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Job 14:1-10

1“Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,who is bornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,is shortקְצַ֥רke.TzarH7116of daysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117and fullוּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'-H7649of troubleרֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gezH7267.

2Like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731,he comes forthיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318,then withers awayוַיִּמָּ֑לvai.yi.MalH5243;like a fleeting shadowוַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗לvai.yiv.Rach ka.TzelH6738 H1272,he does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808endureיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.

3Do You openפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869וְאֹ֘תִ֤יve.'O.TiH853to one like thisזֶ֭הzehH2088?Will You bring himתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941אַף־'af-H637beforeעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973Youעַל־'al-H5921?

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can bring outיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414cleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889from uncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931?Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259!

5Sinceאִ֥ם'imH518his daysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117aredeterminedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782and the numberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320iswith Youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854,and since You have setעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213limitsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706that he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808exceedיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674,

6look awayשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159from himמֵעָלָ֣יוme.'a.LavH5921and let him restוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,soעַד־'ad-H5704he can enjoyיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117as a hired handכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916.

7Forכִּ֤יkiH3588there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086:Ifאִֽם־'im-H518it is cut downיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772,it will sproutיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750,and its tender shootsוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808failתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.

8Ifאִם־'im-H518its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328grow oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776and its stumpגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the soilוּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רu.ve.'a.FarH6083,

9at the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will budיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524and put forthוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213twigsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a saplingנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.

10But a manוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191and is laid lowוַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁvai.ye.che.LashH2522;heאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120breathes his lastוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478,and where is heוְאַיּֽוֹ׃ve.'ai.YoH335?

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