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Job 14:1-12

1ManH120,thatisbornH3205ofawomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,Isoffewdaysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117,andfulloftrouble.

2Hecomethforthיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318likeaflowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731,andiscut down:Hefleeth alsoasashadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗לka.TzelH6738,andcontinuethnot.

3Anddost thouopenפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491thineeyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869uponsuchaoneH2088,Andbringestmeintojudgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941withthee?

4Whocanbringacleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889thingoutofanuncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931?notoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

5Seeinghisdaysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117aredetermined,Thenumberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557ofhismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320iswiththee,Andthou hastappointedhisboundsthathecannotpassיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674;

6Lookשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159awayH8159fromhim,thathemayrest,Tillheshallaccomplish,asahireling,hisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117.

7Forthereishopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615ofatreeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086,Ifitbecutיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772down,thatitwillsproutH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750,AndthatthetenderbranchthereofwillnotceaseH2308.

8Thoughtherootשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328thereof waxoldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204intheearthH776,Andthestockthereofdieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191inthegroundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776;

9Yet throughthescentofwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325itwillbudיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524,Andput forth boughslikeaplant.

10ButmanH120dieth,andislaid low: Yea,manH120giveth uptheghost,andwhereH346ishe?

11Asthewatersמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325failfromtheseaיָ֑םYamH3220,Andtheriverוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104wastethanddriethup;

12SomanH376liethdownשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901andrisethnot:Tilltheheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064benomore,theyshallnotawakeH5782,NorberousedH5782outoftheirsleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.

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