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Job 15:17-25

17Listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to meand I will inform youאֲחַוְךָ֥'a.chav.KhaH2331.I will describeוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608whatוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I have seenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372,

18whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was declaredיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046by wise menחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450and was notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808concealedכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582from their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1,

19to whomaloneלְ֭בַדָּםLe.va.domH905the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776was givenנִתְּנָ֣הni.te.NahH5414when noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808foreignerזָ֣רzarH2114passedעָ֖בַר'A.varH5674among themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432.

20A wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man writhes in painמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342allכָּל־kol-H3605hisה֣וּאhu'H1931daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117;only a fewוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141are reservedנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the ruthlessלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.

21Soundsקוֹל־kol-H6963of terrorפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343fill his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241;in his prosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703attacks himיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935.

22He despairs ofלֹא־ יַאֲמִ֣יןlo'- ya.'a.MinH3808 H539his returnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;heה֣וּאhu'H1931is markedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822forאֱלֵי־'e.lei-H413the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

23Heה֣וּאhu'H1931wanders aboutנֹ֘דֵ֤דno.DedH5074as foodלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899for vulturesאַיֵּ֑ה'ai.YehH346;he knowsיָדַ֓ע׀ כִּֽי־ נָכ֖וֹןya.Da' ki- na.KhonH3045 H3588 H3559the dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822is at handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691terrify himיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204,overwhelming himתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630like a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428poisedעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to attackלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593.

25Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has stretched outנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410and has vaunted himselfיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396againstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706,

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