| 1 ܘܐܘܣܦ ܐܝܘܒ ܠܡܡܬܠ ܡܬܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ | 1 Job also added to this, using figures of speech, and he said: |
| 2 ܚܝ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܪܩܠ ܕܝܢܝ ܘܚܣܝܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܢܦܫܝ | 2 As God lives, who has taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who has led my soul to bitterness, |
| 3 ܕܟܘܠܗ̇ ܒܝ ܘܪܘܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܢܚܝܪ̈ܝ | 3 as long as my breath remains in me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils, |
| 4 ܐܢ ܢܡ̈ܠܠܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܘܠܫܢܝ ܐܢ ܢܡܠܠ ܢܟܠܐ | 4 my lips will not speak iniquity, nor will my tongue devise lies. |
| 5 ܚܣ ܠܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܡܘܬ ܠܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܬܡܝܡܘܬܝ ܡܢܝ | 5 Far be it from me that I should judge you to be right, for, until I expire, I will not withdraw from my innocence. |
| 6 ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܝ ܐܚܡܣܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܦܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܪܦ ܠܝ ܠܒܝ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ | 6 I will not forsake my justification, which I have just begun to grasp, for my heart does not find blame for me in my whole life. |
| 7 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܘܣܢܐܝ ܐܝܟ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ | 7 Let the impious be as my enemy, and the sinful, as my adversary. |
| 8 ܡܢܘ ܣܒܪܗ ܕܚܢܦܐ ܕܩܢܐ ܢܟܣ̈ܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ̇ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ | 8 For what hope is there for the hypocrite, if he greedily plunders and God does not free his soul? |
| 9 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܩܠ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܟܕ ܬܐܬܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 9 Will God pay attention to his cry, when anguish overcomes him? |
| 10 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܚܣܝܢܐ ܢܬܬܟܠ ܘܢܩܪܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܢܥܢܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܫܡܥܝܘܗܝ | 10 Or will he take delight in the Almighty and call upon God at all times? |
| 11 ܠܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ ܡܢܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܟܣܝܢ | 11 I will teach you through the hand of God, what the Almighty holds, and I will not conceal it. |
| 12 ܗܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܘܠܡܢܐ ܡܬܪ̈ܘܪܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ | 12 Behold, you know all this, and so why do you speak vain things without a reason? |
| 13 ܗܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܡܢܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܒ̈ܐܫܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܚܣܝܢܐ ܢܩܒܠܘܢ | 13 This is the portion of the impious man with God, and the inheritance of the violent, which they will receive from the Almighty. |
| 14 ܐܢ ܢܣܓܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܠܚܪܒܐ ܘܝ̈ܠܘܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܣܒܥܘܢ ܠܚܡܐ | 14 If his sons should happen to increase, they will be for the sword, and his grandsons will not be satisfied with bread. |
| 15 ܘܫܪܟܗܘܢ ܒܡܘܬܐ ܢܬܩܒܪܘܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܡܠܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܬܒ̈ܟܝܢ | 15 Whatever will remain of him will be buried in the ruins, and his widows will not weep. |
| 16 ܐܢ ܢܟܢܫܘܢ ܟܣܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܦܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܛܝܢܐ ܢܬܩܢܘܢ ܠܒܘܫܐ | 16 If he will amass silver as if it were dirt and fabricate garments as if they were clay, |
| 17 ܗܢܘܢ ܢܬܩܢܘܢ ܘܙܕܝܩܐ ܢܠܒܫ ܘܟܣܦܗܘܢ ܢܦܠܓ | 17 then yes, he will gather, but the just will be clothed with it and the innocent will divide the silver. |
| 18 ܒܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܟ ܓܘܓܝ ܒܝܬܗ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܛܠܬܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܛܠܠܗ | 18 He has built his house like a moth, and he has made a makeshift shelter like a sentry. |
| 19 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܬܝܪܐ ܢܫܟܒ ܘܠܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܠܡܩܡ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܦܬܚ ܘܠܝܬܘܗܝ | 19 When he falls asleep, the rich man will leave him with nothing; he will open his eyes and find nothing. |
| 20 ܢܕܪܟܝܘܗܝ ܕܠܘܚܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܟܘܟܝܬܐ ܕܦܪܚܐ ܬܫܩܠܝܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ | 20 Destitution will surround him like water; a storm will overwhelm him in the night. |
| 21 ܘܢܐܙܠ ܘܢܕܚܩܘܢܗ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܗ | 21 A burning wind will pick him up and carry him away, and, like a whirlwind, it will rush him from his place. |
| 22 ܘܬܫܕܝܘܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܚܘܣܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܥܪܩ ܢܥܪܘܩ | 22 And it will hurl over him and will not spare him; fleeing from its power, he will go into exile. |
| 23 ܢܛܪܦ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܢܫܪܩ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܗ | 23 He will clasp his hands over himself, and he will hiss at himself, while considering his situation. |
