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Job 7:11-21

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.

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