Job 9 — TOJB

9Verse 1Then Iyov answered and said,^{Verse 2}I know it is indeed thus,
but how should yitzdak Enosh im El (Man be in the right, justified, before G-d)?
^{Verse 3}If he will contend with Him,
once of a thousand can Man not answer G-d back.
^{Verse 4}G-d is chochom in lev, and mighty in ko'ach;
who hath hardened himself to defy Him and remained unhurt?
^{Verse 5}Which removeth the harim (mountains), and they know not;
which overturneth them in His anger;
^{Verse 6}Which shaketh eretz out of its place,
and the ammudim thereof tremble;
^{Verse 7}Which commandeth the cheres (sun), and it riseth not;
and sealeth up the kokhavim;
^{Verse 8}Which spreadeth out Shomayim by Himself alone,
and treadeth upon the waves of the yam;
^{Verse 9}Which maketh the Bear,
Orion, and the Pleiades,
and the chambers of the constellations on the south side of the heavens;
^{Verse 10}Which doeth gedolot past finding out;
yea, and nifla'ot (wonders) without number.
^{Verse 11}Hen (lo), He passeth by me, and I see Him not;
He goeth on also, but I perceive Him not.
^{Verse 12}Hinei, He taketh away, who can stop Him?
Who will say unto Him, Mah ta'aseh (what are You doing)?
^{Verse 13}If Eloah restraineth not His anger,
the helpers of Rahab must bow themselves under Him.
^{Verse 14}How much less shall I dispute with Him,
and choose my devarim with Him?
^{Verse 15}Whom, though I were tzaddik (righteous, innocent, in the right), yet would I not answer,
but I would make techinnah (supplication, plea for mercy) for my mishpat (right).
^{Verse 16}If I had summoned, and He had responded to me,
yet would I not believe that He had paid heed unto my kol (voice);
^{Verse 17}For He breaketh me in a sa'arah (tempest, storm),
and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
^{Verse 18}He will not allow me to take my ruach (breath),
but filleth me with bitterness.
^{Verse 19}If I speak of ko'ach, hinei, He is mighty,
and if of mishpat, who can give Him a court summons?
^{Verse 20}If etzdak (I am justified, in the right), mine own mouth would condemn me;
if I say, I am blameless, He would prove me perverse.^{Verse 21}Though I were blameless,
yet would I not know my nefesh;
I would despise my life.
^{Verse 22}This is one thing; therefore I said it,
He destroyeth the tam (blameless) and the rasha (wicked).
^{Verse 23}If the shot (scourge) slay suddenly,
He laugheth at the melting away [in anguish] of the nekiyim (innocent ones, the guiltless ones).
^{Verse 24}Eretz is given into the yad of the resha;
He blindfoldeth the faces of the shofetim (judges) thereof;
if not, then, who doeth it?
^{Verse 25}Now my yamim are swifter than a runner;
they flee away, they see no tovah.
^{Verse 26}They slip by like oniyyot (boats) of reed;
as the nesher that swoopeth down on the prey.
^{Verse 27}If I say, I will forget my si'akh (complaint),
I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself,
^{Verse 28}I am afraid of all my sorrows;
I have da'as that Thou wilt not hold me innocent.
^{Verse 29}If I be wicked,
why then labor I in hevel (vain)?
^{Verse 30}If I wash myself with sheleg (snow),
and make my hands clean with lye,
^{Verse 31}Yet shalt Thou plunge me in the shachat (slime pit),
and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
^{Verse 32}For He is not an ish, as I am, that I should answer Him,
and we should come together in mishpat (in the court).
^{Verse 33}Neither is there any mochiach (arbitrator) between us,
that might lay his yad upon us both.
^{Verse 34}Let Him take His shevet (rod) away from me,
and let not His fear terrify me.
^{Verse 35}Then would I speak, and not fear Him;
but it is not ken (so) with me.