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Job 9:14-20

14HowmuchlessshallIanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him,Andchooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.RahH977outmywordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697toreasonwithhim?

15Whom,thoughIwererighteousצָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiH6663,yetwouldInotanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;Iwouldmake supplicationtomyjudgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.TiH8199.

16IfIhadcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,andhehadansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,YetwouldInotbelieveאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539thathehearkened untomyvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

17Forhebreakethmewithatempest,Andmultipliethmywoundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

18Hewillnotsuffermetotakemybreathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,Butfillethmewithbitterness.

19IfwespeakofstrengthH3581,lo,heismighty!Andifofjusticeלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,Who, saithhe,willsummonיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259me?

20ThoughIberighteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663, mine ownmouthפִּ֣יpiH6310shallcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me:ThoughIbeperfectH8535,itshallprovemeperverse.

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