Job 17

New Jerusalem Bible	Peshitta ܦܫܝܼܛܬܵܐ
¹ My breathing is growing weaker and the gravediggers are gathering for me.	¹ ܪܘܚܝ ܐܬܛܪܦܬ ܘܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܬܕܥܟܘ ܛܝܒܘ ܠܝ ܩܒܪܐ
² Scoffers are my only companions, their harshness haunts my nights.	² ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܫܘܩܪܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܒܡܪܪܗܘܢ ܒܬܬ ܪܘܚܝ
³ So you must go bail for me to yourself, for which of them cares to clap his hand on mine?	³ ܣܝܡ ܢܐ ܡܫܟܢܝ ܠܘܬܟ ܡܢܘ ܗܢܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܝܕܝ
⁴ For you have shut their hearts to reason, hence not a hand is lifted.	⁴ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܒܗܘܢ ܟܣܝܬ ܡܢ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܬܬܪܝܡܘܢ ܒܦܠܓܘܬܐ
⁵ Just so is a man who invites his friends to share his property while the eyes of his own childrenlanguish.	⁵ ܘܢܬܪܘܪܒ ܪܚܡܐ ܥܠ ܪܚܡܗ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܢܚܫ̈ܟܢ
⁶ I have become a byword among foreigners, and a creature on whose face to spit,	⁶ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܗܘܐ
⁷ since I am nearly blind with grief and my limbs are reduced to a shadow.	⁷ ܟܐܒܬ ܡܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܥܝܢܝ ܘܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܛ̈ܠܢܝܬܐ
⁸ Any honest person is appal ed at the sight, the innocent is indignant at the sinner.	⁸ ܢܬܡܗܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܘܙܟ̇ܝܐ ܥܠ ܚܝ̇ܒܐ ܢܬܢܦܨ
⁹ Anyone upright grows stronger step by step: and anyone whose hands are clean grows ever in vigour!	⁹ ܢܐܚܘܕ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܘܢܚܡܣܢ ܘܕܕܟܝ̈ܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܢܘܣܦ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ
¹⁰ Come on then, al of you, back to the attack! I shall not find one wise man among you!	¹⁰ ܒܪܡ ܗܐ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܬܒܬܘܢ ܘܗܦܟܬܘܢ ܘܐܬܝܬܘܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܕܚܟܝܡ
¹¹ My days are over, so are my plans, my heart-strings are broken;	¹¹ ܡܥܒܪ̈ܝ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܡܒ̈ܛܠܝ ܡܚܫܒ̈ܬܐ ܡܘܒ̈ܕܝ ܠܠܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
¹² yet they would have me believe that night is day, that light to dispel the darkness is at hand,	¹² ܠܠܝܐ ܠܐܝܡܡܐ ܣܝܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܢܗܝܪܐ ܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ
¹³ when al I want, in fact, is to dwel in Sheol and in that darkness there to make my bed!	¹³ ܐܢ ܐܣܟܐ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܒܝܬܝ ܗܘ ܘܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܬܫܘܝܬܝ ܫܘܝܬ
¹⁴ To the tomb, I cry, 'You are my father!' -- to the worm, 'You are my mother-you, my sister!'	¹⁴ ܠܚܒܠܐ ܩܪܝܬ ܐܒܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܡܝ ܘܚܬܝ ܠܪܡܬܐ
¹⁵ Where then is my hope? Who can see any happiness for me?	¹⁵ ܐܝܟܘ ܡܟܝܠ ܣܒܪܝ ܘܬܘܟܠܢܝ ܘܠܣܒܪܝ ܡܢܘ ܢܫܟܚܝܘܗܝ
¹⁶ unless they come down to Sheol with me, all of us sinking into the dust together?	¹⁶ ܒܬܘܩܦܐ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܬܚܬܘܢ ܘܐܟܚܕܐ ܠܥܦܪܐ ܢܚܬܘܢ