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Job 24:13-17

13Then thereהֵ֤מָּה׀He.mahH1992areהָיוּ֮ha.YuH1961those who rebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־be.mo.re.Dei-H4775against the lightא֥וֹר'orH216,notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowingהִכִּ֥ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234its waysדְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥אde.ra.Khav ve.Lo'H1870 H3808or stayingיָ֝שְׁב֗וּya.she.VuH3427on its pathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin.ti.vo.TavH5410.

14When daylightלָא֡וֹרla.'orH216is gone,the murdererרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523risesיָ֘ק֤וּםya.KumH6965to killיִֽקְטָל־yik.tol-H6991the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34;in the nightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915he isיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961like a thiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃kha.ga.NavH1590.

15The eyeוְעֵ֤יןve.'EinH5869of the adultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀no.'EfH5003watchesשָׁ֤מְרָֽהSha.me.rahH8104for twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399.Thinkingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559, ‘Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869will see meתְשׁוּרֵ֣נִיte.shu.Re.niH7789,’he coversוְסֵ֖תֶר יָשִֽׂים׃ve.Se.ter ya.SimH5643 H7760his faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440.

16In the darkבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822they dig throughחָתַ֥רcha.TarH2864housesבָּ֫תִּ֥יםba.TimH1004;by dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119they shut themselves inחִתְּמוּ־chi.te.mu-H2856,neverלֹא־lo'-H3808to experienceיָ֥דְעוּYa.de.'uH3045the lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

17Forכִּ֤יkiH3588to them,deep darknessצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757is theirיַחְדָּ֨ו׀yach.DavH3162morningבֹּ֣קֶרBo.kerH1242;surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are friends withיַ֝כִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the terrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal.HotH1091of darknessצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757!

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