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Job 34:16-22

16Ifnowthou hastunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this: HearkentothevoiceH6963ofmywordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.

17ShallevenH637oneצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662thathatethjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941govern?Andwilt thoucondemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561himthatisrighteousH6662andmightyכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524?—

18Himthatsaithtoakingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Thou art vile,Ortonoblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, Yearewickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;

19ThatrespectethnotthepersonsofprincesH8269,Norregardeththerichmorethanthepoorדָ֑לDalH1800;Fortheyallaretheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofhishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027.

20Inamomentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281theydieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191,evenatmidnight;Thepeopleעָ֣ם'amH5971areshakenandpassוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5493,Andthemightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47aretakenawayH5493withouthandבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.

21Forhiseyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areuponthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofamanH376,Andheseethallhisgoings.

22Thereisnodarknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,northickgloom,Wheretheworkersofiniquitymayhideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves.

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