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Job 4:7-21

7Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,Ipraythee,whoeverperishedאָבָ֑ד'a.VadH6,beinginnocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355?Orwhereוְ֝אֵיפֹ֗הve.'ei.FohH375weretheuprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477cutoff?

8AccordingasIhaveseenH7200,theythatplowH2790iniquity,AndsowH2232troubleH5999,reapH7114thesame.

9Bythebreathוּמֵר֖וּחַu.me.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433theyperishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6,Andbytheblastofhisangerאַפּ֣וֹ'a.PoH639aretheyconsumed.

10Theroaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581ofthelionאַ֭רְיֵה'Ar.yehH738,andthevoiceH6963ofthefiercelionH738,Andtheteethוְשִׁנֵּ֖יve.shi.NeiH8127oftheyoungכְפִירִ֣יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH738,arebroken.

11Theoldlionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918perishethforlackofpreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,AndthewhelpsofthelionessH3833arescatteredיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504abroad.

12NowathingH1697wassecretlybroughttome,Andmineearאָ֝זְנִ֗י'a.ze.NiH241receivedH3947awhisperשֵׁ֣מֶץShe.metzH8102thereof.

13Inthoughtsfromthevisionsמֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹתme.chez.yo.NotH2384ofthenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,Whendeepתַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639fallethonmenH376,

14Fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343cameupon me,andtrembling, Which madeallmybonesH6106toshake.

15ThenaspiritH7307passedH2498beforemyfaceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440;Thehairשַֽׂעֲרַ֥תsa.'a.RatH8185ofmyfleshבְּשָׂרִֽי׃be.sa.RiH1320stoodup.

16ItstoodH5975stillיַעֲמֹ֤ד׀ya.'a.ModH5975,butIcouldnotdiscerntheappearanceמַרְאֵ֗הוּmar.'E.huH4758thereof;Aformתְּ֭מוּנָהTe.mu.nahH8544wasbeforemineeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869:Therewassilence,andIheardH8085avoiceוָק֣וֹלva.KolH6963,saying,

17Shallmortalmanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397bemorejustthanGodמֵאֱל֣וֹהַme.'e.Lo.haH433?ShallamanH1397bemorepureיִטְהַר־yit.har-H2891thanhisMaker?

18Behold,heputtethnotrustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539inhisservantsבַּ֭עֲבָדָיוBa.'a.va.davH5650;AndhisangelsH4397hechargeth withfolly:

19Howmuchmorethemthatdwellשֹׁכְנֵ֬יsho.khe.NeiH7931inhousesH1004ofclay,Whosefoundationיְסוֹדָ֑םye.so.DamH3247isinthedustבֶּעָפָ֥רbe.'a.FarH6083,Whoarecrushedיְ֝דַכְּא֗וּםye.da.ke.'UmH1792beforethemothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211!

20Betwixtmorningמִבֹּ֣קֶרmi.Bo.kerH1242andeveningלָעֶ֣רֶבla.'E.revH6153theyaredestroyedH6:Theyperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6foreverwithoutany regardingit.

21Isnottheirtent-cordpluckedup withinthem?Theydieיָ֝מ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,andthatwithoutwisdomבְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

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