Iyov 13

Orthodox Jewish Bible

13 See, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ozen hath heard and understood it.

² What ye know, of the same I have da’as also; I am not inferior unto you.

³ Surely I would speak to Shaddai, and I desire to reason with El (G-d).

⁴ But ye are forgers of sheker, ye are all rofim (physicians) of no value.

⁵ O that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it should be your chochmah.

⁶ Hear now my tokhachat (protest, public argumentation), and pay heed to the pleadings of my lips.

⁷ Will ye talk wickedly on behalf of El (G-d) and speak deceitfully for Him?

⁸ Will ye be partial to Him? Will ye play the part of the defense attorney for El?

⁹ Is it hatov that He should search you out? Or do you play the jester with Him, as one plays the jester with enosh?

¹⁰ He will surely reprove you, if ye do act with partiality beseter (secretly).

¹¹ Shall not His majesty make you afraid? And the pachad of Him fall upon you?

¹² Your zichron meshalim (memorable sayings) are like unto ashes, your defenses are strongholds of chomer (clay).

¹³ Hold your peace, let me alone, that Ani (I) may speak, and let come on me what will.

¹⁴ Why do I take my basar in my teeth, and take my nefesh in mine yad?

¹⁵ Though He slay me, yet will I wait for and trust in Him; but I will maintain my derech before Him.

¹⁶ He also shall be my Yeshuah (salvation); for a chanef (irreligious man, hypocrite) shall not come before Him.

¹⁷ Hear diligently my confession, and my declaration with your oznayim.

¹⁸ Hinei now, I have prepared my mishpat (cause, case); I know that I shall be acquitted.

¹⁹ Who is he that can contend against me? For atah (now), if I hold my tongue, I shall expire.

²⁰ Only do not shtayim (two things) unto me; then will I not hide myself from Thee.

²¹ Withdraw Thine hand far from me, and let not Thy eimah (dread, terror) make me afraid.

²² Then kerah (summon), and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer me.

²³ How many are mine avonot and chatta’ot? Make me to know my peysha and my chattat.

²⁴ Lammah (why) hidest Thou Thy face, and holdest me for Thine enemy?

²⁵ Wilt Thou frighten away a leaf driven to and fro? And wilt Thou pursue the dry kash (straw, chaff)?

²⁶ For Thou writest down merorot (bitter things) against me, and makest me to inherit the avonot of my neurim (youth).

²⁷ Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and observest kol orkhot (paths, ways) of me; Thou settest a mark upon the soles of my raglayim,

²⁸ Around one who wastes away as a rotten thing, as a beged (garment) that is moth eaten.