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?’
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