Chapter 11
Sophar reproves Job, for justifying himself, and invites him to repentance.
1 But Zophar the Naamathite, responding, said:
וַ֭/יַּעַןו֭/יעןוַ/יַּעַןו/יעןVa/i.ya.'anand/ he answeredH9001H6030BHc+Vqw3ms צֹפַ֥רצפ֥רצֹפַרצפרtzo.FarZopharH6691HNpm הַֽ/נַּעֲמָתִ֗יה/נעמת֗יהַֽ/נַּעֲמָתִיה/נעמתיha./na.'a.ma.Tithe/ NaamathiteH9009H5284HTd+Ngmsa וַ/יֹּאמַֽר\׃ו/יאמר\וַ/יֹּאמַֽר\׃ו/יאמר\va/i.yo.Marand/ he saidH9001H0559\H9016Hc+Vqw3ms 2 Will he who speaks much, not also listen? Or will a talkative man be justified?
הֲ/רֹ֣בה/ר֣בהֲ/רֹבה/רבha./Ro¿/ a multitude ofH9008H7230HTi+Ncmsc דְּ֭בָרִיםד֭בריםדְּבָרִיםדבריםDe.va.rimwordsH1697GHNcmpa לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn יֵעָנֶ֑היענ֑היֵעָנֶהיענהye.'a.Nehwill it be answeredH6030BHVNi3ms אִ֖ישׁא֖ישאִישׁאיש'isha man ofH0376GHNcmsc שְׂפָתַ֣יִםשפת֣יםשְׂפָתַיִםשפתיםse.fa.Ta.yimlipsH8193HHNcfda יִצְדָּֽק\׃יצדק\יִצְדָּֽק\׃יצדק\yitz.Dakwill he be acquittedH6663\H9016HVqi3ms 3 Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you?
בַּ֭דֶּי/ךָב֭די/ךבַּדֶּי/ךָבדי/ךBa.dei./khaempty boasts/ yourH0907H9021HNcmpc+Sp2ms מְתִ֣יםמת֣יםמְתִיםמתיםme.TimmenH4962HNcmpa יַחֲרִ֑ישׁויחר֑ישויַחֲרִישׁויחרישוya.cha.Ri.shvwill they silence?H2790BHVhi3mp וַ֝/תִּלְעַ֗גו֝/תלע֗גוַ/תִּלְעַגו/תלעגva./til.'Agand/ have you mocked?H9001H3932Hc+Vqw2ms וְ/אֵ֣יןו/א֣יןוְ/אֵיןו/איןve./'Einand/ there notH9002H0369HC+Ncmsc מַכְלִֽם\׃מכלם\מַכְלִֽם\׃מכלם\makh.Lim[is one who] puts to shameH3637\H9016HVhrmsa 4 For you said: “My word is pure, and I am clean in your sight.”
וַ֭/תֹּאמֶרו֭/תאמרוַ/תֹּאמֶרו/תאמרVa./to.merand/ you have saidH9001H0559Hc+Vqw2ms זַ֣ךְז֣ךזַךְזךzakh[is] pureH2134HAamsa לִקְחִ֑/ילקח֑/ילִקְחִ/ילקח/יlik.Ch/iteaching/ myH3948H9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs וּ֝/בַ֗רו֝/ב֗רוּ/בַרו/ברu./Varand/ cleanH9002H1249HC+Aamsa הָיִ֥יתִיהי֥יתיהָיִיתִיהייתיha.Yi.tiI amH1961HVqp1cs בְ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ\׃ב/עיני/ך\בְ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ\׃ב/עיני/ך\ve./'ei.Nei./khain/ view/ yourH9003H5869AH9021\H9016HR+Ncfdc+Sp2ms 5 Yet I wish that God would speak with you, and would open his lips to you,
וְֽ/אוּלָ֗םו/אול֗םוְֽ/אוּלָםו/אולםve./'u.Lamand/ butH9002H0199HC+D יִתֵּ֣ןית֣ןיִתֵּןיתןyi.Tenwill he giveH5414QHVqi3ms אֱל֣וֹהַּאל֣והאֱלוֹהַּאלוה'e.Lo.ahGodH0433HNcmsa דַּבֵּ֑רדב֑רדַּבֵּרדברda.Berto speakH1696GHVpcc וְ/יִפְתַּ֖חו/יפת֖חוְ/יִפְתַּחו/יפתחve./yif.Tachand/ he may openH9002H6605AHC+Vqu3ms שְׂפָתָ֣י/ושפת֣י/ושְׂפָתָי/ושפתי/וse.fa.Ta/vlips/ hisH8193GH9023HNcfdc+Sp3ms 6 so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.
וְ/יַגֶּד\־ו/יגד\וְ/יַגֶּד\־ו/יגד\ve./ya.ged-and/ may he tellH9002H5046\H9014HC+Vhj3ms תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹתתעלמ֣ותתַּֽעֲלֻמוֹתתעלמותta.'a.lu.Mot[the] secrets ofH8587HNcfpc חָכְמָה֮חכמה֮חָכְמָהחכמהchokh.mahwisdomH2451HNcfsa כִפְלַ֪יִםכפל֪יםכִפְלַיִםכפליםkhif.La.yimdoubleH3718HNcmda לְֽ/ת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥הל/ת֫ושי֥הלְֽ/תוּשִׁיָּהל/תושיהle./Tu.shi.Yah[belongs] to/ sound wisdomH9005H8454HR+Ncfsa וְ/דַ֡עו/ד֡עוְ/דַעו/דעve./Da'and/ knowH9002H3045HC+Vqv2ms יַשֶּׁ֥היש֥היַשֶּׁהישהya.Shehhe will cause to forgetH5382HVhi3ms לְ/ךָ֥ל/ך֥לְ/ךָל/ךle./Khato/ youH9005H9031HR+Sp2ms אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַא֝ל֗והאֱלוֹהַאלוה'e.Lo.haGodH0433HNcmsa מֵ/עֲוֹנֶֽ/ךָ\׃מ/עונ/ך\מֵ/עֲוֹנֶֽ/ךָ\׃מ/עונ/ך\me./'a.vo.Ne./khasome of/ iniquity/ yourH9006H5771HH9021\H9016HR+Ncmsc+Sp2ms 7 By chance, will you comprehend the footsteps of God and reach all the way to the perfection of the Almighty?
הַ/חֵ֣קֶרה/ח֣קרהַ/חֵקֶרה/חקרha./Che.ker¿/ [the] searching ofH9008H2714HTi+Ncmsc אֱל֣וֹהַאל֣והאֱלוֹהַאלוה'e.Lo.haGodH0433HNcmsa תִּמְצָ֑אתמצ֑אתִּמְצָאתמצאtim.Tza'will you findH4672HVqi2ms תַּכְלִ֖יתתכל֖יתתַּכְלִיתתכליתtakh.Lit[the] end ofH8503HNcfsc שַׁדַּ֣ישד֣ישַׁדַּישדיsha.Dai[the] AlmightyH7706HNpt תִּמְצָֽא\׃תמצא\תִּמְצָֽא\׃תמצא\tim.Tza'will you findH4672\H9016HVqi2ms 8 He is higher than heaven, and what will you do? He is deeper than hell, but how will you know?
גָּבְהֵ֣יגבה֣יגָּבְהֵיגבהיga.ve.Hei[the] heights ofH1363HNcmpc שָׁ֭מַיִםש֭מיםשָׁמַיִםשמיםSha.ma.yim[the] heavensH8064HNcmpa תִּפְעָ֑לתפע֑לתִּפְעָלתפעלtif.'Alwill you doH6466HVqi2ms עֲמֻקָּ֥העמק֥העֲמֻקָּהעמקה'a.mu.KahdeepH6013HAafsa מִ֝/שְּׁא֗וֹלמ֝/שא֗ולמִ/שְּׁאוֹלמ/שאולmi./she.'olmore than/ SheolH9006H7585HR+Ncbsa תֵּדָֽע\׃תדע\תֵּדָֽע\׃תדע\te.Da'will you knowH3045\H9016HVqi2ms 9 His measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
אֲרֻכָּ֣הארכ֣האֲרֻכָּהארכה'a.ru.Kah[is] longH0752HAafsa מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץמ/א֣רץמֵ/אֶרֶץמ/ארץme./'E.retzmore than/ [the] earthH9006H0776GHR+Ncfsa מִדָּ֑/הּמד֑/המִדָּ/הּמד/הmi.Da/hmeasure/ itsH4055H9024HNcfsc+Sp3fs וּ֝/רְחָבָ֗הו֝/רחב֗הוּ/רְחָבָהו/רחבהu./re.cha.Vahand/ broadH9002H7342HHC+Aafsa 10 If he overturns all things, or packs them together, who will contradict him?
יַחֲלֹ֥ףיחל֥ףיַחֲלֹףיחלףya.cha.Lofhe will pass byH2498HVqi3ms וְ/יַסְגִּ֑ירו/יסג֑ירוְ/יַסְגִּירו/יסגירve./yas.Girand/ he may shut upH9002H5462HC+Vhu3ms וְ֝/יַקְהִ֗ילו֝/יקה֗ילוְ/יַקְהִילו/יקהילve./yak.Hilso/ he may summon an assemblyH9002H6950HC+Vhu3ms וּ/מִ֣יו/מ֣יוּ/מִיו/מיu./Miand/ who?H9002H4310HC+Pi יְשִׁיבֶֽ/נּוּ\׃ישיב/נו\יְשִׁיבֶֽ/נּוּ\׃ישיב/נו\ye.shi.Ve./nuwill he turn back/ himH7725GH9033\H9016HVhi3ms+Sp3ms 11 For he knows the vanity of men, and when he sees iniquity, does he not evaluate it?
ה֭וּאה֭ואהוּאהואhu'heH1931HPp3ms יָדַ֣עיד֣עיָדַעידעya.Da'he knowsH3045HVqp3ms שָׁ֑וְאש֑ואשָׁוְאשואShav'falsehoodH7723GHNcmsa וַ/יַּרְא\־ו/ירא\וַ/יַּרְא\־ו/ירא\va/i.yar'-and/ he has seenH9001H7200G\H9014Hc+Vqw3ms אָ֝֗וֶןא֝֗וןאָוֶןאון'A.venwickednessH0205GHNcmsa וְ/לֹ֣או/ל֣אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002H3808HC+Tn יִתְבּוֹנָֽן\׃יתבונן\יִתְבּוֹנָֽן\׃יתבונן\yit.bo.Nanhe shows himself attentiveH0995\H9016HVti3ms 12 A vain man is lifted up in arrogance, and he thinks that he is born free like a wild ass’s colt.
וְ/אִ֣ישׁו/א֣ישוְ/אִישׁו/אישve./'Ishand/ a personH9002H0376GHC+Ncmsa נָ֭בוּבנ֭בובנָבוּבנבובNa.vuvhollowH5014HVqsmsa יִלָּבֵ֑בילב֑ביִלָּבֵבילבבyi.la.Vevhe will become intelligentH3823AHVNi3ms וְ/עַ֥יִרו/ע֥ירוְ/עַיִרו/עירve./'A.yirand/ a male donkey ofH9002H5895HC+Ncmsc פֶּ֝֗רֶאפ֝֗ראפֶּרֶאפראPe.re'a wild donkeyH6501HNcmsa אָדָ֥םאד֥םאָדָםאדם'a.Dama human beingH0120GHNcmsa יִוָּלֵֽד\׃יולד\יִוָּלֵֽד\׃יולד\yi.va.Ledit will be bornH3205\H9016HVNi3ms 13 But you have fortified your heart and extended your hands to him.
אַ֭תָּ֗הא֭ת֗האַתָּהאתה'a.TahyouH0859AHPp2ms הֲכִינ֣וֹתָהכינ֣ותהֲכִינוֹתָהכינותha.khi.No.tayou have directedH3559AHVhp2ms לִבֶּ֑/ךָלב֑/ךלִבֶּ/ךָלב/ךli.Be./khaheart/ yourH3820AH9021HNcmsc+Sp2ms וּ/פָרַשְׂתָּ֖ו/פרשת֖וּ/פָרַשְׂתָּו/פרשתu./fa.ras.Taand/ you will spread outH9001H6566Hc+Vqq2ms אֵלָ֣י/ואל֣י/ואֵלָי/ואלי/ו'e.La/vto/ himH0413H9033HR+Sp3ms 14 If you would send away from you the iniquity that is in your hand, and not let injustice remain in your tabernacle,
אָ֣וֶןא֣וןאָוֶןאון'A.venwickednessH0205GHNcmsa בְּ֭/יָדְ/ךָב֭/יד/ךבְּ/יָדְ/ךָב/יד/ךBe./ya.de./kha[is] in/ hand/ yourH9003H3027GH9021HR+Ncbsc+Sp2ms הַרְחִיקֵ֑/הוּהרחיק֑/הוהַרְחִיקֵ/הוּהרחיק/הוhar.chi.Ke./huput far away/ itH7368H9033HVhv2ms+Sp3ms תַּשְׁכֵּ֖ןתשכ֖ןתַּשְׁכֵּןתשכןtash.Kenyou cause to dwellH7931HVhj2ms בְּ/אֹהָלֶ֣י/ךָב/אהל֣י/ךבְּ/אֹהָלֶי/ךָב/אהלי/ךbe./'o.ha.Lei./khain/ tents/ yourH9003H0168GH9021HR+Ncmpc+Sp2ms עַוְלָֽה\׃עולה\עַוְלָֽה\׃עולה\'av.LahinjusticeH5766B\H9016HNcfsa 15 then you would be able to lift up your face without blemish, and you would be steadfast and unafraid.
תִּשָּׂ֣אתש֣אתִּשָּׂאתשאti.Sa'you will lift upH5375QHVqi2ms פָנֶ֣י/ךָפנ֣י/ךפָנֶי/ךָפני/ךfa.Nei./khaface/ yourH6440NH9021HNcmpc+Sp2ms מִ/מּ֑וּםמ/מ֑וםמִ/מּוּםמ/מוםmi./Mumfrom/ blemishH9006H3971BHR+Ncmsa וְ/הָיִ֥יתָו/הי֥יתוְ/הָיִיתָו/הייתve./ha.Yi.taand/ you will beH9001H1961Hc+Vqq2ms מֻ֝צָ֗קמ֝צ֗קמֻצָקמצקmu.Tzakfirmly establishedH3332JHVHsmsa וְ/לֹ֣או/ל֣אוְ/לֹאו/לאve./Lo'and/ notH9002H3808HC+Tn תִירָֽא\׃תירא\תִירָֽא\׃תירא\ti.Ra'you will fearH3372G\H9016HVqi2ms 16 Misery, likewise, you would forget, or would remember only like waters that have passed by.
אַ֭תָּהא֭תהאַתָּהאתה'A.tahyouH0859AHPp2ms עָמָ֣לעמ֣לעָמָלעמל'a.MaltroubleH5999HNcbsa תִּשְׁכָּ֑חתשכ֑חתִּשְׁכָּחתשכחtish.Kachyou will forgetH7911HVqi2ms כְּ/מַ֖יִםכ/מ֖יםכְּ/מַיִםכ/מיםke./Ma.yimlike/ watersH9004H4325GHR+Ncmpa עָבְר֣וּעבר֣ועָבְרוּעברו'a.ve.Ru[which] they have passed awayH5674AHVqp3cp תִזְכֹּֽר\׃תזכר\תִזְכֹּֽר\׃תזכר\tiz.Koryou will remember [it]H2142\H9016HVqi2ms 17 And brightness, like that of midday, will rise upon you until evening, and when you would think yourself consumed, you will rise up like the morning star.
וּֽ֭/מִ/צָּהֳרַיִםו֭/מ/צהריםוּֽ/מִ/צָּהֳרַיִםו/מ/צהריםU./mi./tzo.ho.ra.yimand/ more than/ noon<s>H9002H9006H6672AHC+R+Ncmda יָק֣וּםיק֣וםיָקוּםיקוםya.Kumit will riseH6965IHVqi3ms חָ֑לֶדח֑לדחָלֶדחלדCha.ledlifespanH2465HNcmsa תָּ֝עֻ֗פָהת֝ע֗פהתָּעֻפָהתעפהta.'U.fahit will be darkH5774BHNcfsa כַּ/בֹּ֥קֶרכ/ב֥קרכַּ/בֹּקֶרכ/בקרka./Bo.kerlike the/ morningH9004H1242HRd+Ncmsa תִּהְיֶֽה\׃תהיה\תִּהְיֶֽה\׃תהיה\tih.Yehit will becomeH1961\H9016HVqi3fs 18 And, when hope has been set before you, you will have faith, and, when buried, you will sleep secure.
וּֽ֭/בָטַחְתָּו֭/בטחתוּֽ/בָטַחְתָּו/בטחתU./va.tach.taand/ you will be secureH9001H0982Hc+Vqq2ms יֵ֣שׁי֣שיֵשׁישyeshthereH3426HAcbsa תִּקְוָ֑התקו֑התִּקְוָהתקוהtik.Vah[is] hopeH8615BHNcfsa וְ֝/חָפַרְתָּ֗ו֝/חפרת֗וְ/חָפַרְתָּו/חפרתve./cha.far.taand/ you will be well protectedH9001H2658Hc+Vqq2ms לָ/בֶ֥טַחל/ב֥טחלָ/בֶטַחל/בטחla./Ve.tachto/ securityH9005H0983HR+Ncmsa תִּשְׁכָּֽב\׃תשכב\תִּשְׁכָּֽב\׃תשכב\tish.Kavyou will lie downH7901H\H9016HVqi2ms 19 You will rest, and there will be nothing to make you afraid, and many will make requests before your face.
וְֽ֭/רָבַצְתָּו֭/רבצתוְֽ/רָבַצְתָּו/רבצתVe./ra.vatz.taand/ you will lie downH9001H7257Hc+Vqq2ms וְ/אֵ֣יןו/א֣יןוְ/אֵיןו/איןve./'Einand/ there notH9002H0369HC+Ncmsc מַחֲרִ֑ידמחר֑ידמַחֲרִידמחרידma.cha.Rid[will be one who] disturbsH2729HVhrmsa וְ/חִלּ֖וּו/חל֖ווְ/חִלּוּו/חלוve./chi.Luand/ they will entreatH9001H2470BHc+Vpq3cp פָנֶ֣י/ךָפנ֣י/ךפָנֶי/ךָפני/ךfa.Nei./khaface/ yourH6440LH9021HNcmpc+Sp2ms רַבִּֽים\׃רבים\רַבִּֽים\׃רבים\ra.Bimmany [people]H7227A\H9016HAampa 20 But the eyes of the impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope.
וְ/עֵינֵ֥יו/עינ֥יוְ/עֵינֵיו/עיניve./'ei.Neiand/ [the] eyes ofH9002H5869AHC+Ncfdc רְשָׁעִ֗יםרשע֗יםרְשָׁעִיםרשעיםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563HNcmpa תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָהת֫כל֥ינהתִּכְלֶינָהתכלינהtikh.Lei.nahthey will failH3615JHVqi3fp וּ֭/מָנוֹסו֭/מנוסוּ/מָנוֹסו/מנוסU./ma.nosand/ a place of escapeH9002H4498HC+Ncmsa אָבַ֣דאב֣דאָבַדאבד'a.Vadit will be lostH0006HVqp3ms מִנְ/הֶ֑םמנ/ה֑םמִנְ/הֶםמנ/הםmin./Hemfrom/ themH4480AH9038HR+Sp3mp וְ֝/תִקְוָתָ֗/םו֝/תקות֗/םוְ/תִקְוָתָ/םו/תקות/םve./tik.va.Ta/mand/ hope/ theirH9002H8615BH9028HC+Ncfsc+Sp3mp מַֽפַּח\־מפח\מַֽפַּח\־מפח\ma.pach-[will be] a gasp ofH4646\H9014HNcmsc