Job 11

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 But Zophar the Naamathite, responding, said:	1 ܘܥܢܐ ܨܘܦܪ ܢܥܡܬܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ
2 Will he who speaks much, not also listen? Or will a talkative man be justified?	2 ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܠܐ ܥ̇ܢܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܠܠܐ ܒܦ̈ܬܓܡܘܗܝ ܡܙܕܕܩ
3 Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you?	3 ܗܐ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܢܫܬܩܘܢ ܐܢܬ ܡܡܠܠ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܟ̇ܠܐ ܠܟ ܘܐܢ ܡܡܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܠܝܬ ܕܡ̇ܟܣ ܠܟ
4 For you said: “My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.”	4 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܐܬܕܒܪܬ ܘܕܟܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܢܦܫܟ
5 Yet I wish that God would speak with you, and would open his lips to you,	5 ܒܪܡ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܗܘܐ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܥܡܟ
6 so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.	6 ܘܡܚܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܗ̇ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܩ̈ܦܠܐ ܠܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܝ̇ܕܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܫ̇ܒܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܟ
7 By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?	7 ܒܘܕܩܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܕܥ ܐܘ ܥܠ ܣܘܦܗ ܕܚܣܝܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܩܡ
8 He is higher than heaven, and what will you do? He is deeper than hell, but how will you know?	8 ܪܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܫܝܘܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ
9 His measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.	9 ܐܪܝܟܐ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܗ̇ ܘܦܬܝܐ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ
10 If he overturns all things, or packs them together, who will contradict him?	10 ܐܢ ܢܥܒܪ ܢܐܚܘܕ ܘܢܟܢܫ ܡܢܘ ܡܗܦܟ ܠܗ
11 For he knows the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not evaluate it?	11 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܓܝܪ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܡܬܝ ܗܘܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܚ̇ܙܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܗܘ ܡܬܒܝܢ
12 A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.	12 ܘܓܒܪܐ ܕܕܟܐ ܡܬܠܒܒ ܘܕܓܢܒܪ ܥ̇ܕܪ ܠܐܢܫ
13 But you have fortified your heart and extended your hands to him.	13 ܐܠܘ ܐܢܬ ܐܬܩܢܬ ܠܒܟ ܘܦܫܛܬ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܠܘܬܗ
14 If you would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand, and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,	14 ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܟ ܡܪܚܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܪܝܬ ܒܡܫܟܢܟ ܥܘܠܐ
15 then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish, and you would be steadfast and unafraid.	15 ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܪܝܡ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܘܡܢ ܥܩܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ
16 Misery, likewise, you would forget, or would remember only like waters that have passed by.	16 ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܥܡܠܟ ܬܬܢܫܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܥܒܘܪ̈ܐ ܬܬܕܒܪ
17 And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening, and when you would think yourself consumed, you will rise up like the morning star.	17 ܘܡܢ ܛܗܪܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܚܦܪܐ ܘܥܪܦܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ ܬܗܘܐ
18 And, when hope has been set before you, you will have faith, and, when buried, you will sleep secure.	18 ܘܬܬܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܣܒܪܐ ܘܬܕܡܟ ܘܬܬܢܝܚ
19 You will rest, and there will be nothing to make you afraid, and many will make requests before your face.	19 ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܥܝܪ ܠܟ ܢܒܥܘܢ ܐ̈ܦܝܟ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ
20 But the eyes of the impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope.	20 ܘܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܢܚܫ̈ܟܢ ܘܬܘܩܦܗܘܢ ܢܐܒܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܘܣܒܪܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ