1 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 Then Job responded by saying: |
2 מֶה־עָזַרְתָּ לְלֹא־כֹחַ הֹושַׁעְתָּ זְרֹועַ לֹא־עֹז | 2 Whose assistant are you? Is he weak-minded? And do you sustain the arm of him that is not strong? |
3 מַה־יָּעַצְתָּ לְלֹא חָכְמָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה לָרֹב הֹודָעְתָּ | 3 To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas. |
4 אֶת־מִי הִגַּדְתָּ מִלִּין וְנִשְׁמַת־מִי יָצְאָה מִמֶּךָּ | 4 Who is it that you wanted to teach? Was it not him that created the breath of life? |
5 הָרְפָאִים יְחֹולָלוּ מִתַּחַת מַיִם וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶם | 5 Behold, giant things groan under the waters, and they dwell with them. |
6 עָרֹום שְׁאֹול נֶגְדֹּו וְאֵין כְּסוּת לָאֲבַדֹּון | 6 The underworld is naked before him, and there is no covering for perdition. |
7 נֹטֶה צָפֹון עַל־תֹּהוּ תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל־בְּלִי־מָה | 7 He stretched out the North over emptiness, and he suspended the land over nothing. |
8 צֹרֵר־מַיִם בְּעָבָיו וְלֹא־נִבְקַע עָנָן תַּחְתָּם | 8 He secures the waters in his clouds, so that they do not burst forth downward all at once. |
9 מְאַחֵז פְּנֵי־כִסֵּה פַּרְשֵׁז עָלָיו עֲנָנֹו | 9 He holds back the face of his throne, and he stretches his cloud over it. |
10 חֹק־חָג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָיִם עַד־תַּכְלִית אֹור עִם־חֹשֶׁךְ | 10 He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit. |
11 עַמּוּדֵי שָׁמַיִם יְרֹופָפוּ וְיִתְמְהוּ מִגַּעֲרָתֹו | 11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are frightened at his nod. |
12 בְּכֹחֹו רָגַע הַיָּם [וּבִתוּבְנָתֹו כ] (וּבִתְבוּנָתֹו ק) מָחַץ רָהַב | 12 By his strength, the seas suddenly gather together, and his foresight has struck the arrogant. |
13 בְּרוּחֹו שָׁמַיִם שִׁפְרָה חֹלֲלָה יָדֹו נָחָשׁ בָּרִיחַ | 13 His spirit has adorned the heavens, and his birthing hand has brought forth the winding serpent. |
14 הֶן־אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצֹות [דַּרְכֹּו כ] (דְּרָכָיו ק) וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בֹּו וְרַעַם [גְּבוּרָתֹו כ] (גְּבוּרֹותָיו ק) מִי יִתְבֹּונָן׃ ס | 14 Behold, these things have been said about his ways in part, and, since we barely have heard a small drop of his word, who will be able to gaze upon the thunder of his greatness? |