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.
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