| 1 ܘܥܢܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Then Job answered: |
| 2 ܐܦ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܪܬ ܫܘܥܝܬܝ ܘܐܝܕܗ ܝܩܪܬ ܥܠ ܬܢܚ̈ܬܝ | 2 "Today also my complaint is bitter, his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning. |
| 3 ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܡܡܛܝܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܒܗ | 3 Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! |
| 4 ܘܐܣܕܘܪ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܝܢܐ ܘܦܘܡܝ ܐܡܠܐ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ | 4 I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. |
| 5 ܘܝܕܥܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܐ ܥ̇ܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܘܡܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ | 5 I would learn what he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me. |
| 6 ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܥܡܝ ܘܐܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܥܠܝ | 6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would give heed to me. |
| 7 ܬܡܢ ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܗܘܝܬ ܥܡܗ ܘܙ̇ܟܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܘܡܬܦܠܛ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܕܝܢܐ | 7 There an upright man could reason with him, and I should be acquitted for ever by my judge. |
| 8 ܐܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ | 8 "Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him; |
| 9 ܠܣܡܠܝ ܒܥܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܝ ܘܥܛܦܬ ܠܝܡܝܢܝ ܘܠܐ ܚܙܝܬܗ | 9 on the left hand I seek him, but I cannot behold him; I turn to the right hand, but I cannot see him. |
| 10 ܗܘܝܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܘܪܚܝ ܘܩܝܡܝ ܘܒܚܪܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܢܦܩܬ | 10 But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. |
| 11 ܘܒܫܒ̈ܝܠܘܗܝ ܐܫܬܪܪܬ ܪܓܠܝ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܢܛܪܬ | 11 My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and have not turned aside. |
| 12 ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܛܬ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܫܢܝܬ ܡܢ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܢܛܪܬ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܦܘܡܗ | 12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured in my bosom the words of his mouth. |
| 13 ܘܗܘ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢܐ ܢܬܝܒܢܝ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܐܨܛܒܝܬ ܘܥܒܕ | 13 But he is unchangeable and who can turn him? What he desires, that he does. |
| 14 ܒܪܡ ܐܫܠܡ ܩܝܡܗ ܘܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܗ | 14 For he will complete what he appoints for me; and many such things are in his mind. |
| 15 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܚܠܬ ܘܐܬܒܝܢܬ ܘܙܥܬ ܡܢܗ | 15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. |
| 16 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܙܝܥ ܠܒܝ ܘܪܝܫܝ ܐܬܬܙܝܥ | 16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me; |
| 17 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܬܬܩܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܕܥܡܛܢܐ | 17 for I am hemmed in by darkness, and thick darkness covers my face. |
