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Job 3

1Afterthisopenedפָּתַ֤חpa.TachH6605Jobאִיּוֹב֙'i.yOvH347hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310,andcursedH7043hisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃ פyo.MoH3117.

2AndJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredandsaidH559:

3Letthedayי֭וֹםYomH3117perishיֹ֣אבַדYoadH6whereinIwasbornH3205,Andthenightוְהַלַּ֥יְלָהve.ha.Lay.lahH3915whichsaidH559, Thereisaman-child conceived.

4Letthatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117beיְֽהִ֫יye.HiH1961darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;LetnotGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433fromaboveseekH1875forit,Neitherletthelightshineתּוֹפַ֖עto.Fa'H3313uponit.

5Letdarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andtheshadowofdeathclaimitfortheirown;LetaclouddwellH7931uponit;Letallthatmakethblackthedayיֽוֹם׃YomH3117terrifyיְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּye.va.'a.Tu.huH1204it.

6Asforthatnightהַלַּ֥יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,letthickdarknessאֹ֥פֶל'O.felH652seizeuponit:Letitnotrejoice amongthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117oftheyearשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;Letitnotcomeיָבֹֽא׃ya.Vo'H935intothenumberבְּמִסְפַּ֥רbe.mis.ParH4557ofthemonthsיְ֝רָחִ֗יםye.ra.ChimH3391.

7Lo,letthatnightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961barrenגַלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565;Letnojoyfulvoicecomeתָּבֹ֖אta.Vo'H935therein.

8LetthemcurseH779itthatcurseH779thedayי֑וֹםYomH3117, Whoarereadyהָ֝עֲתִידִ֗יםha.'a.ti.DimH6264torouseעֹרֵ֥ר'o.RerH5782upleviathanלִוְיָתָֽן׃liv.ya.TanH3882.

9Letthestarsכּוֹכְבֵ֪יkokh.VeiH3556ofthetwilightנִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹnish.PoH5399thereofbedarkיֶחְשְׁכוּ֮yech.she.KhuH2821:Letitlookיִ֝רְאֶ֗הyir.'EhH7200forlightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216,buthavenone;Neitherletitbeholdtheeyelidsבְּעַפְעַפֵּי־be.'af.'a.pei-H6079ofthemorning:

10Becauseitshutסָ֭גַרSa.garH5462notupthedoorsדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817ofmymother’swombבִטְנִ֑יvit.NiH990,Norhidוַיַּסְתֵּ֥רvai.yas.TerH5641troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999frommineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

11Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100diedאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191InotfromthewombH990?WhyH4100didInotgive uptheghostwhenmymotherbareme?

12Whyוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100didthekneesreceiveme?OrwhyH4100thebreastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699,thatIshouldsuckH3243?

13Fornowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258shouldIhavelainH7901downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901andbeenquietH8252;Ishouldhaveslept;thenאָ֤ז׀'azH227hadIbeenatrestיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117,

14Withkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428andcounsellorsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,WhobuiltH1129upwasteH2723placesH2723forthemselves;

15OrwithprincesH8269thathadgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,Whofilledהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390theirhousesH1004withsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701:

16OrasahiddenH2934untimelybirthIhadnotbeenH1961,AsinfantsthatneversawH7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

17Therethewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563ceaseחָ֣דְלוּCha.de.luH2308fromtroubling;Andtherethewearyareatrestיָ֝נ֗וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117.

18Theretheprisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615areateaseשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162;Theyhearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085notthevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetaskmasterH5065.

19Thesmallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996andthegreatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419arethere:AndtheservantH5650isfreeחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670fromhismasterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.

20Whereforeislightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414tohimthatisinmisery,AndlifeH5315untothebitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751insoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315;

21Wholongfordeathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194,butitcomethnot,Anddigforitmorethanforhidtreasures;

22WhorejoiceH8055exceedingly,AndaregladH8055,whentheycanfindיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672thegraveקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913?

23Whyislight giventoamanלְ֭גֶבֶרLe.ge.verH1397whosewayדַּרְכּ֣וֹdar.KoH1870ishidH5641,AndwhomGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hathhedgedin?

24FormysighingH585comethbeforeIeat,Andmygroaningsarepouredוַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.KhuH5413outlikewaterכַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325.

25ForthethingwhichIfearפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343comethuponme,AndthatwhichIamafraidH6342ofcometh untome.

26Iamnotateaseשָׁלַ֨וְתִּי׀sha.Lav.tiH7951,neitheramIquietH8252,neitherhaveIrestנָ֗חְתִּיNa.che.tiH5117;Buttrouble cometh.

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