Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 36

MODERN HEBREW BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 ויסף אליהוא ויאמר	1 Continuing in a similar manner, Eliu had this to say:
2 כתר לי זעיר ואחוך כי עוד לאלוה מלים	2 Bear with me for a little while and I will show you; for I have still more to say in favor of God.
3 אשא דעי למרחוק ולפעלי אתן צדק	3 I will review my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker to be just.
4 כי אמנם לא שקר מלי תמים דעות עמך	4 For truly my words are without any falsehood and perfect knowledge will be proven to you.
5 הן אל כביר ולא ימאס כביר כח לב	5 God does not abandon the powerful, for he himself is also powerful.
6 לא יחיה רשע ומשפט עניים יתן	6 But he does not save the impious, though he grants judgment to the poor.
7 לא יגרע מצדיק עיניו ואת מלכים לכסא וישיבם לנצח ויגבהו	7 He will not take his eyes away from the just, and he continually establishes kings on their throne, and they are exalted.
8 ואם אסורים בזקים ילכדון בחבלי עני	8 And, if they are in captivity, or are bound with the chains of poverty,
9 ויגד להם פעלם ופשעיהם כי יתגברו	9 he will reveal to them their works, as well as their sinfulness, in that they were violent.
10 ויגל אזנם למוסר ויאמר כי ישבון מאון	10 Likewise, he will open their ears to his correction, and he will speak to them, so that they may return from iniquity.
11 אם ישמעו ויעבדו יכלו ימיהם בטוב ושניהם בנעימים	11 If they listen and obey, they will fill their days with goodness and complete their years in glory.
12 ואם לא ישמעו בשלח יעברו ויגועו בבלי דעת	12 But if they will not listen, they will pass away by the sword and will be consumed by foolishness.
13 וחנפי לב ישימו אף לא ישועו כי אסרם	13 The false and the crafty provoke the wrath of God, yet they do not cry out to him when they are chained.
14 תמת בנער נפשם וחיתם בקדשים	14 Their soul will die in a storm, and their life, among the unmanly.
15 יחלץ עני בעניו ויגל בלחץ אזנם	15 He will rescue the poor from his anguish, and he will open his ear during tribulation.
16 ואף הסיתך מפי צר רחב לא מוצק תחתיה ונחת שלחנך מלא דשן	16 Therefore, he will save you from the narrow mouth very widely, even though it has no foundation under it. Moreover, your respite at table will be full of fatness.
17 ודין רשע מלאת דין ומשפט יתמכו	17 Your case has been judged like that of the impious; you will withdraw your plea and your judgment.
18 כי חמה פן יסיתך בספק ורב כפר אל יטך	18 Therefore, do not let anger overwhelm you so that you oppress another; neither should you allow a multitude of gifts to influence you.
19 היערך שועך לא בצר וכל מאמצי כח	19 Lay down your greatness without distress, and put aside all of your power with courage.
20 אל תשאף הלילה לעלות עמים תחתם	20 Do not prolong the night, even if people rise on their behalf.
21 השמר אל תפן אל און כי על זה בחרת מעני	21 Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity; for, after your misery, you have begun to follow this.
22 הן אל ישגיב בכחו מי כמהו מורה	22 Behold, God is exalted in his strength, and there is no one like him among the law-givers.
23 מי פקד עליו דרכו ומי אמר פעלת עולה	23 Who is able to investigate his ways? And who can say, “You have done iniquity,” to him?
24 זכר כי תשגיא פעלו אשר שררו אנשים	24 Remember that you are ignorant of his work, yet men have sung its praises.
25 כל אדם חזו בו אנוש יביט מרחוק	25 All men consider him; and each one ponders from a distance.
26 הן אל שגיא ולא נדע מספר שניו ולא חקר	26 Behold, God is great, defeating our knowledge; the number of his years is inestimable.
27 כי יגרע נטפי מים יזקו מטר לאדו	27 He carries away the drops of rain, and he sends forth showers like a raging whirlpool;
28 אשר יזלו שחקים ירעפו עלי אדם רב	28 they flow from the clouds that are woven above everything.
29 אף אם יבין מפרשי עב תשאות סכתו	29 If he wills it, he extends the clouds as his tent
30 הן פרש עליו אורו ושרשי הים כסה	30 and shines with his light from above; likewise, he covers the oceans within his tent.
31 כי בם ידין עמים יתן אכל למכביר	31 For he judges the people by these things, and he gives food to a multitude of mortals.
32 על כפים כסה אור ויצו עליה במפגיע	32 Within his hands, he hides the light, and he commands it to come forth again.
33 יגיד עליו רעו מקנה אף על עולה	33 He announces it to his friend, for it is his possession and he is able to reach out to it.