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Job 31:13-40

13IfIhavedespisedthecauseofmyman-servantorofmymaid-servant,WhentheycontendedH7378withme;

14WhatthenshallIdowhenGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410risethup?Andwhenhevisiteth,whatshallIanswerhim?

15DidnothethatmadeH6213meinthewombH990makeH6213him?Anddidnotoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fashionusinthewombH990?

16IfIhavewithheldאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800fromtheirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656,Orhavecausedtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofthewidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490tofailאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615,

17OrhaveeatenH398mymorselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905,Andthefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490hathnoteatenH398thereof

18(Nay,frommyyouthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271hegrewH1431upwithmeaswithafatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1,AndherhaveIguidedH5148frommymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990);

19IfIhaveseenH7200anyperishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6forwantofclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,Orthattheneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34hadnocoveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682;

20Ifhisloinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504havenotblessedH1288me,AndifhehathnotbeenwarmedH2552withthefleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488ofmysheep;

21IfIhaveliftedupmyhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstthefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,BecauseIsawH7200myhelpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833inthegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:

22Thenletmyshoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307fromtheshoulder-blade,Andminearmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248bebrokenH7665fromthebone.

23Forcalamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410isaterrorH6343tome,Andbyreasonofhismajestyוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613Icandonothing.

24IfIhavemadeH7760goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091myhope,AndhavesaidH559tothefinegoldH2091, Thou artmyconfidenceH4009;

25IfIhaverejoicedH8055becausemywealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428wasgreatרַ֣בravH7227,Andbecausemyhandיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027hadgottenmuch;

26IfIhavebeheldthesunwhenitshined,Orthemoonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394walkingH1980inbrightness,

27Andmyheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820hath been secretlyenticedH6601,Andmymouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310hathkissedH5401myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027:

28Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571wereaniniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771tobepunishedbythejudges;ForIshouldhavedeniedH3584theGodלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410thatisabove.

29IfIhaverejoicedH8055atthedestructionofhimthathatedמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130me,OrliftedupmyselfwhenevilH7451foundH4672him

30(Yea,IhavenotsufferedmymouthH2441tosinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398Byaskingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315withacurseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423);

31Ifthemenofmytentאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168havenotsaidH559,Whocanfindonethathathnotbeenfilledwithhismeatמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320?

32(Thesojournerגֵּ֑רGerH1616hathnotlodgedinthestreetבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351;ButIhaveopenedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605mydoorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817tothetraveller);

33IflikeAdamכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121IhavecoveredH3680mytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588,ByhidingH2934mineiniquityעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771inmybosom,

34BecauseIfearedthegreatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995,Andthecontemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937offamiliesH4940terrifiedme,SothatIkept silence,andwentH3318notoutofthedoorפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607—

35OhthatIhadoneH376tohearH8085me! (Lo,hereהֶן־hen-H2005ismysignature,lettheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me)AndthatIhadtheindictmentwhichmineadversaryhathwrittenH3789!

36SurelyIwouldcarryאֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ'es.sa.'E.nuH5375ituponmyshoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926;Iwouldbindituntomeasacrownעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850:

37IwoulddeclareH5046untohimthenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofmystepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806;AsaprinceH5057wouldIgonearuntohim.

38Ifmylandאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127criethoutagainstme,Andthefurrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525thereofweepH1058togetherוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162;

39IfIhaveeatenH398thefruits thereofwithoutmoneyכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701,Orhavecausedtheownersבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167thereoftolosetheirlifeוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315:

40Letthistlesgrowinsteadofwheatחִטָּ֨ה׀chi.TahH2406,Andcockleinsteadofbarleyשְׂעֹרָ֥הse.'o.RahH8184.Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJobאִיּֽוֹב׃ פ'i.YovH347areendedH8552.

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