Chapter 21

1Iyov said in reply:

vai-YA-an i-YOV va-YO-mer

אוַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2Listen well to what I say, And let that be your consolation.

SHI-m'u SHA-mo-a mi-LA-tee u-t'-HI-zot tan-khu-MO-tei-KHEM

בשִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וּתְהִי־זֹ֝֗את תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃

3Bear with me while I speak, And after I have spoken, you may mock.

SA-u-NEE v'-a-NO-khi a-da-BAYR v'-a-KHAR da-B'-REE tal-EEG

גשָׂ֭אוּנִי וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר דַּבְּרִ֣י תַלְעִֽיג׃

4Is my complaint directed toward a man? Why should I not lose my patience?

he-a-NO-khi l'-a-DAM see-KHEE, v'-im ma-DU-a lo-tik-TZAR ru-KHEE

דהֶ֭אָנֹכִי לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹֽא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי׃

5Look at me and be appalled, And clap your hand to your mouth.

PE-nu e-LAI v'-ha-SHA-mu, v'-SEE-mu YAD al-PEH

הפְּנוּ־אֵלַ֥י וְהָשַׁ֑מּוּ וְשִׂ֖ימוּ יָ֣ד עַל־פֶּֽה׃

6When I think of it I am terrified; My body is seized with shuddering.

v'-im za-KHAR-tee v'-niv-ha-L'-tee v'-a-KHAZ b'-sa-REE pa-LA-tzut

ווְאִם־זָכַ֥רְתִּי וְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּי וְאָחַ֥ז בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י פַּלָּצֽוּת׃

7Why do the wicked live on, Prosper and grow wealthy?

ma-DU-a r'-sha-EEM yikh-YU a-t'-KU gam ga-v'-RU KHA-yil

זמַ֭דּוּעַ רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִֽחְי֑וּ עָ֝תְק֗וּ גַּם־גָּ֥בְרוּ חָֽיִל׃

8Their children are with them always, And they see their children's children.

zar-AM na-KHON lif-NE-hem i-MAM v'-tze-a-tza-E-hem l'-ei-NE-hem

חזַרְעָ֤ם נָכ֣וֹן לִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑ם וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

9Their homes are secure, without fear; They do not feel the rod of Hashem.

ba-TE-hem sha-LOM mi-pa-KHAD v'-LO she-VET e-lo-AH a-lei-HEM

טבָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם שָׁל֣וֹם מִפָּ֑חַד וְלֹ֤א שֵׁ֖בֶט אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

10Their bull breeds and does not fail; Their cow calves and never miscarries;

SHO-ro i-VAR v'-lo yag-IL, t'-fa-LET pa-RA-to v'-lo t'-sha-KEL.

ישׁוֹר֣וֹ עִ֭בַּר וְלֹ֣א יַגְעִ֑ל תְּפַלֵּ֥ט פָּ֝רָת֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א תְשַׁכֵּֽל׃

11They let their infants run loose like sheep, And their children skip about.

y'-sha-l'-KHU kha-TZON a-vee-LE-hem v'-yal-DAY-hem y'-ra-KE-dun

יאיְשַׁלְּח֣וּ כַ֭צֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗ם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃

12They sing to the music of timbrel and lute, And revel to the tune of the pipe;

YIS-u ke-TOF v'-ki-NOR v'-yis-M'-khu l'-KOL u-GAV

יביִ֭שְׂאוּ כְּתֹ֣ף וְכִנּ֑וֹר וְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּ לְק֣וֹל עוּגָֽב׃

13They spend their days in happiness, And go down to Sheol in peace.

(ya-VAY-lo) [y'-kha-LU] va-TOV ye-MAY-hem u-ve-RE-ga SHE-ol ye-KHA-tu

יג(יבלו) [יְכַלּ֣וּ] בַטּ֣וֹב יְמֵיהֶ֑ם וּ֝בְרֶ֗גַע שְׁא֣וֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ׃

14They say to Hashem, “Leave us alone, We do not want to learn Your ways;

vai-YO-meru la-EL SUUR mi-ME-nu, v'-da-AT d'-ra-KHE-kha lo kha-FA-tz'-NU

ידוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וְדַ֥עַת דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א חָפָֽצְנוּ׃

15What is Shaddai that we should serve Him? What will we gain by praying to Him?”

mah-SHA-dai ki-na-a-v'-DE-nu u-mah-no-EE-il ki-nif-GA b'-O

טומַה־שַּׁדַּ֥י כִּֽי־נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ וּמַה־נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל כִּ֣י נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ׃

16Their happiness is not their own doing. (The thoughts of the wicked are beyond me!)

HEN lo b'-ya-DAM tu-VAM a-TZAT r'-sha-EEM ra-cha-KAH me-NI

טזהֵ֤ן לֹ֣א בְיָדָ֣ם טוּבָ֑ם עֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃

17How seldom does the lamp of the wicked fail, Does the calamity they deserve befall them, Does He apportion [their] lot in anger!

ka-MAH ner-r'-sha-EEM yid-AKH v'-ya-VO a-LEI-mo e-DAM, kha-va-LEEM y'-kha-LEK b'-a-PO

יזכַּמָּ֤ה ׀ נֵר־רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים יִדְעָ֗ךְ וְיָבֹ֣א עָלֵ֣ימוֹ אֵידָ֑ם חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים יְחַלֵּ֥ק בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃

18Let them become like straw in the wind, Like chaff carried off by a storm.

y'-HI-yu k'-te-VEN lif-NEI ru-AKH u-k'-MOT ge-NA-va-TU su-FAH

יחיִֽהְי֗וּ כְּתֶ֥בֶן לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּ֝כְמֹ֗ץ גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃

19[You say,] “Hashem is reserving his punishment for his sons”; Let it be paid back to him that he may feel it,

E-lo-HA yitz-PON l'-va-NAV o-NO y'-sha-LEM e-LA-yav v'-ye-DA

יטאֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָ֥יו אוֹנ֑וֹ יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣יו וְיֵדָֽע׃

20Let his eyes see his ruin, And let him drink the wrath of Shaddai!

yir-U ei-NAV ki-DO u-m'-cha-MAT sha-DAI yish-TEH

כיִרְא֣וּ עֵינָ֣ו כִּיד֑וֹ וּמֵחֲמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃

21For what does he care about the fate of his family, When his number of months runs out?

ki mah-khef-TZO b'-vei-TO a-cha-RAV, u-mis-PAKH kho-da-SHAV khu-tza-TZU

כאכִּ֤י מַה־חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃

22Can Hashem be instructed in knowledge, He who judges from such heights?

ha-LEL y'-la-MED da-AT, v'-HU ra-MEEM yish-POt

כבהַלְאֵ֥ל יְלַמֶּד־דָּ֑עַת וְ֝ה֗וּא רָמִ֥ים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃

23One man dies in robust health, All tranquil and untroubled;

ZEH ya-MUT b'-ET-zem tu-MO, KU-lo shal-a-NAN v'-sha-LE-yo.

כגזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹ כֻּ֝לּ֗וֹ שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן וְשָׁלֵֽיו׃

24His pails are full of milk; The marrow of his bones is juicy.

a-TI-na-YAV mal-U kha-LAV u-MO-akh atz-mo-TAV ye-SHU-keh

כדעֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃

25Another dies embittered, Never having tasted happiness.

v'-ZEH ya-MUT b'-NE-fesh ma-RAH v'-lo-a-KHAL ba-TO-va

כהוְזֶ֗ה יָ֭מוּת בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ מָרָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־אָ֝כַ֗ל בַּטּוֹבָֽה׃

26They both lie in the dust And are covered with worms.

YA-khad al-a-FAr yish-KA-vu v'-ri-MAH t'-ka-SEH a-LE-hem

כויַ֭חַד עַל־עָפָ֣ר יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ וְ֝רִמָּ֗ה תְּכַסֶּ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

27Oh, I know your thoughts, And the tactics you will devise against me.

HEIN ya-DA-ti makh-sh'-vo-TEY-khem u-m'-zi-MOT a-LAI takh-MO-su

כזהֵ֣ן יָ֭דַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹת עָלַ֥י תַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃

28You will say, “Where is the house of the great man— And where the tent in which the wicked dwelled?”

ki to-M'-RU a-YEH vayt-na-DEEV v'-a-YEH o-HEL mish-k'-NOT r'-sha-EEM

כחכִּ֤י תֹאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית־נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל ׀ מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃

29You must have consulted the wayfarers; You cannot deny their evidence.

ha-LO she-EL-TEM o-v'-REI da-REKH v'-o-TO-tam lo te-na-KE-ru

כטהֲלֹ֣א שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם ע֣וֹבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ וְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗ם לֹ֣א תְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃

30For the evil man is spared on the day of calamity, On the day when wrath is led forth.

ki l'-YOM AYD ye-KHA-sekh RA l'-YOM a-va-ROT yu-va-LU

לכִּ֤י לְי֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְי֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃

31Who will upbraid him to his face? Who will requite him for what he has done?

mi-yag-GID al-pa-NAV dar-KO, v'-hu-o-SA, mi-y'-sha-LEM-lo.

לאמִֽי־יַגִּ֣יד עַל־פָּנָ֣יו דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְהוּא־עָ֝שָׂ֗ה מִ֣י יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃

32He is brought to the grave, While a watch is kept at his tomb.

v'-HU lik-va-ROT yu-BAL v'-al ga-DISH yish-KOD

לבוְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃

33The clods of the wadi are sweet to him, Everyone follows behind him, Innumerable are those who precede him.

ma-t'-KU-lo rig-vei-NA-khal v'-a-kha-RAV kol a-DAM yim-SHOCH u-l'-fa-NAV EIN mis-PAHR

לגמָֽתְקוּ־ל֗וֹ רִגְבֵ֫י־נָ֥חַל וְ֭אַחֲרָיו כׇּל־אָדָ֣ם יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו אֵ֣ין מִסְפָּֽר׃

34Why then do you offer me empty consolation? Of your replies only the perfidy remains.

v'-AYKH t'-na-kha-KHA-mu-NEE ha-VEL u-t'-shu-vo-TAY-khem nish-AR ma-AL

לדוְ֭אֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִי הָ֑בֶל וּ֝תְשׁ֥וּבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל׃