1ThenansweredBildadבִּלְדַּ֥דbil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747,andsaidH559, 2Howlongwilt thouspeakthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?Andhowlongshallthewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofthymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310belikeamightyכַּ֝בִּירKa.birH3524windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307? 3DothGodהַ֭אֵלHa.'elH410pervertיְעַוֵּ֣תye.'a.VetH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941?OrdoththeAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּֽת־ye.'a.vet-H5791righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664? 4IfthychildrenhavesinnedH2398againsthim,Andhehathdeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027oftheirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָֽם׃pish.'AmH6588; 5Ifthou wouldestseekתְּשַׁחֵ֣רte.sha.CherH7836diligentlyuntoGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,Andmake thy supplicationtotheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706; 6Ifthou wertpureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134anduprightוְיָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477:Surelynowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258hewouldawakeיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782forthee,Andmakethehabitationofthyrighteousnessצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664prosperous. 7Andthough thybeginningwasוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961smallמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705, Yet thylatterH319endH319wouldgreatlyincrease. 8Forinquire,Ipraythee,oftheformerרִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonH7223age,Andapply thyselftothatwhichtheirfathersH1havesearchedלְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerH2714out 9(Forwearebutofyesterdayתְמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543,andknowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045nothing,Becauseourdaysיָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776areashadowצֵ֖לtzelH6738); 10ShallnottheyteachH3384thee,andtellthee,Andutterwordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405outoftheirheartוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.BamH3820? 11Cantherushgrowיִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-H7685upwithoutmire?CantheflaggrowH7685withoutwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325? 12WhilstitisyetH5750initsgreenness,andnotcutdown,Itwitherethbeforeanyotherherb. 13SoH3651arethepathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734ofallthatforgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;Andthehopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615ofthegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611manshallperishH6: 14WhoseconfidenceH4009shallbreakinsunder,Andwhosetrustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009isaspider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908web. 15HeshallleanH8172uponhishouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,butitshallnotstandיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975:Heshallholdיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388fastthereby,butitshallnotendure. 16Heisgreenbeforethesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,Andhisshootsיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127goH3318forthH3318overhisgardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593. 17Hisrootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328arewrappedaboutthestoneH68-heap,HebeholdeththeplaceofstonesH68. 18Ifhebedestroyedfromhisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,Thenitshalldenyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying,IhavenotseenH7200thee. 19Behold,thisisthejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885ofhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870;AndoutoftheearthH6083shallothersH312springיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779. 20Behold,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410willnotcast awayaperfectH8535man,Neitherwillheupholdtheevil-doers. 21Hewillyetfillיְמַלֵּ֣הye.ma.LehH4390thymouthפִּ֑יךָPi.khaH6310withlaughterשְׂח֣וֹקse.ChokH7814,Andthylipsוּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193withshoutingתְרוּעָֽה׃te.ru.'AhH8643. 22Theythathateשֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130theeshallbeclothedH3847withshameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322;Andthetentוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbenomore. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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