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Job 5:6-27

6Forafflictioncomethnotforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318fromthedustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,Neitherdothtroubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999springH6779outofthegroundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127;

7ButmanH120isbornH3205untotroubleלְעָמָ֣לle.'a.MalH5999,Asthesparksflyעֽוּף׃'UfH5774upward.

8Butasforme,Iwouldseekאֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'ed.RoshH1875untoGodאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,AnduntoGodH430wouldIcommitmycauseH1700;

9Whodoethgreatגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419thingsH1419andunsearchable, MarvellousthingsH1419withoutnumberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557:

10Whogivethrainמָ֭טָרMa.torH4306upontheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Andsendethwatersמַ֝יִםMa.yimH4325uponthefields;

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.

17Behold,happyisthemanwhomGodאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433correcteth: ThereforedespisenotthouthechasteningH4148oftheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.

18Forhemaketh sore,andbindethup;Hewoundeth,andhishandsוְיָדָ֥יוve.ya.dovH3027makewhole.

19Hewilldeliverיַצִּילֶ֑ךָּya.tzi.Le.kaH5337theeinsixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337troubles; Yea,insevenוּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀u.ve.She.va'H7651thereshallnoevilH7451touchיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060thee.

20Infamineבְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oH7458hewillredeemH6299theefromdeathמִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194;AndinwarH4421fromthepoweroftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

21Thou shaltbehidH2244fromthescourgeH7752ofthetongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956;Neithershalt thoubeafraidתִירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372ofdestructionמִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmi.ShodH7701whenitcometh.

22Atdestructionלְשֹׁ֣דle.ShodH7701anddearth thou shaltlaughתִּשְׂחָ֑קtis.ChakH7832;Neithershalt thoubeafraidתִּירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372ofthebeastsoftheearthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23Forthou shaltbeinleaguewiththestonesH68ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704;Andthebeastsofthefieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704shallbeatpeacewiththee.

24Andthou shaltknowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045thatthytentאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ'o.ho.Le.khaH168isinpeaceH7965;Andthou shaltvisitוּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥u.fa.kad.TaH6485thy fold,andshaltmissH6485nothing.

25Thou shaltknowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045alsothatthyseedH2233shallbegreatH7227,Andthineoffspringזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233asthegrassH6212oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26Thou shaltcomeH935tothygraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913inafullage,Likeasashockofgrain comethininitsseason.

27Lothis,wehavesearchedH2713it,soitis;Hearשְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּהShe.ma.'E.nahH8085it,andknowדַֽע־da'-H3045thouitforthy good.

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