Job 8

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 But Baldad the Suhite, responding, said:	1 ܘܥܢܐ ܒܠܕܕ ܫܘܚܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ
2 How long will you speak this way, so that the words of your mouth are like a changeable wind?	2 ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܬܡܠܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܪܡܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܦܘܡܟ
3 Does God supplant judgment, or does the Almighty subvert that which is just?	3 ܕܠܡܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܥܘܠ ܕܝܢܐ ܐܘ ܚܣܝܢܐ ܡܥܘܠ ܙܕܩܐ
4 And if now your children have sinned against him, and he has dismissed them into the power of their iniquity,	4 ܐܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܟ ܚܛܘ ܠܗ ܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܝܗܘܢ
5 even so, you should arise early to God, so as to beseech the Almighty.	5 ܘܐܢ ܐܢܬ ܒܥܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܚܣܝܢܐ ܬܬܟܫܦ
6 If you approach with purity and honesty, he will quickly be attentive to you, and a peaceful life will repay your righteousness,	6 ܐܢ ܙܟܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܬܪܝܨ ܗܫܐ ܢܬܬܥܝܪ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܢܫܠܡ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܙܕܩܟ
7 so much so that, if your former things were small, your latter things would be multiplied greatly.	7 ܘܬܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܟ ܙܥܘܪܝܐ ܘܐܚܪܝܬܟ ܢܣܓܐ ܛܒ
8 For inquire of the earliest generation, and investigate diligently the history of the fathers,	8 ܫ̇ܐܠ ܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܬܒܝܢ ܒܒܘܕܩܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝܗܘܢ
9 (of course, we are but of yesterday and are ignorant that our days on earth are like a shadow,)	9 ܕܐܬܡܠܝ ܓܝܪ ܚܢܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܛܠܠܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ
10 and they will teach you; they will speak with you and will offer you the eloquence of their hearts.	10 ܘܗܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܢܠܦܘܢܟ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܟ ܘܡܢ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܢܦܩܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ
11 Can the marsh plant live without moisture? Or can sedges grow without water?	11 ܕܠܡܐ ܣ̇ܓܐ ܐܓܡܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܨܗܝܐ ܐܘ ܝ̇ܥܐ ܐܪܒܢܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܐ
12 When it is still in flower, and has not been pulled up by hand, it withers before all other plants.	12 ܕܥܕ ܗܘ ܒܐܒܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܩܛܦ ܘܩܕܡ ܟܘܠ ܥܡܝܪ ܝ̇ܒܫ
13 Just so are the ways of all who forget God, and the hope of the hypocrite will perish.	13 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܛ̇ܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܣܒܪܗ ܕܚܢܦܐ ܢܐܒܕ
14 His frenzy will not please him, and his faith will be like a spider’s web.	14 ܘܢܬܦܣܩ ܬܘܟܠܢܗ ܘܒܝܬܐ ܕܓܘܓܝ ܒܝܬܗ
15 He will lean on his house, and it will not stand; he will prop it up, but it will not rise.	15 ܢܬܬܟܠ ܥܠ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܘܢܚܡܣܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܩܝܡ
16 He seems to have moisture before the sun arrives; and at sunrise, his sprout shoots forth.	16 ܐܝܟ ܪܛܒܐ ܗܘ ܩܕܡ ܫܡܫܐ
17 His roots will crowd together over a heap of stones, and among the stones he will remain.	17 ܘܥܠ ܓܠܠܝ̈ܢ ܫܪ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܢܣܡܟܘܢ ܘܒܝܬܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܢܚܙܐ
18 If someone is devoured right beside him, he will deny him and will say: “I do not know you.”	18 ܐܢ ܢܥܩܪܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܗ ܘܢܕܓ̇ܠ ܒܗ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܠܐ ܚܙܝܬܟ
19 For this is the benefit of his way, that others in turn may spring up from the earth.	19 ܗܐ ܗܘܝܘ ܒ̇ܨܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܘܡܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܢܨܡܚ
20 God will not discard the simple, nor will he extend his hand to the spiteful,	20 ܠܐ ܡܣܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܬܡ̈ܝܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܐ̇ܚܕ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܒ̈ܐܫܢܐ
21 even until your mouth is filled with laughter and your lips with rejoicing.	21 ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܬܡܠܐ ܦܘܡܟ ܓܘܚܟܐ ܘܣ̈ܦܘܬܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
22 Those who hate you, will be clothed with confusion, and the tabernacle of the impious will not continue.	22 ܣܢܐ̈ܝܟ ܢܠܒܫܘܢ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܘܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܠܝܬܘܗܝ