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Job 9:16-23

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.

21IamperfectH8535;Iregardnotmyself;IdespisemylifeH5315.

22Itisalloneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259;thereforeH3651Isayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,HedestroyeththeperfectH8535andthewickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.

23Ifthescourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752slaysuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597,Hewillmockיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932atthetrialoftheinnocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.

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