Job 12

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 When Job answered, and said:	1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ
2 Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?	2 ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܥܡܟܘܢ ܬܡܘܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ
3 I also have a heart as well as you: for who is ignorant of these things, which you know?	3 ܐܦ ܠܝ ܠܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܟܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܨܝܪ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ
4 He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon God and he will hear him: for the simplicity of the just man is laughed to scorn.	4 ܘܗܘܐ ܓܘܚܟܐ ܠܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܥܢܝܗܝ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܡ
5 The lamp despised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the time appointed.	5 ܠܡܦܪܩܘ ܫܛܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܘܠܐ ܘܠܡܬܩܢܘ ܪܓܠܐ ܡܙܥܬܐ
6 The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they provoke God boldly; whereas it is he that hath given all into their hands:	6 ܢܫܢܘܢ ܡܫ̈ܟܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܬܘܟܠܢܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܪܓܙܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ
7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee: and the birds of the air, and they shall tell thee.	7 ܘܐܠܐ ܫ̇ܐܠ ܠܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܬܠܦܟ ܘܠܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܚܘܝܟ
8 Speak to the earth, and it shall answer thee: and the fishes of the sea shall tell.	8 ܘܐܫܬܥܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܬܠܦܟ ܘܢܫܬܥܘܢ ܠܟ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܡܐ
9 Who is ignorant that the hand of the Lord hath made all these things?	9 ܡܢܘ ܕܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܗܠܝܢ
10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man.	10 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܐܝܕܗ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܚܝ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܘܐܢܫ
11 Doth not the ear discern words, and the palate of him that eateth, the taste?	11 ܐܕܢܐ ܫ̇ܡܥܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܚܟܐ ܛܥ̇ܡ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ
12 In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days prudence.	12 ܘܒܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܘܝܢܐ
13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.	13 ܥܡܗ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܗܝ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܘܒܘܝܢܐ
14 If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a. man, there is none that can open.	14 ܗܐ ܐܢ ܣ̇ܚܦ ܡܢܘ ܒ̇ܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܐܚ̇ܕ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܘ ܦ̇ܬܚ
15 If he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth.	15 ܐܢ ܓ̇ܥܪ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ ܝܒܫܝܢ ܘܐܢ ܡܫܕܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܦܟܝܢ ܐܪܥܐ
16 With him is strength and wisdom: he knoweth both the deceiver, and him that is deceived.	16 ܕܝܠܗ ܗܘ ܬܘܩܦܐ ܘܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܗܘ ܥܘܫܢܐ ܘܦܘܪܩܢܐ
17 He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility.	17 ܡܕܒܪ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܒܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܕܝ̇ܢܐ̈ ܡܫܛܐ
18 He looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins with a cord.	18 ܡ̇ܚܬ ܡ̈ܠܟܝܢ ܠܬܪܥܐ ܘܐ̇ܣܪ ܚ̈ܙܩܐ ܒܚ̈ܨܝܗܘܢ
19 He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.	19 ܡܕܒܪ ܠܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܒܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܥܫ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܫܦܠ
20 He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged.	20 ܡܥܒܪ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܘܛܥܡܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܫ̇ܩܠ
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed.	21 ܐܫ̇ܕ ܫܛܝܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ ܘܚܠܝܨܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܬܩ̈ܝܦܐ ܡܪܦܐ
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth up to light the shadow of death.	22 ܡܓܠܐ ܥܡܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܡ̇ܦܩ ܠܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܢ ܛ̈ܠܠܝ ܡܘܬܐ
23 He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown.	23 ܡܛܥܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܡܒܕܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫ̇ܛܚ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܡܘܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܫ̇ܛܚ ܠܐ̈ܡܘܬܐ ܘܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܗܝܢ
24 He changeth the heart of the princes of the people of the earth, and deceiveth them that they walk in vain where there is no way.	24 ܡܫܛܐ ܠܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܛܥܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܬܘܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ
25 They shall grope as in the dark, and not in the light, and he shall make them stagger like men that are drunk.	25 ܢܡܘܫܘܢ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܓܫܓܫܘܢ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܘܡܛܥܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܪ̈ܘܝܐ