2“Can a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397be of useיִסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532to Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410?Can evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a wise manמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919benefitיִסְכֹּ֖ןyis.KonH5532Himעָלֵ֣ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921?
3Does it delightהַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656the Almightyלְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.daiH7706thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you are righteousתִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם־titz.Dak ve.'im-H6663H518?Does He profitבֶּ֝֗צַעBe.tza'H1215ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588your waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870are blamelessתַתֵּ֥םta.TemH8552?
4Is it for your reverenceהֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָha.mi.yir.'A.te.khaH3374that He rebukes youיֹכִיחֶ֑ךָyo.khi.Che.khaH3198and entersיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941against youעִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH5973?
5Is notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808your wickednessרָעָֽתְךָ֣ra.'a.te.KhaH7451greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227?Are not your iniquitiesלַעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771endlessוְאֵֽין־ קֵ֝֗ץve.'ein- KetzH369H7093?
6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you needlesslyחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600demanded securityתַחְבֹּ֣לtach.BolH2254from your brothersאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251and deprivedתַּפְשִֽׁיט׃taf.ShitH6584the nakedעֲרוּמִּ֣ים'a.ru.MimH6174of their clothingוּבִגְדֵ֖יu.vig.DeiH899.
7You gaveתַּשְׁקֶ֑הtash.KehH8248noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325to the wearyעָיֵ֣ף'a.YefH5889and withheldתִּֽמְנַֽע־tim.na'-H4513foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899from the famishedוּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗בu.me.ra.'EvH7457,
8while the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776belonged to a mightyזְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'H2220manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376,and a manוּנְשׂ֥וּאu.ne.Su'H5375of honorפָ֝נִ֗יםfa.NimH6440livedיֵ֣שֶׁבYe.shevH3427on it.
9You sent widowsאַ֭לְמָנוֹת'Al.ma.notH490awayשִׁלַּ֣חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971empty-handedרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387,and the strengthוּזְרֹע֖וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of the fatherlessיְתֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490was crushedיְדֻכָּֽא׃ye.du.Ka'H1792.
11אוֹ־'ov-H176it is so darkחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822you cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200,and a floodוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229of waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325covers youתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680.
12Is notהֲֽלֹא־halo'-H3808Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433as highגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363as the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064?Look atוּרְאֵ֤הu.re.'EhH7200the highestרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556,howכִּי־ki-H3588lofty they areרָֽמּוּ׃Ra.muH7311!
13Yet you sayוְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559: ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100does Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָּ֣דַֽעYa.da'H3045?Does He judgeיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199throughהַבְעַ֖דhav.'AdH1157thick darknessעֲרָפֶ֣ל'a.ra.FelH6205?
14Thick cloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645veilסֵֽתֶר־se.ter-H5643Himso He does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808see usיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200as He traversesיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980the vaultוְח֥וּגve.ChugH2329of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.’
15Will you stayתִּשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104on the ancientעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769pathהַאֹ֣רַחha.'O.rachH734thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962have trodדָּרְכ֣וּda.re.KhuH1869?
16Theyאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834were snatched awayקֻמְּט֥וּku.me.TuH7059beforeוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808their timeעֵ֑ת'EtH6256,and their foundationsיְסוֹדָֽם׃ye.so.DamH3247were swept awayיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332by a floodנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104.
17They saidהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559to Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410, ‘Departס֣וּרsurH5493from usמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100can the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706doיִּפְעַ֖לyif.'AlH6466to us?’
18But it was Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931who filledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֣םva.tei.HemH1004with good thingsט֑וֹבTovH2896;so I stay farרָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Ra.cha.kah Me.niH7368H4480from the counselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
19The righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200itand are gladוְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chuH8055;the innocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355mockיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932them:
21Reconcileהַסְכֶּן־has.ken-H5532nowנָ֣אna'H4994and be at peaceוּשְׁלםu.she.lmH7999with Himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973; therebygoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896will come to youתְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥te.vo.'at.KhaH935.
22Receiveקַח־ נָ֣אkach- na'H3947H4994instructionתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451from His mouthמִפִּ֣יוmi.PivH6310,and lay upוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760His wordsאֲ֝מָרָ֗יו'a.ma.RavH561in your heartבִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃bil.va.Ve.khaH3824.
23Ifאִם־'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725toעַד־'a.do.Sha-H5704the Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706,you will be restoredתִּבָּנֶ֑הti.ba.NehH1129.If you removeתַּרְחִ֥יקtar.ChikH7368injusticeעַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahH5766from your tentsמֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃me.'o.ho.Le.khaH168
24and consignוְשִׁית־ve.shit-H7896your goldבָּ֑צֶרBa.tzerH1220toעַל־'al-H5921the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083and the gold of Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211to the stonesוּבְצ֖וּרu.ve.TzurH6697of the ravinesנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158,
25then the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706will beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961your goldבְּצָרֶ֑יךָbe.tza.Rei.khaH1220and the finestתּוֹעָפ֣וֹתto.'a.FotH8443silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701for you.
26Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588thenאָ֭ז'azH227you will delightתִּתְעַנָּ֑גtit.'a.NagH6026inעַל־'al-H5921the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706and lift upוְתִשָּׂ֖אve.ti.Sa'H5375your faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433.
27You will prayתַּעְתִּ֣ירta'.TirH6279to Himאֵ֭לָיו'E.lavH413,and He will hear youוְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּve.yish.ma.'E.kaH8085,and you will fulfillתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999your vowsוּנְדָרֶ֥יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088.
28Your decisionsוְֽתִגְזַר־ א֭וֹמֶרve.tig.zar- 'o.merH1504H562will be carried outוְיָ֣קָםve.Ya.komH6965,and lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216will shineנָ֣גַֽהּNa.gahH5050onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921your waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
29Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588men are brought lowהִ֭שְׁפִּילוּHish.pi.luH8213and you sayוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘Lift them upגֵּוָ֑הge.VahH1466!’then He will saveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467the lowlyוְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִםve.Shach 'ei.Na.yimH7807H5869.
30He will deliverיְֽמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422even one who isnotאִֽי־'i-H336innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355,rescuing himוְ֝נִמְלַ֗טve.nim.LatH4422through the cleannessבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1252of your handsכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ פka.Pei.khaH3709.”
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