| 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Then Job answered: |
| 2 ܫܡܥܘ ܡܫܡܥ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܒܘܝܢܐ | 2 "Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation. |
| 3 ܣܝܒܪܘܢܝ ܘܐܡܠܠ ܘܒܬܪ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ ܡܝܩܘ | 3 Bear with me, and I will speak, and after I have spoken, mock on. |
| 4 ܐܡܪ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܠܡܢܐ ܡܬܥܝܩܐ ܪܘܚܝ | 4 As for me, is my complaint against man? Why should I not be impatient? |
| 5 ܐܬܦܢܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܘܬܡܗܘ ܘܣܝܡܘ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܟܘܢ | 5 Look at me, and be appalled, and lay your hand upon your mouth. |
| 6 ܕܐܢ ܐܬܕܟܪܬ ܐܬܬܙܝܥܬ ܘܐܚܕܘ ܠܒܣܪܝ ܨܘܪ̈ܢܐ | 6 When I think of it I am dismayed, and shuddering seizes my flesh. |
| 7 ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܘܡܥܬܩܝܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ | 7 Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power? |
| 8 ܙܪܥܗܘܢ ܡܬܩܢ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ | 8 Their children are established in their presence, and their offspring before their eyes. |
| 9 ܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܫܒܛܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ | 9 Their houses are safe from fear, and no rod of God is upon them. |
| 10 ܬܘܪܗ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܘܠܐ ܓ̇ܥܐ ܘܦ̇ܠܛܐ ܬܘܪܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܚܒܠܐ | 10 Their bull breeds without fail; their cow calves, and does not cast her calf. |
| 11 ܡܫܪܪܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܢܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܝ̈ܠܘܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܫܘܪ̈ܝܢ | 11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. |
| 12 ܫܩܠܘ ܦ̈ܠܓܐ ܘܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܕܝܢ ܠܩܠܐ ܕܙܡܪܐ | 12 They sing to the tambourine and the lyre, and rejoice to the sound of the pipe. |
| 13 ܡܓܡܪܝܢ ܒܛ̈ܒܬܐ ܝܘܡܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܥܓܠ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܢܚܬܝܢ | 13 They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol. |
| 14 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܪ ܡܢܢ ܘܠܡܕܥ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ ܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܢ | 14 They say to God, 'Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of thy ways. |
| 15 ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܦܠܚܝܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܝܬܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܒܥܐ ܡܢܗ | 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?' |
| 16 ܗܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܒܗܘܢ ܘܡܚܫܒܬܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܐܬܪܚܩܬ ܡܢܝ | 16 Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? The counsel of the wicked is far from me. |
| 17 ܟܡܐ ܢܕܥܟ ܫܪܓܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܬܒܪܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܢܦܠܓ ܪܘܓܙܗ | 17 "How often is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity comes upon them? That God distributes pains in his anger? |
| 18 ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܒܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܘܪܐ ܕܫܩܠܐ ܠܗ ܟܘܟܝܬܐ | 18 That they are like straw before the wind, and like chaff that the storm carries away? |
| 19 ܐܠܗܐ ܢܛܪ ܥܘܠܗ ܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܢܦܪܥܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܕܥ | 19 You say, 'God stores up their iniquity for their sons.' Let him recompense it to themselves, that they may know it. |
| 20 ܘܢܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܒܕܢܗ ܘܡܢ ܚܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܫܬܐ | 20 Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink of the wrath of the Almighty. |
| 21 ܡܢܘ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܢܬܢܛܪܘܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ | 21 For what do they care for their houses after them, when the number of their months is cut off? |
| 22 ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܗܘ ܠܪ̈ܡܐ ܢܕܘܢ | 22 Will any teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those that are on high? |
| 23 ܕܐܢ ܗܢܐ ܢܡܘܬ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܫܠܡܘܬܗ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܫܠܐ | 23 One dies in full prosperity, being wholly at ease and secure, |
| 24 ܘܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܠܝܢ ܬܪܒܐ ܘܓܪ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܡܠܝܢ ܡܘܚܐ | 24 his body full of fat and the marrow of his bones moist. |
| 25 ܗܢܐ ܢܡܘܬ ܒܢܦܫ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠ ܒܛܒܬܐ | 25 Another dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted of good. |
| 26 ܐܟܚܕܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܫܟܒܝܢ ܘܪܡܬܐ ܬܟܣܐ ܐܢܘܢ | 26 They lie down alike in the dust, and the worms cover them. |
| 27 ܗܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܚܫ̈ܒܬܟܘܢ ܘܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܥܠܝ ܡܬܚܫܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ | 27 "Behold, I know your thoughts, and your schemes to wrong me. |
| 28 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܕܐܝܟܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܐܝܢܘ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ | 28 For you say, 'Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked dwelt?' |
| 29 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܫܐܠܬܘܢ ܠܥܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐ̈ܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܘܕܥܬܘܢ | 29 Have you not asked those who travel the roads, and do you not accept their testimony |
| 30 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܒܪܐ ܡܬܢܛܪ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܡܬܕܟܪ | 30 that the wicked man is spared in the day of calamity, that he is rescued in the day of wrath? |
| 31 ܡܢܘ ܡܚܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܢܘ ܦ̇ܪܥ ܠܗ | 31 Who declares his way to his face, and who requites him for what he has done? |
| 32 ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܠܩܒܪܐ ܘܠܓܕܫܐ ܡܬܢܛܪ | 32 When he is borne to the grave, watch is kept over his tomb. |
| 33 ܒܠܥܝܢ ܠܗ ܓܦܝ̈ܦܝ ܢܚܠܐ ܘܒܬܪܗ ܟܠܢܫ ܡܬܢܓܕ ܘܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܠܝܬ ܡܢܝܢ | 33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; all men follow after him, and those who go before him are innumerable. |
| 34 ܘܐܝܟܐ ܬܠܒܒܘܢܢܝ ܗܒܠܐ ܘܬܝܒܬܐ ܕܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܝܬܪܘ ܩܕܡܝ | 34 How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood." |
