1ThenJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559, 2Evento-dayismycomplaintשִׂחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879rebelliousH4805:Mystrokeisheavierכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513thanmygroaningאַנְחָתִֽי׃'an.cha.TiH585. 3OhthatIknewH3045whereImightfindוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּve.'em.tza.'E.huH4672him!ThatImightcomeאָ֝ב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935eventohisseat! 4I wouldsetmycauseinorderbeforehim,Andfillאֲמַלֵּ֥א'a.ma.Le'H4390mymouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310witharguments. 5Iwouldknowאֵ֭דְעָה'E.de.'ahH3045thewordsמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405whichhewouldanswerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,Andunderstandוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהve.'a.Vi.nahH995whathewouldsayיֹּ֥אמַרYo.marH559untome. 6WouldhecontendH7378withmeinthegreatnessofhispowerכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581? Nay;buthewouldgiveheed untome. 7Theretheuprightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477mightreasonwithhim;SoshouldIbedeliveredוַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הva.'a.fa.le.TahH6403foreverfrommyjudgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃mi.sho.fe.TiH8199. 8Behold,Igoאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ'e.he.LokhH1980forward,butheisnotthere;Andbackwardוְ֝אָח֗וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,butIcannotperceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995him; 9OnthelefthandH3225,whenhedoth work,butIcannotbeholdhim;Hehidethhimselfontherightיָ֝מִ֗יןya.MinH3225handH3225,thatIcannotseeאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200him. 10Butheknoweththewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870thatItake;Whenhehathtriedme,Ishallcomeאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318forthH3318asgoldכַּזָּהָ֥בka.za.HavH2091. 12Ihavenotgonebackfromthecommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687ofhislipsשְׂ֭פָתָיוSe.fa.tavH8193;IhavetreasuredH6845upthewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofhismouthפִֽיו׃FivH6310morethanmynecessaryfood. 13Butheisinoneבְ֭אֶחָדVe.'e.chodH259mind,andwhocanturnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725him?AndwhathissoulH5315desireth,eventhathedoeth. 14Forheperformeththatwhichisappointedforme:Andmanyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227suchthingsarewithhim. 16ForGodוְ֭אֵלVe.'elH410hath made myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820faint,AndtheAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706hathterrifiedH926me; 17BecauseIwasnotcutoffbeforethedarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Neitherdidhecoverכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680thethickdarknessH2822frommyfaceH6440. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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