2Whatyeknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,thesamedoIknowH3045alsoגַם־gam-H1571:Iamnotinferioruntoyou. 3SurelyIwouldspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696totheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,AndIdesireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654toreasonwithGodאֵ֣ל'elH410. 4ButyeareforgersofliesH8267; Yeareallphysiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495ofnovalue. 5Ohthatyewouldaltogetherholdyourpeace!AnditwouldbeH1961yourwisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃le.cha.khe.MahH2451. 6HearH8085nowmyreasoning,Andhearkentothepleadingsofmylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193. 7WillyespeakH1696unrighteously forGodהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410,Andtalkdeceitfullyforhim? 8Willyeshowpartialitytohim?WillyecontendH7378forGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410? 9Isitgoodהֲ֭טוֹבHa.tovH2896thatheshouldsearchH2713youout?Orasonedeceivethaman,willye deceivehim? 10HewillsurelyreproveH3198you,Ifyedosecretlyshowpartiality. 11Shallnothismajestyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹSe.'e.tovH7613makeyouafraid,Andhisdreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307uponyou? 12Yourmemorablesayingsareproverbsofashesאֵ֑פֶר'E.ferH665, Your defencesaredefencesofclay. 13Holdyourpeace, letmealone,thatImayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696;Andlet comeonmewhatwill. 14WhereforeshouldItakeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320inmyteethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127,Andputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mylifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315inmyhandH3709? 15Behold,hewillslayme;Ihavenohopeאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176:Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389Iwillmaintainmywaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforehim. 16Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbemysalvationH3444,Thatagodlessחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611manshallnotcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935beforehim. 17HearH8085diligentlymyspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,Andletmydeclarationbeinyourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241. 18Beholdnow,Ihavesetmycauseinorder;Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatIamrighteousH6663. 19WhoishethatwillcontendH7378withme?ForthenwouldIholdmypeaceandgive uptheghost. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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