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Job 20:4-9

4Knowest thounotthisofoldtime,SincemanH120wasplacedH7760uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

5Thatthetriumphingofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshort,AndthejoyH8057ofthegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611butforamomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281?

6Thoughhisheightmountuptotheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Andhisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060untothecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645;

7Yetheshallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverlikehisowndungH1561:TheythathaveseenH7200himshallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335ishe?

8Heshallflyיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074asadreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,andshallnotbefoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672: Yea,heshallbechasedawayH5074asavisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384ofthenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869whichsawhimshallseehimnomore;Neithershallhisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725anymorebeholdhim.

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