2What you knowכְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶםKe.da'.te.khemH1847,Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589alsoגַם־gam-H1571knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045;Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595am notלֹא־lo'-H3808inferiorנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307to you.
3Yetאוּלָ֗ם'u.LamH199Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589desireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654to speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706and argue my caseוְהוֹכֵ֖חַve.ho.Khe.achH3198beforeאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.
4Youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859,howeverוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,smearטֹֽפְלֵי־to.fe.lei-H2950with liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;you are allכֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ku.le.KhemH3605worthlessאֱלִ֣ל'e.LilH457physiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495.
5If onlyמִֽי־ יִ֭תֵּןmi- Yi.tenH4310H5414you would remain silentH2790;for that would beוּתְהִ֖יu.te.HiH1961yourwisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃le.cha.khe.MahH2451!
6Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֥אna'H4994my argumentתוֹכַחְתִּ֑יto.khach.TiH8433,and listenהַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hak.Shi.vuH7181to the pleaוְרִב֖וֹתve.ri.VotH7379of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.
7Will you speakתְּדַבְּר֣וּte.da.be.RuH1696wickedlyעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766on God’s behalfהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410or speakתְּֽדַבְּר֥וּte.da.be.RuH1696deceitfully for Himרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423?
8Would you show Him partialityהֲפָנָ֥יו תִּשָּׂא֑וּןha.fa.Nav ti.sa.'UnH6440H5375orאִם־'im-H518argueתְּרִיבֽוּן׃te.ri.VunH7378in His defenseלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410?
9Would it be wellהֲ֭טוֹבHa.tovH2896whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He examined youיַחְקֹ֣רyach.KorH2713אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853אִם־'im-H518?Could you deceiveכְּהָתֵ֥לke.ha.TelH2048Himas you would deceiveתְּהָתֵ֥לּוּte.ha.Te.luH2048a manבֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁbe.'e.No.oshH582?
10Surely He would rebukeH3198youאֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853ifאִם־'im-H518you secretlyבַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶרba.Se.terH5643showed partialityפָּנִ֥ים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃pa.Nim ti.sa.'UnH6440H5375.
11Would His majestyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹSe.'e.tovH7613notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808terrify youתְּבַעֵ֣תte.va.'EtH1204אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.KhemH853?Would the dread of Himוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343not fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307upon youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921?
13Be silentהַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּיha.cha.Ri.shu Mi.me.niH2790H4480,and Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589will speakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696.Then let comeוְיַעֲבֹ֖רve.ya.'a.VorH5674to meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921whatמָֽה׃MahH4100may.
14Whyעַל־ מָ֤ה׀'al- mahH5921H4100do I put myselfבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320at riskאֶשָּׂ֣א בְשִׁנָּ֑י'e.Sa' ve.shi.NaiH5375H8127and takeאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my lifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315in my own handsבְּכַפִּֽי׃be.kha.PiH3709?
15Thoughהֵ֣ןhenH2005He slay meיִ֭קְטְלֵנִיYik.te.le.niH6991H3808,I will hope in Himאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176.I will stillאַךְ־'akh-H389defendאוֹכִֽיחַ׃'o.Khi.achH3198my waysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870toאֶל־'el-H413His faceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440.
16Moreoverגַּם־gam-H1571,this will beהוּא־hu'-H1931mysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444,forכִּי־ki-H3588noלֹ֥אlo'H3808godless manחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611can appearיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935before Himלְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440.
17Listen carefullyH8085to my wordsמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405;let my declarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262ring in your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.
18Seeהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֭אna'H4994,I have preparedעָרַ֣כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186my caseH4639;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will be vindicatedאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.
19Can anyoneמִי־ ה֭וּאmi- hu'H4310H1931indictיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978?Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588soעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258,I will be silentאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790and dieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478.
20Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389grantתַּ֣עַשׂTa.'asH6213these twoשְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל־She.ta.yim 'al-H8147H408things to meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978,so thatאָ֥ז'azH227I need notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641from Youמִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440:
21Withdrawהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368Your handכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709from meמֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.LaiH5921,and do notאַֽל־'al-H408let Your terrorוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ve.'E.ma.te.khaH367frighten meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204.
22Then call meוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030,orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176let me speakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696,and You can replyוַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃va.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725.
23How manyכַּמָּ֣הka.MahH4100are myiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771and sinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?Reveal to meהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045my transgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588and sinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.
24Whyלָֽמָּה־la.mah-H4100do You hideתַסְתִּ֑ירtas.TirH5641Your faceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440and consider meוְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיve.tach.she.Ve.niH2803as Yourenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341?
25Would You frightenתַּעֲר֑וֹץta.'a.RotzH6206וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853a windblownנִדָּ֣ףni.DafH5086leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929?Would You chase afterתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291dryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002chaffקַ֖שׁkashH7179?
26Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You recordתִכְתֹּ֣בtikh.ToH3789bitter accusationsמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846against meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921and bequeath to meוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423the iniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.
27You putוְתָ֘שֵׂ֤םve.Ta.SemH7760my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272in the stocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465and stand watchוְתִשְׁמ֥וֹרve.tish.MorH8104over allכָּל־kol-H3605my pathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734;You set a limitתִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃tit.cha.KehH2707forעַל־'al-H5921the solesשָׁרְשֵׁ֥יsha.re.SheiH8328of my feetרַ֝גְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272.
28So manוְ֭הוּאVe.hu'H1931wastes awayיִבְלֶ֑הyiv.LehH1086like something rottenכְּרָקָ֣בke.ra.KavH7538,like a moth-eatenאֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ׃'a.Kha.lov 'AshH398H6211garmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899.
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