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Job 3:11-22

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?

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