33:1

וְאוּלָם שְׁמַע־נָא אִיּוֹב מִלָּי וְכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִינָה׃

Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.

33:2

הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֹנִי בְחִכִּי׃

Behold now, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

33:3

יֹשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּלוּ׃

My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

33:4

רוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּנִי׃

The spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty given me life.

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33:5

אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּבָה׃

If thou canst, answer thou me, Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

33:6

הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָנִי׃

Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.

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33:7

הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּד׃

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

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33:8

אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָע׃

Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of thy words;

33:9

זַךְ אֲנִי בְּלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֺן לִי׃

’I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;

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33:10

הֵן תְּנוּאוֹת עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לוֹ׃

Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;

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33:11

יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָי׃

He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.’ .

33:12

הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלוֹהַ מֵאֱנוֹשׁ׃

Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, That God is too great for man;

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33:13

מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבוֹתָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא־יַעֲנֶה׃

Why hast thou striven against Him? Seeing that He will not answer any of his words.

33:14

כִּי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה׃

For God speaketh in one way, Yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.

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33:15

בַּחֲלוֹם חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמוֹת עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּב׃

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

33:16

אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּם׃

Then He openeth the ears of men, And by their chastisement sealeth the decree,

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33:17

לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּה׃

That men may put away their purpose, And that He may hide pride from man;

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33:18

יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁלַח׃

That He may keep back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

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33:19

וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וריב [וְרוֹב] עֲצָמָיו אֵתָן׃

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And all his bones grow stiff;

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33:20

וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם וְנַפְשׁוֹ מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָה׃

So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, And his soul dainty food.

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33:21

יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי ושפי [וְשֻׁפּוּ] עַצְמוֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּוּ׃

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones corrode to unsightliness.

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33:22

וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְחַיָּתוֹ לַמְמִתִים׃

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

33:23

אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרוֹ׃

If there be for him an angel, An intercessor, one among a thousand, To vouch for a man’s uprightness;

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33:24

וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹפֶר׃

Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’

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33:25

רֻטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֹ מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָיו׃

His flesh is tenderer than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth;

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33:26

יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנוֹשׁ צִדְקָתוֹ׃

He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; So that he seeth His face with joy; And He restoreth unto man his righteousness.

33:27

יָשֹׁר עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִי׃

He cometh before men, and saith: ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not.’

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33:28

פָּדָה נפשי [נַפְשׁוֹ] מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת וחיתי [וְחַיָּתוֹ] בָּאוֹר תִּרְאֶה׃

So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, And his life beholdeth the light.

33:29

הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ עִם־גָּבֶר׃

Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

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33:30

לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאוֹר בְּאוֹר הַחַיִּים׃

To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

33:31

הַקְשֵׁב אִיּוֹב שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר׃

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

33:32

אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶךָּ׃

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33:33

אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָה׃

If not, hearken thou unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.