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Job 33:8-33

8Surelyאַ֭ךְ'akhH389thou hastspokeninmyhearing,AndIhaveheardH8085thevoiceH6963ofthywordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,sayingH559,

9Iamclean,withouttransgressionפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588;Iaminnocent,neitheristhereiniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771inme:

10Behold,hefindethoccasionsagainstme,Hecountethmeforhisenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341;

11HeputtethmyfeetH7272inthestocksבַּסַּ֣דba.SadH5465,Hemarkethallmypathsאָרְחֹתָֽי׃'a.re.cho.TaiH734.

12Behold,Iwillanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee,inthisthou artnotjust;ForGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433isgreaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235thanman.

13Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069dost thoustriveagainsthim,ForthathegivethnotaccountofanyofhismattersH1697?

14ForGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410speakethonce,Yeatwice,thoughmanregardethitnot.

15Inadreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472,inavisionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384ofthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,Whendeepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639sleepH8639fallethuponmenH376,Inslumberingsuponthebedמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904;

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227heopeneththeearsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241ofmenH376,Andsealeththeirinstruction,

17ThathemaywithdrawmanH120fromhispurpose,Andhideprideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466frommanH120;

18Hekeepethbackיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820hissoulH5315fromthepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,Andhislifeנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315fromperishingbythesword.

19Heischastenedalsowithpainבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341uponhisbedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,AndwithcontinualstrifeH7379inhisbonesH6106;

20SothathislifeH5315abhorrethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,AndhissoulH5315daintyfoodH3899.

21Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320isconsumedawayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615,thatitcannotbeseenH7200;AndhisbonesH6106thatwerenotseenH7200stickout.

22Yea,hissoulH5315drawethnearuntothepitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,AndhislifeH5315tothedestroyers.

23Iftherebewithhimanangelמַלְאָ֗ךְmal.'AkhH4397,Aninterpreter,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259amongathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,ToshowuntomanH120whatisrightforhim;

24ThenGodisgracious untohim,andsaith,DeliverhimfromgoingH3381downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381tothepitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845,IhavefoundH4672aransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724.

25Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shallbefresherthanachild’s;Hereturnethtothedaysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117ofhisyouthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290.

26Heprayeth untoGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433,andheisfavorableuntohim,Sothatheseethhisfaceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440withjoyבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643:Andherestoreth untomanhisrighteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666.

27HesingethbeforemenH376,andsaith,IhavesinnedH2398,andpervertedthatwhichwasrightH3477,Anditprofitedmenot:

28HehathredeemedH6299mysoulH5315fromgoingintothepitבַּשָּׁ֑חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,AndmylifeH5315shallbeholdthelightבָּא֥וֹרba.'orH216.

29Lo,allthesethingsאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428dothGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410work,Twice, yea thrice,withamanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397,

30Tobringלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725backH7725hissoulH5315fromthepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,Thathemaybeenlightenedwiththelightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216oftheliving.

31Mark well,OJobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347, hearken untome: Hold thy peace,andIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.

32Ifthou hastanythingtosayH1696,answerme:Speakדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696,forIdesireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654tojustifyצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663thee.

33Ifnot, hearken thou untome: Hold thy peace,andIwillteachH502theewisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451.

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