Job 23 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Then Ayawab (Job) inah (answer / respond),

2 “Even today my shayach (complaint) is rebellious. His yad (hand) is kabad (heavy) in spite of my anachah (groaning).

3 Oh that I yadai (knew) where I might matzaa (find) him! That I might bawaa (bring) even to his thakawanah (seat)!

4 I would set my cause in irak (order) panayam (face) him, and malaa (fill) my pah (mouth) with thawakachawath (arguments).

5 I would yadai (know) the malayam (words) which he would inah (answer / respond) me, and bayan (between) what he would amar (said) me.

6 Would he rayab (contend) with me in the greatness of his kach (strength / mighty / power)? No, but he would listen to me.

7 There the yashar (upright) might yakach (reason) with him, so I should be palat (delivered) natzach (forever) from my shapat (judge / judgement).

8 “If I halak (move) qadam (east), he is not there; if west, I can't find him;

9 He ishah (make) to the north, but I can't chazah (see) him. He itap (turns) yamayan (right hand), but I can't catch a glimpse of him.

10 But he yadai (knows) the darak (way) that I imad (take). When he has bachan (tried) me, I shall yatzaa (go out / come out) forth like zahab (gold).

11 My ragal (feet / foot) achaz (has) held fast to his ashar (who/that). I have shamar (keep/guard) his darak (way), and not natah (turned) aside.

12 I haven't mawash (gone) back from the matzawah (commandment) of his shapah (lips). I have treasured up the amaray (Amaray / Amorite) of his pah (mouth) more than my chaq (statute) food.

13 But he stands achad (one), and who can oppose him? What his napash (soul) awah (desires), even that he ishah (make).

14 For he shalam (performs) that which is chaq (statute) for me. Many such things are with him.

15 Therefore I am terrified at his panayam (face). When I bayan (between), I am pachad (fear / dread) of him.

16 For Al has made my lab (heart) rakak (faint). The Shaday () has terrified me.

17 Because I was not tzamath (cut) off panayam (face) the chashak (darkness), neither did he kasah (cover) the thick apal (darkness) from my panayam (face).