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Job 18:5-14

5Indeedגַּ֤םgamH1571,the lampא֣וֹר'orH216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563is extinguishedיִדְעָ֑ךְyid.'AkhH1846;the flameשְׁבִ֣יבshe.VivH7632of his fireאִשּֽׁוֹ׃'i.ShoH784does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808glowיִ֝גַּ֗הּyi.GahH5050.

6The lightא֭וֹר'orH216in his tentבְּאָהֳל֑וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168grows darkחָשַׁ֣ךְcha.ShakhH2821,and the lampוְ֝נֵר֗וֹve.ne.RoH5216beside himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921goes outיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846.

7His vigorousאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202strideצַעֲדֵ֣יtza.'a.DeiH6806is shortenedיֵֽ֭צְרוּYe.tze.ruH3334,and his own schemesעֲצָתֽוֹ׃a.tza.ToH6098trip him upוְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּve.tash.li.Khe.huH7993.

8Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588his own feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272lead himשֻׁלַּ֣חshu.LachH7971into a netבְּרֶ֣שֶׁתbe.Re.shetH7568,and he wandersיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980intoוְעַל־ve.'a.lS-H5921its meshשְׂ֝בָכָ֗הSe.va.KhahH7639.

9A trapפָּ֑חPachH6341seizesיֹאחֵ֣זyo.ChezH270his heelבְּעָקֵ֣בbe.'a.KevH6119;a snareצַמִּֽים׃tza.MimH6782grips himיַחֲזֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יוya.cha.Zek 'a.LavH2388 H5921.

10A nooseחַבְל֑וֹchav.LoH2256is hiddenטָמ֣וּןta.MunH2934in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and a trapוּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתּ֗וֹu.mal.kud.ToH4434lies inעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921his pathנָתִֽיב׃na.TivH5410.

11Terrorsבַלָּה֑וֹתva.la.HotH1091frighten himבִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּbi.'a.Tu.huH1204on every sideסָ֭בִיבSa.vivH5439and harassוֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּve.he.fi.Tzu.huH6327his every stepלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.

12His strengthאֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202isיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961depletedרָעֵ֥בra.'EvH7457,and calamityוְ֝אֵ֗ידve.'EidH343isreadyנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559at his sideלְצַלְעֽוֹ׃le.tzal.'OH6761.

13It devoursיֹ֭אכַלYo.khalH398patchesבַּדֵּ֣יba.DeiH905of his skinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785;the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194devoursיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398his limbsבַּ֝דָּ֗יוba.DavH905.

14He is tornיִנָּתֵ֣קyi.na.TekH5423from the shelterמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009of his tentמֵ֭אָהֳלוֹme.'o.ho.loH168and is marched offוְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּve.tatz.'i.De.huH6805to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of terrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.

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