Job 21

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 Then Job responded by saying:	1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ
2 I beseech you to hear my words and to do penance.	2 ܫܡܥܘ ܡܫܡܥ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܒܘܝܢܐ
3 Permit me, and I will speak, and afterwards, if you see fit, you can laugh at my words.	3 ܣܝܒܪܘܢܝ ܘܐܡܠܠ ܘܒܬܪ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܡܝܩܘ
4 Is my dispute against man, so that I would have no reason to be discouraged?	4 ܐܡܪ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܠܡܢܐ ܡܬܥܝܩܐ ܪܘܚܝ
5 Listen to me and be astonished, and place a finger over your mouth.	5 ܐܬܦܢܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܬܡܗܘ ܘܣܝܡܘ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܟܘܢ
6 As for me, when I think it over, I am afraid, and trembling convulses my body.	6 ܕܐܢ ܐܬܕܟܪܬ ܐܬܬܙܝܥܬ ܘܐܚܕܘ ܠܒܣܪܝ ܨܘܪ̈ܢܐ
7 Why then do the impious live, having been lifted up and strengthened with riches?	7 ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܘܡܥܬܩܝܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ
8 They see their offspring continue before them: a commotion of close relatives and of children’s children in their sight.	8 ܙܪܥܗܘܢ ܡܬܩܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ
9 Their houses have been secure and peaceable, and there is no staff of God over them.	9 ܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܫܒܛܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
10 Their cattle have conceived and have not miscarried; their cow has given birth and is not deprived of her newborn.	10 ܬܘܪܗ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܘܠܐ ܓ̇ܥܐ ܘܦ̇ܠܛܐ ܬܘܪܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܚܒܠܐ
11 Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children jump around playfully.	11 ܡܫܪܪܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܢܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܝ̈ܠܘܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܫܘܪ̈ܝܢ
12 They take up the timbrel and the lyre, and they rejoice at the sound of the organ.	12 ܫܩܠܘ ܦ̈ܠܓܐ ܘܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܕܝܢ ܠܩܠܐ ܕܙܡܪܐ
13 Their days are prolonged in wealth, yet, in an instant, they descend into hell.	13 ܡܓܡܪܝܢ ܒܛ̈ܒܬܐ ܝܘܡܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܥܓܠ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܢܚܬܝܢ
14 Who has said to God, “Depart from us, for we do not want the knowledge of your ways.	14 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܪ ܡܢܢ ܘܠܡܕܥ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܢ
15 Who is the Almighty that we should serve him? And how is it helpful to us if we pray to him?”	15 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܦܠܚܝܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܝܬܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܒܥܐ ܡܢܗ
16 It is true that their good things are not in their power. May the counsel of the impious be far from me!	16 ܗܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܒܗܘܢ ܘܡܚܫܒܬܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܐܬܪܚܩܬ ܡܢܝ
17 How often will the lamp of the wicked be extinguished, and a deluge overtake them, and how often will he distribute the afflictions of his wrath?	17 ܟܡܐ ܢܕܥܟ ܫܪܓܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܬܒܪܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܢܦܠܓ ܪܘܓܙܗ
18 They will be like chaff before the face of the wind, and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.	18 ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܒܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܘܪܐ ܕܫܩܠܐ ܠܗ ܟܘܟܝܬܐ
19 God will preserve the grief of the father for his sons, and, when he repays, then he will understand.	19 ܐܠܗܐ ܢܛܪ ܥܘܠܗ ܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܪܥܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܕܥ
20 His eyes will see his own destruction, and he will drink from the wrath of the Almighty.	20 ܘܢܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܒܕܢܗ ܘܡܢ ܚܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܫܬܐ
21 For what does he care what happens to his house after him, or if the number of its months are reduced by half?	21 ܡܢܘ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܢܬܢܛܪܘܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ
22 Can anyone teach holy knowledge to God, who judges the exalted?	22 ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܗܘ ܠܪ̈ܡܐ ܢܕܘܢ
23 This one dies strong and healthy, rich and happy.	23 ܕܐܢ ܗܢܐ ܢܡܘܬ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܫܠܡܘܬܗ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܫܠܐ
24 His gut is full of fat and his bones are moistened with marrow.	24 ܘܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܠܝܢ ܬܪܒܐ ܘܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܡܠܝܢ ܡܘܚܐ
25 In truth, another dies in bitterness of soul, without any resources.	25 ܗܢܐ ܢܡܘܬ ܒܢܦܫ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠ ܒܛܒܬܐ
26 And yet they will sleep together in the dust, and worms will cover them.	26 ܐܟܚܕܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܫܟܒܝܢ ܘܪܡܬܐ ܬܟܣܐ ܐܢܘܢ
27 Surely, I know your thoughts and your sinful judgments against me.	27 ܗܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܚܫ̈ܒܬܟܘܢ ܘܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܥܠܝ ܡܬܚܫܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ
28 For you say, “Where is the house of the ruler, and where are the tabernacles of the impious?”	28 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܕܐܝܟܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܐܝܢܘ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ
29 Ask any passerby whom you wish, and you will realize that he understands these same things:	29 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܫܐܠܬܘܢ ܠܥܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐ̈ܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܘܕܥܬܘܢ
30 that the evil-doer is reserved for the day of destruction, and he will be led to the day of wrath.	30 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܒܪܐ ܡܬܢܛܪ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܡܬܕܟܪ
31 Who will reprove his way to his face, and who will repay him for what he has done?	31 ܡܢܘ ܡܚܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܢܘ ܦ̇ܪܥ ܠܗ
32 He will be led to the tomb, and he will remain awake in the chaos of the dead.	32 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܠܩܒܪܐ ܘܠܓܕܫܐ ܡܬܢܛܪ
33 He has been found acceptable to the banks of the River of Lamentation, and he will draw any man towards him, and there are countless before him.	33 ܒܠܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܓܦܝ̈ܦܝ ܢܚܠܐ ܘܒܬܪܗ ܟܠܢܫ ܡܬܢܓܕ ܘܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܠܝܬ ܡܢܝܢ
34 Therefore, how long will you console me in vain, when your answer is shown to be repugnant to truth?	34 ܘܐܝܟܐ ܬܠܒܒܘܢܢܝ ܗܒܠܐ ܘܬܝܒܬܐ ܕܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܝܬܪܘ ܩܕܡܝ