַרְעָ֤ם נָכ֣וֹן לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑ם וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ Their seed is established in their sight with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

9 בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ Their houses are safe, without fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.

10 שׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃ Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

11 יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ כַ֭צֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

12 יִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנּ֑וֹר וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְק֣וֹל עוּגָֽב׃ They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

13 (יבלו) [יְכַלּ֣וּ] בַטּ֣וֹב יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע שְׁא֣וֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ׃ They spend their days in prosperity, And peacefully they go down to the grave.

14 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ׃ Yet they said unto God: ‘Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.

15 מַה־שַּׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃ What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?’—

16 הֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃ Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

17 כַּמָּ֤ה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That He distributeth pains in His anger?

18 יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm stealeth away?

19 אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָ֥יו אוֹנ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣יו וְיֵדָֽע׃ ’God layeth up his iniquity for his children! ’— Let Him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it.

20 יִרְא֣וּ עֵינָ֣ו כִּיד֑וֹ וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

21 כִּ֤י מַה־חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃ For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? Seeing the number of his months is determined.

22 הַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד־דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃ Shall any teach God knowledge? Seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.

23 זֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet;

24 עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

25 וְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And hath never tasted of good.

26 יַ֭חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.

27 הֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת עָלַ֥י תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃ Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

28 כִּ֤י תֹאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית־נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃ For ye say: ‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?’

29 הֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם ע֣וֹבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃ Have ye not asked them that go by the way; And will ye misdeem their tokens,

30 כִּ֤י לְי֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְי֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃ That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

31 מִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד עַל־פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְהוּא־עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃ But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

32 וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃ For he is borne to the grave, And watch is kept over his tomb.

33 מָֽתְקוּ־ל֗וֹ רִגְבֵ֫י־נָ֥חַל וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כׇּל־אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃ The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, And all men draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

34 וְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשׁ֥וּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃ {פ}
How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?

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لفظ بہ لفظ (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

הֶ֭אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyI
לְאָדָ֣םʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual
שִׂיחִ֑יsîyacha contemplation
וְאִםʼimused very widely as demonstrative
מַ֝דּ֗וּעַmaddûwaʻwhat known?
לֹאlôʼnot
תִקְצַ֥רqâtsarto dock off
רוּחִֽיrûwachwind

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Job 21:4 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

הֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

האנכי לאדם שיחי ואם מדוע לא תקצר רוחי

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

הֶאָנֹכִי לְאָדָם שִׂיחִי וְאִם־מַדּוּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַר רוּחִי׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Is it to a man [like myself] that I am speaking [(that he should hear my plaint)]? Why, then, should my spirit not be short [(from crying out in my affliction)]?

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Est-ce donc contre des hommes que mes plaintes sont dirigées? Dès lors pourquoi ma patience ne serait-elle pas à bout?

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Führe ich denn gegen einen Menschen Klage? Und warum sollte ich nicht ungeduldig werden!

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Alboż zwraca się przeciw ludziom skarga moja i jakżebym wtedy zdołał cierpliwość zachować?

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

איז קעגן אַ מענטשן מײַן קלאָג?און פֿאַר װאָס זאָל ניט קורץ װערן מײַן געמיט?

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Ĉu kontraŭ homo mi disputas? Kaj kial mi ne estu malpacienca?

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Commentary on Job 21:4

Rashi

English

Am I speaking to man Why should you make an issue of my complaint? Am I complaining to a man like me that he should listen to me? Why then should I not be short of breath to cry out from my straits?

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