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Job 27:7-23

7Letmineenemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961asthewickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563,AndlethimthatrisethupagainstmebeH1961astheunrighteous.

8Forwhatisthehopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615ofthegodlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611,thoughhegethimgainH1214,WhenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433taketh awayhissoulH5315?

9WillGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410hearיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085hiscryהַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹha.tza.'a.ka.toH6818,WhentroubleH6869comethuponhim?

10Willhedelightיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026himselfintheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,Andcallיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121uponGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433atalltimesעֵֽת׃'EtH6256?

11IwillteachH3384youconcerningthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410;ThatwhichiswiththeAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706willInotconceal.

12Behold,allyeyourselveshaveseenH2372it;Whyוְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-H4100thenareye becomealtogethervain?

13Thisistheportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506ofawickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manH120withGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,Andtheheritageofoppressors,whichtheyreceiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947fromtheAlmightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706:

14IfhischildrenbemultipliedH7235,itisfortheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;AndhisoffspringshallnotbesatisfiedH7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

15ThosethatremainofhimshallbeburiedH6912indeathבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194,Andhiswidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490shallmakenolamentation.

16Thoughheheapupsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701asthedustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083,Andprepareיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559raimentastheclay;

17He mayprepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it,butthejustshallputH3847iton,Andtheinnocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355shalldivideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505thesilverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.

18Hebuildethhishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004asthemothכָעָ֣שׁkha.'AshH6211,AndasaboothH5521whichthekeepermaketh.

19Heliethdownיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223,butheshallnotbegatheredH622tohisfathers;Heopenethhiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869,andheisnot.

20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091overtakeH5381himlikewatersכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;Atempest stealethhimawayinthenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.

21Theeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921carriethhimawayH5375,andhedeparteth;Anditsweepethhimoutofhisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

22ForGodshallhurlathim,andnotspareH2550:Hewould fainfleeH1272outofhishandמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.

23Men shallclapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606theirhandsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709athim,Andshallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319himoutofhisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.

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