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Job 30:24-31

24Yetאַ֣ךְ'akhH389no oneלֹא־lo'-H3808stretches outיִשְׁלַח־yish.lach-H7971his handיָ֑דYadH3027against a ruined manבְ֭עִיVe.'iH5856whenאִם־'im-H518he cries for helpשֽׁוּעַ׃Shu.a'H7769in his distressבְּ֝פִיד֗וֹbe.fi.DoH6365.

25אִם־'im-H518Have I notלֹ֣אlo'H3808weptבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058for those in troubleלִקְשֵׁה־ י֑וֹםlik.sheh- YomH7186 H3117?Has my soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315not grievedעָֽגְמָ֥ה'a.ge.MahH5701for the needyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34?

26But whenכִּ֤יkiH3588I hoped forקִ֭וִּיתִיKi.vi.tiH6960goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,evilרָ֑עRa'H7451cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935;when I lookedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176for lightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216,darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652fellוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935.

27I am churningרֻתְּח֥וּru.te.ChuH7570withinמֵעַ֖יme.'AiH4578and cannotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808restדָ֗מּוּDa.muH1826;daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040confront meקִדְּמֻ֥נִיki.de.Mu.niH6923.

28I go aboutהִ֭לַּכְתִּיHi.lakh.tiH1980blackenedקֹדֵ֣רko.DerH6937,but notבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808by the sunחַמָּ֑הcha.MahH2535.I stand upקַ֖מְתִּיKam.tiH6965in the assemblyבַקָּהָ֣לva.ka.HalH6951and cry for helpאֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768.

29I have becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a brotherאָ֭ח'achH251of jackalsלְתַנִּ֑יםle.ta.NimH8577,a companionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453of ostrichesלִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃liv.Not ya.'a.NahH1323 H3284.

30My skinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785grows blackשָׁחַ֣רsha.CharH7835and peelsמֵעָלָ֑י מִנִּי־me.'a.Lai mi.ni-H4480 H5921,and my bonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106burnחָ֝֗רָהCha.rahH2787with feverחֹֽרֶב׃Cho.revH2721.

31My harpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658is tunedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961to mourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60and my fluteוְ֝עֻגָבִ֗יve.'u.ga.ViH5748to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of weepingבֹּכִֽים׃bo.KhimH1058.

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