| 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Job spoke next. He said: |
| 2 ܐܦ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܪܬ ܫܘܥܝܬܝ ܘܐܝܕܗ ܝܩܪܬ ܥܠ ܬܢܚ̈ܬܝ | 2 My lament is stil rebellious; despite my groans, his hand is just as heavy. |
| 3 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܡܛܝܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܒܗ | 3 Wil no one help me to know how to travel to his dwel ing? |
| 4 ܘܐܣܕܘܪ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܦܘܡܝ ܐܡܠܐ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ | 4 I should set out my case to him, advancing any number of grievances. |
| 5 ܘܝܕܥܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܐ ܥ̇ܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܘܡܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ | 5 Then I could learn his defence, every word of it, taking note of everything he said to me. |
| 6 ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܥܡܝ ܘܐܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܥܠܝ | 6 Would he put al his strength into this debate with me? No, he would only have to give his attention tome, |
| 7 ܬܡܢ ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܥܡܗ ܘܙ̇ܟܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܡܬܦܠܛ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܕܝܢܐ | 7 to recognise his opponent as upright and so I should win my case for ever. |
| 8 ܐܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ | 8 If I go to the east, he is not there; or to the west, I stil cannot see him. |
| 9 ܠܣܡܠܝ ܒܥܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܝ ܘܥܛܦܬ ܠܝܡܝܢܝ ܘܠܐ ܚܙܝܬܗ | 9 If I seek him in the north, he is not to be found, invisible as ever, if I turn to the south. |
| 10 ܗܘܝܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܘܪܚܝ ܘܩܝܡܝ ܘܒܚܪܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܢܦܩܬ | 10 And yet he knows every step I take! Let him test me in the crucible: I shall come out pure gold. |
| 11 ܘܒܫܒ̈ܝܠܘܗܝ ܐܫܬܪܪܬ ܪܓܠܝ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܢܛܪܬ | 11 My footsteps have fol owed close in his, I have walked in his way without swerving; |
| 12 ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܛܬ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܫܢܝܬ ܡܢ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܢܛܪܬ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܦܘܡܗ | 12 I have not neglected the commandment of his lips, in my heart I have cherished the words of hismouth. |
| 13 ܘܗܘ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢܐ ܢܬܝܒܢܝ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܐܨܛܒܝܬ ܘܥܒܕ | 13 But once he has made up his mind, who can change it? Whatever he plans, that he carries out. |
| 14 ܒܪܡ ܐܫܠܡ ܩܝܡܗ ܘܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܗ | 14 No doubt, then, but he wil carry out my sentence, like so many other decrees that he has made. |
| 15 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܚܠܬ ܘܐܬܒܝܢܬ ܘܙܥܬ ܡܢܗ | 15 That is why I am ful of fear before him, and the more I think, the greater grows my dread of him. |
| 16 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܙܝܥ ܠܒܝ ܘܪܝܫܝ ܐܬܬܙܝܥ | 16 God has undermined my courage, Shaddai has filled me with fear. |
| 17 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܬܬܩܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܕܥܡܛܢܐ | 17 The darkness having failed to destroy me, I am plunged back into obscurity by him! |
