| 1 Then Elihu said: | 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܠܝܗܘ ܘܐܡܪ |
| 2 "Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know; | 2 ܫܡܥܘ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܨܘܬܘܢܢܝ |
| 3 for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. | 3 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܕܢܐ ܒ̇ܚܪܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܚܟܐ ܛ̇ܥܡ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ |
| 4 Let us choose what is right; let us determine among ourselves what is good. | 4 ܢܓܒܐ ܠܢ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܘܢܕܥ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܡܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ |
| 5 For Job has said, 'I am innocent, and God has taken away my right; | 5 ܐܡܪܬ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܙܟܝܬ ܕܐܡܪܬ ܐܙܕܕܩܬ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܨܠܝܗܝ ܠܕܝܢܝ ܥܠܝ |
| 6 in spite of my right I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' | 6 ܡܢܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܒܕ ܕܠܐ ܣܟܠܘ |
| 7 What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, | 7 ܡܢܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܘܒ ܕܢܫܬܐ ܡܘܝܩܐ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ |
| 8 who goes in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? | 8 ܘܗܘܐ ܫܘܬܦܐ ܘܚܒܪܐ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܘܠܐ ܥܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܠܡܗܠܟܘ |
| 9 For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.' | 9 ܕܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܐ ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ |
| 10 "Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding, far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. | 10 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܠܒܐ ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܚܣ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܚܣ ܠܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܚܛܝܬܐ |
| 11 For according to the work of a man he will requite him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. | 11 ܕܐܝܟ ܥܒ̇ܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܦ̇ܪܥ ܠܗ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܡܫܟܚ |
| 12 Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. | 12 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܥܪܩܠ ܐܘܪܚܐ |
| 13 Who gave him charge over the earth and who laid on him the whole world? | 13 ܡܢܘ ܦܩܕ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܢܘ ܥܒܕ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܬܒܝܠ |
| 14 If he should take back his spirit to himself, and gather to himself his breath, | 14 ܐܢ ܡܦܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܒܗ ܪܘܚܗ ܘܢܫܡܬܗ ܠܘܬܗ ܡܬܟܢܫܢ |
| 15 all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust. | 15 ܣ̇ܐܦ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܘܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܥܦܪܗ ܗ̇ܦܟ |
| 16 "If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. | 16 ܘܐܢ ܡܬܒܝܢ ܐܢܬ ܫܡܥ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܨܘܬ ܠܩܠܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝ |
| 17 Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, | 17 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣ̇ܢܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܘܐܢ ܙܟܝ ܗܘ ܠܐ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܡܬܚܝܒ |
| 18 who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' and to nobles, 'Wicked man'; | 18 ܕܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ |
| 19 who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? | 19 ܕܠܐ ܢ̇ܣܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܐܢܘܢ |
| 20 In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. | 20 ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܠܝܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܘܒܦܠܓܗ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܣܝܦܝܢ ܘܐܒܕܝܢ ܘܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢ ܠܚܣܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܒܚܝܠܐ |
| 21 "For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. | 21 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܬܗ ܚ̇ܙܐ |
| 22 There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves. | 22 ܕܠܐ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܡܬܛܫܝܘ ܬܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܥܘܠܐ |
| 23 For he has not appointed a time for any man to go before God in judgment. | 23 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܠܡܗܠܟܘ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܕܝܢܐ |
| 24 He shatters the mighty without investigation, and sets others in their place. | 24 ܕܐܒܐܫ ܠܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟ ܘܢܩܝܡ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ |
| 25 Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed. | 25 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܒ̇ܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܢܗܦܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܠܠܝܐ |
| 26 He strikes them for their wickedness in the sight of men, | 26 ܘܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܥܒ̇ܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܚܝ̣ܠܐ |
| 27 because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways, | 27 ܥܠ ܕܣܛܘ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܠܐ ܐܣܬܟܠܘ |
| 28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted-- | 28 ܥܐܠܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܓܥܬܗ ܕܥܢܘܝܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ |
| 29 When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?-- | 29 ܘܐܢ ܗܘ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܡܢܘ ܡܚܝܒ ܘܐܢ ܗܘ ܡܗܦܟ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܡܢܘ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܥܡܐ ܐܘ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ |
| 30 that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people. | 30 ܕܠܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܐܢܫܐ ܚܠܦܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܠܥܡܐ |
| 31 "For has any one said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more; | 31 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܫܒܩܬ ܠܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܢ |
| 32 teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more? | 32 ܐܠܦܝܢܝ ܐܢܬ ܐܢ ܥܒܕܬ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ |
| 33 Will he then make requital to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know. | 33 ܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܐܘܣܦ ܠܡܬܠ ܠܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܚܛܝܬ ܐܢܬ ܓܝܪ ܐܬܒܩܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܡܠܠ |
| 34 Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say: | 34 ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܝ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܢܫܡܥܢܝ |
| 35 'Job speaks without knowledge, his words are without insight.' | 35 ܐܝܘܒ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܘܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ |
| 36 Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men. | 36 ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܬܒܚܪ ܐܝܘܒ ܥܕ ܣܘܦܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܫܒ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ̈ |
| 37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God." | 37 ܘܐܢ ܡܘܣܦ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܣܟܠܘܬܐ ܒܝܢܬܢ ܡܬܦܩܕܐ ܘܢܩܪܒ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ |