Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 35

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַר	1 Then Elihu proceeded and said:
2 הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵל	2 Do you think it right to say, "I am just rather than God?"
3 כִּי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָה־אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִי	3 To say, "What does it profit me; what advantage have I more than if I had sinned?"
4 אֲנִי אֲשִׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּךְ	4 I have words for a reply to you and your three companions as well.
5 הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר חָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּךָּ	5 Look up to the skies and behold; regard the heavens high above you.
6 אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בֹּו וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לֹּו	6 If you sin, what injury do you do to God? Even if your offenses are many, how do you hurt him?
7 אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לֹו אֹו מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּח	7 If you are righteous, what do you give him, or what does he receive from your hand?
8 לְאִישׁ־כָּמֹוךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶךָ	8 Your wickedness can affect only a man like yourself; and your justice only a fellow human being.
9 מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרֹועַ רַבִּים	9 In great oppression men cry out; they call for help because of the power of the mighty,
10 וְלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלֹוהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרֹות בַּלָּיְלָה	10 Saying, "Where is God, my Maker, who has given visions in the night,
11 מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמֹות אָרֶץ וּמֵעֹוף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵנוּ	11 Taught us rather than the beasts of the earth, and made us wise rather than the birds of the heavens?"
12 שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאֹון רָעִים	12 Though thus they cry out, he answers not against the pride of the wicked.
13 אַךשְָׁ־וְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה	13 But it is idle to say God does not hear or that the Almighty does not take notice.
14 אַף כִּי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחֹולֵל לֹו	14 Even though you say that you see him not, the case is before him; with trembling should you wait upon him.
15 וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפֹּו וְלֹא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹד	15 But now that you have done otherwise, God's anger punishes, nor does he show concern that a man will die.
16 וְאִיֹּוב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר׃ פ	16 Yet Job to no purpose opens his mouth, and without knowledge multiplies words.