27:1

וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר׃

And Job again took up his parable, and said:

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27:2

חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִׁי׃

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; And the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;

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27:3

כִּי־כָל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּי׃

All the while my breath is in me And the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

27:4

אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּה׃

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit;

27:5

חָלִילָה לִּי אִם־אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד־אֶגְוָע לֹא־אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּנִּי׃

Far be it from me that I should justify you; Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me.

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27:6

בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָי׃

My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

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27:7

יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּל׃

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

27:8

כִּי מַה־תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשׁוֹ׃

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

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27:9

הַצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע אֵל כִּי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָה׃

Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

27:10

אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵת׃

Will he have his delight in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

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27:11

אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־אֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שַׁדַּי לֹא אֲכַחֵד׃

I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

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27:12

הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּלוּ׃

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

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27:13

זֶה חֵלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע עִם־אֵל וְנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַּׁדַּי יִקָּחוּ׃

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

27:14

אִם־יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ־חָרֶב וְצֶאֱצָאָיו לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָחֶם׃

If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not have bread enough.

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27:15

שרידו [שְׂרִידָיו] בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּינָה׃

Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

27:16

אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּוּשׁ׃

Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

27:17

יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹק׃

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

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27:18

בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵר׃

He buildeth his house as a moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

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27:19

עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶנּוּ׃

He lieth down rich, but there shall be nought to gather; He openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.

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27:20

תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָה׃

Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

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27:21

יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמוֹ׃

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

27:22

וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָח׃

Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; He would fain flee from its power.

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27:23

יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמוֹ׃

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

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