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Job 9:16-35

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.

24TheearthH776isgivenH5414intothehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofthewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;Hecovereththefacesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440ofthejudgesH8199thereof:Ifitbenothe,whothenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645isit?

25Nowmydaysוְיָמַ֣יve.ya.MaiH3117areswifterthanapost:TheyfleeH1272awayH1272,theyseeH7200nogoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

26TheyarepassedH2498awayastheswiftshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591; Astheeagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thatswoopethontheprey.

27IfIsayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559,Iwillforgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879,Iwillput offmysadcountenance,andbeofgoodcheer;

28IamafraidH3025ofallmysorrowsH6094,Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou wiltnotholdmeinnocent.

29IshallbecondemnedH7561;Whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thendoIlaborאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021invain?

30IfIwashהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myselfwithsnowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950water,Andmakemyhandsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709neverso clean;

31Yetwilt thouplungemeintheditch,Andmine ownclothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008shallabhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581me.

32ForheisnotamanH376,asIam,thatIshouldanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him,Thatweshouldcomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

33Thereisnoumpirebetwixtus,Thatmightlayhishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027uponusboth.

34Lethimtakehisrodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626awayH5493fromme,AndletnothisterrorH367makemeafraid:

35ThenwouldIspeakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696,andnotfearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372him;ForIamnotsoH3651inmyself.

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