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Job 5:11-16

11Sothathesettethuponhighלְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.RomH4791thosethatarelowH8217,AndthosethatmournH6937areexaltedH7682tosafetyיֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha'H3468.

12Hefrustrateththedevicesofthecraftyעֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.MimH6175,Sothattheirhandsיְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.HemH3027cannotperformtheirenterprise.

13He takeththewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450intheir own craftiness;Andthecounselוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098ofthecunningiscarried headlong.

14Theymeetיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ye.fa.ge.shu-H6298withdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822intheday-time,Andgropeיְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּye.mash.ShuH4959atnoonday asinthenightוְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָהve.kha.Lay.lahH3915.

15Buthesavethfromtheswordמֵ֭חֶרֶבMe.che.revH2719oftheirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֑םmi.pi.HemH6310,Eventheneedyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34fromthehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027ofthemightyH2389.

16Sothepoorלַדַּ֣לla.DalH1800hathhopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,Andiniquitystoppethhermouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

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