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Job 15:20-35

20Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563mantravailethwithpainallhisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, Eventhenumberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141thatarelaidupfortheoppressor.

21Asoundקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorsH6343isinhisearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241;Inprosperitythedestroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703shallcomeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935uponhim.

22Hebelievethnotthatheshallreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725outofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Andheiswaitedforoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

23Hewandereth abroadforbreadH3899, saying, Whereisit?Heknoweththatthedayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isreadyathishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

24DistressH6862andanguishmakehimafraid;Theyprevail againsthim,asakingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264tothe battle.

25Becausehehathstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186outhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstGodאֵ֣ל'elH410,AndbehavethhimselfproudlyagainsttheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706;

26He runnethuponhimwithastiffneckבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677,Withthethickbossesofhisbucklers;

27Becausehehathcoveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680hisfaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440withhisfatness,Andgatheredfatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459uponhisloinsכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689;

28AndhehathdweltH3427indesolatecitiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,InhousesH1004whichnomaninhabitedH3427,Whichwerereadytobecomeheapsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530;

29Heshallnotberichיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,neithershallhissubstancecontinue,NeithershalltheirpossessionsbeextendedH5186ontheearthH776.

30HeshallnotdepartH5493outofdarknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;Theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957shalldryתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001uphisbranches,Andbythebreathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307ofGod’smouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shallhegoawayH5493.

31Lethimnottrustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539invanityH7723,deceivinghimself;ForvanityH7723shallbeתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961hisrecompense.

32Itshallbeaccomplishedbeforehistime,Andhisbranchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712shallnotbegreen.

33He shall shakeoffhisunripe grape asthevineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612,AndshallcastH7993offhisflowerastheolive-tree.

34Forthecompanyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofthegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611shallbebarrenגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,Andfireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784shallconsumeH398thetentsאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168ofbribery.

35Theyconceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029mischiefH5999,andbringH3205forthH3205iniquity,Andtheirheart preparethdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.

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