Berean Standard Bible

Job 27:2-6

2“As surely as Godאֵ֭ל'elH410livesחַי־chai-H2416,who has deprived me ofהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941—the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706,who has embitteredהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315—

3as long asע֣וֹדodH5750my breathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יnish.ma.TiH5397is stillכָל־khol-H3605within meand the breathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433remains in my nostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639כִּֽי־ki-H3588,

4my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193will notאִם־'im-H518speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696wickednessעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766,and my tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956will notאִם־'im-H518utterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

5I will neverחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486אִם־'im-H518say that you are rightאַצְדִּ֪יק'atz.DikH6663אֶ֫תְכֶ֥ם'et.KhemH853;I will maintainלֹא־ אָסִ֖ירlo'- 'a.SirH3808 H5493my integrityתֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃tu.ma.Ti mi.Me.niH8538 H4480untilעַד־'ad-H5704I dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478.

6I will cling toהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666and neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808let goאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503.As long as I liveמִיָּמָֽי׃mi.ya.MaiH3117,my conscienceלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808accuse meיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778.

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