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Job 34:2-22

2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, yewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450men;Andgiveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untome, yethathaveknowledge.

3Fortheearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241triethwordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,Asthepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethfood.

4Letuschooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977forusthatwhichisrightH4941: LetusknowH3045amongourselveswhatisgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

5ForJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347hathsaidH559,Iamrighteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663,AndGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410hathtakenawayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493myrightמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941:

6Notwithstandingmyrightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941Iam accountedaliarH3576;Mywoundisincurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605, thoughIamwithouttransgressionפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588.

7Whatmanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397islikeJobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347,Whodrinkethupscoffinglikewaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325,

8Whogoethincompanywiththeworkersofiniquity,AndwalkethwithwickedmenH376?

9ForhehathsaidH559,Itprofitethamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397nothingThatheshoulddelightH7521himselfwithGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

10Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651hearken untome, yemenH376ofunderstanding:Farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfromGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410,thatheshoulddowickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562,AndfromtheAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706,thatheshouldcommitiniquity.

11Fortheworkפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467ofamanH376willherender untohim,AndcauseeverymanH376tofindיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672accordingtohiswaysוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.

12Yea,ofasurety,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410willnotdowickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,NeitherwilltheAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

13Whogavehimachargeovertheearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?Orwhohath disposedthewholeworldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398?

14Ifhesetיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760hisheartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820uponhimself,Ifhegatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622untohimselfhisspiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307andhisbreathH7307;

15Allfleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320shallperishtogetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162,AndmanH120shallturnH7725againuntodustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.

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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