Job 6 (Iyov) in Hebrew and English

6:1But Iyov (Job) answered and said,

אוַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

6:2“O that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!

בל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י וְ֝הַוָּתִ֗י (כתיב והיתי) בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃

6:3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up.

גכִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃

6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinks up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.

דכִּ֤י חִצֵּ֪י שַׁדַּ֡י עִמָּדִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲ֭מָתָם שֹׁתָ֣ה רוּחִ֑י בִּעוּתֵ֖י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃

6:5Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? or lows the ox over his fodder?

ההֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּ֥רֶא עֲלֵי־דֶ֑שֶׁא אִ֥ם יִגְעֶה־שּׁ֝֗וֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ׃

6:6Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

והֲיֵאָכֵ֣ל תָּ֭פֵל מִבְּלִי־מֶ֑לַח אִם־יֶשׁ־טַ֝֗עַם בְּרִ֣יר חַלָּמֽוּת׃

6:7The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful food.

זמֵאֲנָ֣ה לִנְגּ֣וֹעַ נַפְשִׁ֑י הֵ֝֗מָּה כִּדְוֵ֥י לַחְמִֽי׃

6:8Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!

חמִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן תָּב֣וֹא שֶֽׁאֱלָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י יִתֵּ֥ן אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃

6:9Even that it would please God to destroy me; that He would let loose His hand, and cut me off!

טוְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃

6:10Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let Him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

יוּ֥תְהִי ע֨וֹד ׀ נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה בְ֭חִילָה לֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל כִּי־לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃

6:11What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

יאמַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃

6:12Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of bronze?

יבאִם־כֹּ֣חַ אֲבָנִ֣ים כֹּחִ֑י אִֽם־בְּשָׂרִ֥י נָחֽוּשׁ׃

6:13Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

יגהַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

6:14To him that is afflicted pity should be shown from his friend; but he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

ידלַמָּ֣ס מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ חָ֑סֶד וְיִרְאַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲזֽוֹב׃

6:15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

טואַ֭חַי בָּגְד֣וּ כְמוֹ־נָ֑חַל כַּאֲפִ֖יק נְחָלִ֣ים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃

6:16Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

טזהַקֹּדְרִ֥ים מִנִּי־קָ֑רַח עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־שָֽׁלֶג׃

6:17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.

יזבְּ֭עֵת יְזֹרְב֣וּ נִצְמָ֑תוּ בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ נִדְעֲכ֥וּ מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃

6:18The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

יחיִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ אָרְח֣וֹת דַּרְכָּ֑ם יַעֲל֖וּ בַתֹּ֣הוּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃

6:19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheva (Sheba) waited for them.

יטהִ֭בִּיטוּ אָרְח֣וֹת תֵּמָ֑א הֲלִיכֹ֥ת שְׁ֝בָ֗א קִוּוּ־לָֽמוֹ׃

6:20They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

כבֹּ֥שׁוּ כִּֽי־בָטָ֑ח בָּ֥אוּ עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃

6:21For now you are like it; you see my casting down, and are afraid.

כאכִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה הֱיִ֣יתֶם ל֑וֹ (כתיב לא) תִּֽרְא֥וּ חֲ֝תַ֗ת וַתִּירָֽאוּ׃

6:22Did I say, ‘Bring unto me’? or, ‘Give a reward for me of your substance’?

כבהֲֽכִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי הָ֣בוּ לִ֑י וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם שִׁחֲד֥וּ בַעֲדִֽי׃

6:23Or, ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand’? or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the mighty’?

כגוּמַלְּט֥וּנִי מִיַּד־צָ֑ר וּמִיַּ֖ד עָרִיצִ֣ים תִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃

6:24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

כדה֭וֹרוּנִי וַאֲנִ֣י אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ וּמַה־שָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִי הָבִ֥ינוּ לִֽי׃

6:25How forcible are right words! but what does your arguing reprove?

כהמַה־נִּמְרְצ֥וּ אִמְרֵי־יֹ֑שֶׁר וּמַה־יּוֹכִ֖יחַ הוֹכֵ֣חַ מִכֶּֽם׃

6:26Do you imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

כוהַלְהוֹכַ֣ח מִלִּ֣ים תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ אִמְרֵ֥י נֹאָֽשׁ׃

6:27Yea, you overwhelm the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.

כזאַף־עַל־יָת֥וֹם תַּפִּ֑ילוּ וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ עַל־רֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃

6:28Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

כחוְ֭עַתָּה הוֹאִ֣ילוּ פְנוּ־בִ֑י וְעַל־פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם אִם־אֲכַזֵּֽב׃

6:29Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.

כטשֻֽׁבוּ־נָ֭א אַל־תְּהִ֣י עַוְלָ֑ה וְשׁ֥וּבוּ (כתיב ושבי) ע֝וֹד צִדְקִי־בָֽהּ׃

6:30Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?”

להֲיֵשׁ־בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י עַוְלָ֑ה אִם־חִ֝כִּ֗י לֹא־יָבִ֥ין הַוּֽוֹת׃