Job 34

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 After proclaiming these things, Eliu now had this to say:	1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܠܝܗܘ ܘܐܡܪ
2 May the wise hear my words, and may the educated listen to me.	2 ܫܡܥܘ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܨܘܬܘܢܢܝ
3 For the ear examines words, and the mouth discerns foods by the taste.	3 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܕܢܐ ܒ̇ܚܪܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܚܟܐ ܛ̇ܥܡ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ
4 Let us choose judgment for ourselves, and let us consider among ourselves what is best.	4 ܢܓܒܐ ܠܢ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܘܢܕܥ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܡܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ
5 For Job has said: “I am just, yet God has subverted my judgment.	5 ܐܡܪܬ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܙܟܝܬ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܐܙܕܕܩܬ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܨܠܝܗܝ ܠܕܝܢܝ ܥܠܝ
6 For, within my judgment, there is a lie: my vehement barbs are without any sin.”	6 ܡܢܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܒܕ ܕܠܐ ܣܟܠܘ
7 What man is there that is like Job, who drinks up derision as if it were water,	7 ܡܢܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܘܒ ܕܢܫܬܐ ܡܘܝܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
8 who accompanies those who work iniquity, and who walks with impious men?	8 ܘܗܘܐ ܫܘܬܦܐ ܘܚܒܪܐ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܘܠܐ ܥܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܠܡܗܠܟܘ
9 For he has said, “Man will not please God, even if he should travel with him.”	9 ܕܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܐ ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
10 Therefore, prudent men, hear me: impiety is far from God, and iniquity is far from the Almighty.	10 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܠܒܐ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܚܣ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܚܣ ܠܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܚܛܝܬܐ
11 For he will restore to man his works, and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.	11 ܕܐܝܟ ܥܒ̇ܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܦ̇ܪܥ ܠܗ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܡܫܟܚ
12 For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.	12 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܥܪܩܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ
13 What other is established over the earth? Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?	13 ܡܢܘ ܦܩܕ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܢܘ ܥܒܕ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܬܒܝܠ
14 But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.	14 ܐܢ ܡܦܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܒܗ ܪܘܚܗ ܘܢܫܡܬܗ ܠܘܬܗ ܡܬܟܢܫܢ
15 All flesh will fail together, and man will return to ashes.	15 ܣ̇ܐܦ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܥܦܪܗ ܗ̇ܦܟ
16 Therefore, if you have understanding, hear what is said, and heed the sound of my eloquence.	16 ܘܐܢ ܡܬܒܝܢ ܐܢܬ ܫܡܥ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܨܘܬ ܠܩܠܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝ
17 Is he that does not love judgment able to be corrected? And how can you so greatly condemn him who is just?	17 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣ̇ܢܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܘܐܢ ܙܟܝ ܗܘ ܠܐ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܡܬܚܝܒ
18 He says to the king, “You are an apostate.” He calls commanders impious.	18 ܕܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ
19 He does not accept the reputation of leaders; nor does he recognize the tyrant as he contends against the poor. For all are the work of his hands.	19 ܕܠܐ ܢ̇ܣܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܐܢܘܢ
20 They will die suddenly, and the people will be troubled in the middle of the night, but they will pass through it, and the violent will be taken away without a hand.	20 ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܠܝܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܘܒܦܠܓܗ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܣܝܦܝܢ ܘܐܒܕܝܢ ܘܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢ ܠܚܣܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܒܚܝܠܐ
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he examines all of their steps.	21 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܗ ܚ̇ܙܐ
22 There is no darkness and no shadow of death, where those who work iniquity may be hidden.	22 ܕܠܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܡܬܛܫܝܘ ܬܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܘܠܐ
23 For it is no longer within the power of man to enter into judgment with God.	23 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܠܡܗܠܟܘ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܕܝܢܐ
24 He will break into many innumerable pieces, and he will cause others to stand up in their place.	24 ܕܐܒܐܫ ܠܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟ ܘܢܩܝܡ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ
25 For he knows their works, and, as a result, he will bring the night, and they will be crushed.	25 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܒ̇ܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܢܗܦܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܠܠܝܐ
26 Just as the impious do, he has struck them in a place where they can be seen.	26 ܘܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܥܒ̇ܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܚܝ̣ܠܐ
27 They, as if with great diligence, have withdrawn from him, and they refused to understand all his ways,	27 ܥܠ ܕܣܛܘ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܠܐ ܐܣܬܟܠܘ
28 so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him, and he heard the voice of the poor.	28 ܥܐܠܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܓܥܬܗ ܕܥܢܘܝܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ
29 For, when he grants peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hides his face, who is there that can contemplate him, either among the nations, or among all men?	29 ܘܐܢ ܗܘ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܡܢܘ ܡܚܝܒ ܘܐܢ ܗܘ ܡܗܦܟ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܡܢܘ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܥܡܐ ܐܘ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ
30 He causes a hypocritical man to reign because of the sins of the people.	30 ܕܠܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܐܢܫܐ ܚܠܦܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܠܥܡܐ
31 Therefore, since I have been speaking about God, I will not prevent you from doing the same.	31 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܫܒܩܬ ܠܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܢ
32 If I have erred, you may teach me; if I have spoken unfairly, I will add no more.	32 ܐܠܦܝܢܝ ܐܢܬ ܐܢ ܥܒܕܬ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ
33 Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you? For you were the first to speak, and not I. But if you know something better, speak.	33 ܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܐܘܣܦ ܠܡܬܠ ܠܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܚܛܝܬ ܐܢܬ ܓܝܪ ܐܬܒܩܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܠܠ
34 Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man listen to me.	34 ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܝ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܢܫܡܥܢܝ
35 But Job has been speaking foolishly, and his words contain unsound teaching.	35 ܐܝܘܒ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܘܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ
36 My father, let Job be tested even to the end; may you not retreat from a man of iniquity.	36 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܬܒܚܪ ܐܝܘܒ ܥܕ ܣܘܦܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ̈
37 For he adds blasphemy on top of his sins; nevertheless, let him be constrained to be among us, and then let him provoke God to judgment with his speeches.	37 ܘܐܢ ܡܘܣܦ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܡܬܦܩܕܐ ܘܢܩܪܒ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ