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Job 3:20-26

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?

23Why is life given to a manלְ֭גֶבֶרLe.ge.verH1397whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wayדַּרְכּ֣וֹdar.KoH1870is hiddenנִסְתָּ֑רָהnis.Ta.rahH5641,whom Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃'e.Lo.ah ba.'a.DoH433 H1157has hedged inוַיָּ֖סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5526?

24I sighאַנְחָתִ֣י'an.cha.TiH585whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588foodלַ֭חְמִיLach.miH3899is putתָבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935before meלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,and my groansשַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃sha.'a.go.TaiH7581pour outוַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּvai.yi.te.KhuH5413like waterכַ֝מַּ֗יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325.

25Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the thingפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343I fearedפָּ֭חַדְתִּיPa.chad.tiH6342has overtaken meוַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִיvai.ye.'e.ta.Ye.niH857,and whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834I dreadedיָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025has befallenיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935me.

26I am notלֹ֤אlo'H3808at easeשָׁלַ֨וְתִּי׀sha.Lav.tiH7951or quietוְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּיve.Lo' sha.Ka.tiH8252 H3808;I have noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808restנָ֗חְתִּיNa.che.tiH5117,for troubleרֹֽגֶז׃ פRo.gezH7267has comeוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935.”

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