Iyov 9
9
1Then Iyov answered and said,
2I know it is indeed thus, but how should yitzdak Enosh im El (Man be in the right, justified, before G-d)?
3If he will contend with Him, once of a thousand can Man not answer G-d back.
4G-d is chochom in lev, and mighty in ko'ach; who hath hardened himself to defy Him and remained unhurt?
5Which removeth the harim (mountains), and they know not; which overturneth them in His anger;
6Which shaketh eretz out of its place, and the ammudim thereof tremble;
7Which commandeth the cheres (sun), and it riseth not; and sealeth up the kokhavim;
8Which spreadeth out Shomayim by Himself alone, and treadeth upon the waves of the yam;
9Which maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the constellations on the south side of the heavens;
10Which doeth gedolot past finding out; yea, and nifla'ot (wonders) without number.
11Hen (lo), He passeth by me, and I see Him not; He goeth on also, but I perceive Him not.
12Hinei, He taketh away, who can stop Him? Who will say unto Him, Mah ta'aseh (what are You doing)?
13If Eloah restraineth not His anger, the helpers of Rahab must bow themselves under Him.
14How much less shall I dispute with Him, and choose my devarim with Him?
15Whom, 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).
16If I had summoned, and He had responded to me, yet would I not believe that He had paid heed unto my kol (voice);
17For He breaketh me in a sa'arah (tempest, storm), and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18He will not allow me to take my ruach (breath), but filleth me with bitterness.
19If I speak of ko'ach, hinei, He is mighty, and if of mishpat, who can give Him a court summons?
20If etzdak (I am justified, in the right), mine own mouth would condemn me; if I say, I am blameless, He would prove me perverse.
21Though I were blameless, yet would I not know my nefesh; I would despise my life.
22This is one thing; therefore I said it, He destroyeth the tam (blameless) and the rasha (wicked).
23If the shot (scourge) slay suddenly, He laugheth at the melting away [in anguish] of the nekiyim (innocent ones, the guiltless ones).
24Eretz is given into the yad of the resha; He blindfoldeth the faces of the shofetim (judges) thereof; if not, then, who doeth it?
25Now my yamim are swifter than a runner; they flee away, they see no tovah.
26They slip by like oniyyot (boats) of reed; as the nesher that swoopeth down on the prey.
27If I say, I will forget my si'akh (complaint), I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself,
28I am afraid of all my sorrows; I have da'as that Thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29If I be wicked, why then labor I in hevel (vain)?
30If I wash myself with sheleg (snow), and make my hands clean with lye,
31Yet shalt Thou plunge me in the shachat (slime pit), and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32For He is not an ish, as I am, that I should answer Him, and we should come together in mishpat (in the court).
33Neither is there any mochiach (arbitrator) between us, that might lay his yad upon us both.
34Let Him take His shevet (rod) away from me, and let not His fear terrify me.
35Then would I speak, and not fear Him; but it is not ken (so) with me.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
FOURTH EDITION © Artists For Israel Intl Inc., 2002-2011, 2021.
Job 9
9
Job: There Is No Mediator
1Then Job answered and said:
2“Truly I know it is so,
But how can a #(Job 4:17; 15:14–16; Ps. 143:2; Rom. 3:20)man be #(Hab. 2:4; Rom. 1:17; Gal. 3:11; Heb. 10:38)righteous before God?
3If one wished to contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4#Job 36:5God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
5He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
6He #Is. 2:19, 21; Hag. 2:6; Heb. 12:26shakes the earth out of its place,
And its #Job 26:11pillars tremble;
7He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
8#Gen. 1:6; Job 37:18; Ps. 104:2, 3; Is. 40:22He alone spreads out the heavens,
And treads on the waves of the sea;
9#Gen. 1:16; Job 38:31; Amos 5:8He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
10#Job 5:9He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
11#(Job 23:8, 9; 35:14)If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
12#(Is. 45:9; Dan. 4:35; Rom. 9:20)If He takes away, who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13God will not withdraw His anger,
#Job 26:12The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
14“How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
15#Job 10:15; 23:1–7For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
16If I called and He answered me,
I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds #Job 2:3without cause.
18He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
19If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
20Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
21“I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
22It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, #(Eccl. 9:2, 3); Ezek. 21:3‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
23If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
25“Now #Job 7:6, 7my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26They pass by like swift ships,
#Job 39:29; Hab. 1:8Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
27#Job 7:13If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28#Ps. 119:120I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You #Ex. 20:7will not hold me innocent.
29If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
30#(Jer. 2:22)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with soap,
31Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will abhor me.
32“For #Eccl. 6:10; (Is. 45:9; Jer. 49:19; Rom. 9:20)He is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
33#(1 Sam. 2:25); Job 9:19; Is. 1:18Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
34#Job 13:20, 21; Ps. 39:10Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
35Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.
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