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Job 31:5-23

5IfIhavewalkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980withfalsehoodשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,Andmyfootרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272hath hastedtodeceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820

6(Letmebeweighedיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254inan evenbalance,ThatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433mayknowH3045mineintegrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538);

7Ifmystepאַשֻּׁרִי֮'a.shu.RiH838hathturnedתִּטֶּ֣הti.TehH5186outofthewayהַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,Andmyheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820walkedH1980aftermineeyesעֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naiH5869,Andifanyspothath cleavedtomyhandsוּ֝בְכַפַּ֗יu.ve.kha.PaiH3709:

8Then letmesowאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232,andletanothereatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398; Yea, lettheproduceofmyfieldberooted out.

9Ifmyheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820hath beenenticedH6601untoawomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,AndIhavelaidwaitאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693atmyneighbor’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453doorH6607;

10Thenletmywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912untoanother,AndletothersH312bowיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766downH3766uponher.

11Forthatwereaheinouscrime;Yea,itwereaniniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771tobepunishedbythejudges:

12Foritisafireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784thatconsumeth untoDestruction,Andwouldrootתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327outallmineincrease.

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.

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