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Job 3:11-22

11Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I not perishלֹּ֣א אָמ֑וּתlo' 'a.MutH3808 H4191at birthמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358;why did I not dieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478as I cameיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990?

12Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069were there kneesבִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yimH1290to receive meקִדְּמ֣וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923, andוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100breastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699thatכִּ֣יkiH3588I should be nursedאִינָֽק׃'i.NakH3243?

13Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258I would be lying downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901in peaceוְאֶשְׁק֑וֹטve.'esh.KotH8252;I would be asleepיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462andאָ֤ז׀'azH227at restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117

14withעִם־'im-H5973kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428and counselorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,who builtהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129for themselvescities now in ruinsחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723,

15orא֣וֹ'oH176withעִם־'i.m.Sa-H5973princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269who had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,who filledהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004with silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

16Orא֤וֹ'oH176why wasאֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961I notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hiddenטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934like a stillborn childכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309,like an infantכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768who neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seesרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200daylightאֽוֹר׃'orH216?

17Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563ceaseחָ֣דְלוּCha.de.luH2308from ragingרֹ֑גֶזRo.gezH7267,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033the wearyיְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃ye.Gi.'ei Kho.achH3019 H3581find restיָ֝נ֗וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117.

18The captivesאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615enjoyיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162their easeשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599;they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the oppressorנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.

19Both smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are thereשָׁ֣ם ה֑וּאsham Hu'H8033 H1931,and the slaveוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650is freedחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.

20Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100is lightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to the miserableלְעָמֵ֣לle.'a.MelH6001,and lifeוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416to the bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751of soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315,

21who longהַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםham.cha.KimH2442for deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194that does not comeוְאֵינֶ֑נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369,and search for itוַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּvai.yach.pe.Ru.huH2658like hidden treasureמִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃mi.mat.mo.NimH4301,

22who rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי־ha.se.me.Chim 'e.lei-H8056 H413and greatlyגִ֑ילGilH1524exultיָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797whenכִּ֣יkiH3588they reachיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672the graveקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913?

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