1IstherenotawarfareH6635tomanuponearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Andarenothisdaysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117likethedaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117ofahireling? 2As aservantH5650that earnestly desireththeshadowH6738,Andas a hireling that lookethforhiswagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467: 3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651amImadetopossessH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391ofmisery,Andwearisomenightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915areappointedH4487tome. 4WhenIlieH7901down,Isayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559,WhenshallIariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965,andthenightbegone?AndIamfulloftossingstoandfro untothedawningoftheday. 5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320isclothedH3847withwormsandclodsofdustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083;Myskinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785closeth up,andbreakethoutafresh. 6Mydaysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areswifterthanaweaver’sshuttle,Andarespentwithouthopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615. 7Ohrememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142thatmylifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416isabreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307: Mineeyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869shallnomoreseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896. 8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869ofhimthatseethmeshallbeholdmenomore; Thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shallbeuponme,butIshallnotbe. 9Asthecloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051isconsumedandvanishethaway,Sohethatgoethdownיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381toSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585shallcomeיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927upnomore. 10Heshallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725nomoretohishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,Neithershallhisplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowhimanymore. 11ThereforeIwillnotrefrainH2820mymouthפִּ֥יpiH6310;Iwillspeakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696intheanguishofmyspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;Iwillcomplainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878inthebitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751ofmysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315. 12AmIaseaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,orasea-monster,Thatthou settestawatchoverme? 13WhenIsayH559,Mybedמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shallcomfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me,Mycouchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shalleasemycomplaint; 14Then thou scarestmewithdreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472,Andterrifiestmethroughvisionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384: 15SothatmysoulH5315chooseth strangling,Anddeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194rather than thesemybonesH6106. 16Iloathemylife;Iwouldnotliveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421alway:Letmealone;formydaysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117arevanityH1892. 17Whatisman,thatthou shouldestmagnifyH1431him,Andthatthou shouldestsetתָשִׁ֖יתta.ShitH7896thyminduponhim, 18Andthatthou shouldestvisitוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485himeverymorningH1242,Andtryhimeverymomentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281? 19HowH4100longwilt thounotlookתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159awayfromme,NorletmealonetillIswallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104downmyspittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536? 20IfIhavesinnedH2398,whatdoIunto thee,OthouwatcherofmenH120?WhyH4100hast thousetשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760measamarkforthee,SothatIamH1961aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853tomyself? 21Andwhyוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100dost thounotpardonmytransgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588,andtakeH5375awayH5375mineiniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771?Fornowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258shallIlieאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901downinthedustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083;Andthou wiltseekH7836mediligently,butIshallnotbe. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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