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Job 5:8-20

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.

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