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Job 8:8-19

8כִּֽי־ki-forH3588שְׁאַל־she.'al-askH7592נָ֭אna'pleaseH4994לְדֹ֣רle.Dorof a generationH9005 H1755רִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonformerH7223וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןve.kho.Nenand give attentionH9002 H3559לְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerto [the] searching ofH9005 H2714אֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.Tamancestors theirH1 H9028

9כִּֽי־ki-forH3588תְמ֣וֹלte.Mol[are] yesterdayH8543אֲ֭נַחְנוּ'A.nach.nuweH587וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH9002 H3808נֵדָ֑עne.Da'we knowH3045כִּ֤יkithatH3588צֵ֖לtzel[are] a shadowH6738יָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nudays ourH3117 H9025עֲלֵי־'a.lei-onH5921אָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzearthH776

10הֲלֹא־ha.lo'-¿ notH9008 H3808הֵ֣םhemtheyH1992י֭וֹרוּךָYo.ru.khawill they instruct youH3384 H9031יֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruwill they say?H559לָ֑ךְLakhto youH9005 H9032וּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.Bamand from heart theirH9002 H9006 H3820 H9028יוֹצִ֥אוּyo.Tzi.'uwill they bring forth?H3318מִלִּֽים׃mi.LimwordsH4405

11הֲיִֽגְאֶה־ha.yig.'eh-¿ will it grow tallH9008 H1342גֹּ֭מֶאGo.me'papyrusH1573בְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'with notH9003 H3808בִצָּ֑הvi.TzahmarshH1207יִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-will it grow?H7685אָ֥חוּ'A.chureed[s]H260בְלִי־ve.li-notH1097מָֽיִם׃Ma.yimwaterH4325

12עֹדֶ֣נּוּ'o.De.nustill itH5750 H9043בְ֭אִבּוֹve.'i.bo[is] in greenness itsH9003 H3 H9023לֹ֣אlo'notH3808יִקָּטֵ֑ףyi.ka.Tefit is plucked offH6998וְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.Neiand <to> beforeH9002 H9005 H6440כָל־khol-anyH3605חָצִ֣ירcha.TzirherbageH2682יִיבָֽשׁ׃yi.Vashit is dried upH3001

13כֵּ֗ןKen[are] thusH3651אָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chot[the] paths ofH734כָּל־kol-allH3605שֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.chei[those who] forgetH7911אֵ֑ל'El<of> GodH410וְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.Vatand [the] hope ofH9002 H8615חָנֵ֣ףcha.Nef[the] godlessH2611תֹּאבֵֽד׃to.Vedit will be lostH6

14אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[the one] whoH834יָק֥וֹטya.Kotit snapsH6990כִּסְל֑וֹkis.Loconfidence hisH3689 H9023וּבֵ֥יתu.Veitand [is the] house ofH9002 H1004עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.Visha spiderH5908מִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.Chotrust hisH4009 H9023

15יִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'Enhe supports himselfH8172עַל־'al-onH5921בֵּ֭יתוֹbei.tohouse hisH1004 H9023וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH9002 H3808יַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.Modit standsH5975יַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.Zikhe takes holdH2388בּ֝֗וֹboon itH9003 H9033וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH9002 H3808יָקֽוּם׃ya.Kumit enduresH6965

16רָטֹ֣בra.To[is] a fresh [plant]H7373ה֭וּאhu'heH1931לִפְנֵי־lif.nei-<to> beforeH9005 H6440שָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.mesh[the] sunH8121וְעַ֥לve.'Aland overH9002 H5921גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.Togarden itsH1593 H9023יֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.Toyoung shoot[s] itsH3127 H9023תֵצֵֽא׃te.Tze'it goes outH3318

17עַל־'al-overH5921גַּ֭לgala heapH1530שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.Shavroots itsH8328 H9023יְסֻבָּ֑כוּye.su.Ba.khuthey are interwovenH5440בֵּ֖יתbeitbetweenH1004אֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimstonesH68יֶחֱזֶֽה׃ye.che.Zehit seesH2372

18אִם־'im-ifH518יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nusomeone will swallow itH1104 H9033מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.Mofrom place itsH9006 H4725 H9023וְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshand it will denyH9001 H3584בּ֝֗וֹbo<in> itH9003 H9033לֹ֣אlo'notH3808רְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaI have seen youH7200 H9031

19הֶן־hen-there!H2005ה֭וּאhu'thatH1931מְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.Sos[is] [the] joy ofH4885דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.Koway itsH1870 H9023וּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.Farand from [the] dustH9002 H9006 H6083אַחֵ֥ר'a.CheranotherH312יִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuthey will spring upH6779

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