Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 11

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיַּעַן צֹפַר הַנַּעֲמָתִי וַיֹּאמַר	1 And Zophar the Naamathite spoke out and said:
2 הֲרֹב דְּבָרִים לֹא יֵעָנֶה וְאִם־אִישׁ שְׂפָתַיִם יִצְדָּק	2 Should not the man of many words be answered, or must the garrulous man necessarily be right?
3 בַּדֶּיךָ מְתִים יַחֲרִישׁו וַתִּלְעַג וְאֵין מַכְלִם	3 Shall your babblings keep men silent, and shall you deride and no one give rebuke?
4 וַתֹּאמֶר זַךְ לִקְחִי וּבַר הָיִיתִי בְעֵינֶיךָ	4 Shall you say: "My teaching is pure, and I am clean in your sight"?
5 וְאוּלָם מִי־יִתֵּן אֱלֹוהַּ דַּבֵּר וְיִפְתַּח שְׂפָתָיו עִמָּךְ	5 But oh, that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
6 וְיַגֶּד־לְךָ ׀ תַּעֲלֻמֹות חָכְמָה כִּי־כִפְלַיִם לְתוּשִׁיָּה וְדַע כִּי־יַשֶּׁה לְךָ אֱלֹוהַ מֵעֲוֹנֶךָ	6 And tell you that the secrets of wisdom are twice as effective: So you might learn that God will make you answer for your guilt.
7 הַחֵקֶר אֱלֹוהַ תִּמְצָא אִם עַד־תַּכְלִית שַׁדַּי תִּמְצָא	7 Can you penetrate the designs of God? Dare you vie with the perfection of the Almighty?
8 גָּבְהֵי מַיִם מַה־תִּפְעָל עֲמֻקָּה מִשְּׁאֹול מַה־תֵּדָע	8 It is higher than the heavens; what can you do? It is deeper than the nether world; what can you know?
9 אֲרֻכָּה מֵאֶרֶץ מִדָּהּ וּרְחָבָה מִנִּי־יָם	9 It is longer than the earth in measure, and broader than the sea.
10 אִם־יַחֲלֹף וְיַסְגִּיר וְיַקְהִיל וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ	10 If he seize and imprison or call to judgment, who then can say him nay?
11 כִּי־הוּא יָדַע מְתֵי־שָׁוְא וַיַּרְא־אָוֶן וְלֹא יִתְבֹּונָן	11 For he knows the worthlessness of men and sees iniquity; will he then ignore it?
12 וְאִישׁ נָבוּב יִלָּבֵב וְעַיִר פֶּרֶא אָדָם יִוָּלֵד	12 Will empty man then gain understanding, and the wild jackass be made docile?
13 אִם־אַתָּה הֲכִינֹותָ לִבֶּךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ אֵלָיו כַּפֶּךָ	13 If you set your heart aright and stretch out your hands toward him,
14 אִם־אָוֶן בְּיָדְךָ הַרְחִיקֵהוּ וְאַל־תַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאֹהָלֶיךָ עַוְלָה	14 If you remove all iniquity from your conduct, and let not injustice dwell in your tent,
15 כִּי־אָז ׀ תִּשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ מִמּוּם וְהָיִיתָ מֻצָק וְלֹא תִירָא	15 Surely then you may lift up your face in innocence; you may stand firm and unafraid.
16 כִּי־אַתָּה עָמָל תִּשְׁכָּח כְּמַיִם עָבְרוּ תִזְכֹּר	16 For then you shall forget your misery, or recall it like waters that have ebbed away.
17 וּמִצָּהֳרַיִם יָקוּם חָלֶד תָּעֻפָה כַּבֹּקֶר תִּהְיֶה	17 Then your life shall be brighter than the noonday; its gloom shall become as the morning,
18 וּבָטַחְתָּ כִּי־יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה וְחָפַרְתָּ לָבֶטַח תִּשְׁכָּב	18 And you shall be secure, because there is hope; you shall look round you and lie down in safety,
19 וְרָבַצְתָּ וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד וְחִלּוּ פָנֶיךָ רַבִּים	19 and you shall take your rest with none to disturb. Many shall entreat your favor,
20 וְעֵינֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּכְלֶינָה וּמָנֹוס אָבַד מִנְהֶם וְתִקְוָתָם מַפַּח־נָפֶשׁ׃ פ	20 but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy. Escape shall be cut off from them, they shall wait to expire.