1“I have madeכָּרַ֣תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְּ֭רִיתBe.ritH1285with my eyesלְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.NaiH5869.How thenוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100could I gazeאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995with desireatעַל־'al-H5921a virginבְּתוּלָֽה׃be.tu.LahH1330?
2For whatוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100isthe allotmentחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433from aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,or the heritageוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159from the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706on highמִמְּרֹמִֽים׃mi.me.ro.MimH4791?
3Does notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808disasterאֵ֥יד'eidH343come to the unjustלְעַוָּ֑לle.'a.ValH5767and calamityוְ֝נֵ֗כֶרve.Ne.kherH5235to the workersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?
5Ifאִם־'im-H518I have walkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980inעִם־'im-H5973falsehoodשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723or my footרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272has rushedוַתַּ֖חַשׁva.Ta.chashH2363toעַל־'al-H5921deceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820,
6let God weigh meיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254with honestצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664scalesבְמֹאזְנֵי־ve.mo.ze.nei-H3976,that Heאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433may knowוְיֵדַ֥עve.ye.Da'H3045my integrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538.
7Ifאִ֥ם'imH518my stepsאַשֻּׁרִי֮'a.shu.RiH838have turnedתִּטֶּ֣הti.TehH5186fromמִנִּ֪יmi.NiH4480the pathהַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,if my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820has followedוְאַחַ֣ר הָלַ֣ךְve.'a.Char ha.LakhH310H1980my eyesעֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naiH5869,or if impurityמֻאֽוּם׃ פmu.'UmH3971has stuckדָּ֣בַקDa.vakH1692to my handsוּ֝בְכַפַּ֗יu.ve.kha.PaiH3709,
8then may anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398what I have sownאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232,and may my cropsוְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥יve.tze.'e.tza.'AiH6631be uprootedיְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ye.sho.Ra.shuH8327.
9Ifאִם־'im-H518my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820has been enticedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601byעַל־'al-H5921my neighbor’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453wifeאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,or I have lurkedאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693atוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607,
10then may my own wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912grainfor anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,and may other menאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312sleepיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766with herוְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָve.'a.Lei.haH5921.
11Forכִּי־ki-H3588thatהִ֥יאhu'H1931would bea heinous crimeזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154וְ֝ה֗וּאve.hi'H1931,an iniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771to be judgedפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.
12Forכִּ֤יkiH3588itהִ֭יאhi'H1931is a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784that burnsתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398down toעַד־'ad-H5704Abaddonאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11;it would root outתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327my entireוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605harvestתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.
13Ifאִם־'im-H518I have rejectedאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988the causeמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of my manservantעַ֭בְדִּי'Av.diH5650or maidservantוַאֲמָתִ֑יva.'a.ma.TiH519when they made a complaintבְּ֝רִבָ֗םbe.ri.VamH7379against meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978,
14whatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100will I doאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה'E.'e.sehH6213whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410rises to judgeיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965?Howמָ֣הmahH4100will I answerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588called to accountיִ֝פְקֹ֗דyif.KodH6485?
15Did notהֲֽ֝לֹא־haLo'-H3808He who made meעֹשֵׂ֣נִי'o.Se.niH6213in the wombבַ֭בֶּטֶןVa.be.tenH990also make themעָשָׂ֑הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213?Did not the same Oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259form usוַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּvay.khu.Ne.nuH3559in the wombבָּרֶ֥חֶםba.Re.chemH7358?
16Ifאִם־'im-H518I have deniedאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513the desiresמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656of the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800or allowed the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869to failאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615,
17if I have eatenוְאֹכַ֣לve.'o.KhalH398my morselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905,notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sharingאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480with the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490—
18thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588from my youthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271I reared himגְּדֵלַ֣נִיge.de.La.niH1431as would a fatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1,and from my mother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990I guidedאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148the widow—
19ifאִם־'im-H518I have seenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200one perishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6for lackמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097of clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,or a needy manלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34withoutוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369a cloakכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682,
20ifאִם־'im-H518his heartחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808blessed meבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288for warming himיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532,
21ifאִם־'im-H518I have liftedהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130up my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200that I had supportעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,
22then may my armוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from my shoulderכְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣הKe.te.fi mi.shikh.MahH3802H7929and be tornתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from its socketמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.
23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588calamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410terrifiesפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343meאֵ֭לַי'E.laiH413,and His splendorוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808overpowerאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201.
24Ifאִם־'im-H518I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760my trustכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689in goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091or calledאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559pure goldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800my securityמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009,
25ifאִם־'im-H518I have rejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055inכִּי־ki-H3588my greatרַ֣בravH7227wealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428becauseוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588my handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027had gainedמָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'AhH4672so muchכַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirH3524,
26ifאִם־'im-H518I have beheldאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the sunא֖וֹר'orH216כִּ֣יkiH3588in its radianceיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984or the moonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394movingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980in splendorיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368,
27so that my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820was secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedוַיִּ֣פְתְּvai.YiftH6601and my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027threw a kissוַתִּשַּׁ֖קva.ti.ShakH5401from my mouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310,
28thisה֭וּאhu'H1931would also beגַּם־gam-H1571an iniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771to be judgedפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I would have deniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584Godלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410on highמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4605.
29Ifאִם־'im-H518I have rejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055in my enemy’sמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130ruinבְּפִ֣ידbe.FidH6365,or exultedוְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּיve.hit.'o.Rar.tiH5782whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451befell himמְצָ֥אוֹme.Tza.'ovH4672—
30I have notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808allowedנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441to sinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398by asking forלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315with a curseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423—
31ifאִם־'im-H518the menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962of my houseאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, ‘Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310is thereיִתֵּ֥ן מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹyi.Ten mi.be.sa.RoH5414H1320who has notלֹ֣אlo'H3808had his fillנִשְׂבָּֽע׃nis.Ba'H7646?’—
32butnoלֹא־lo'-H3808strangerגֵּ֑רGerH1616had to lodgeיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885on the streetבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351,for my doorדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817has been openאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605to the travelerלָאֹ֥רַחla.'O.rachH734—
33ifאִם־'im-H518I have coveredכִּסִּ֣יתִיki.Si.tiH3680my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588like AdamH120by hidingלִטְמ֖וֹןlit.MonH2934my guiltעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771in my heartבְּחֻבִּ֣יbe.chu.BiH2243,
34becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588I greatlyרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227fearedאֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀'e.'e.RotzH6206the crowdsהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995and the contemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937of the clansמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940terrified meיְחִתֵּ֑נִיye.chi.Te.niH2865,so that I kept silentוָ֝אֶדֹּ֗םva.'e.DomH1826and would notלֹא־lo'-H3808go outsideאֵ֥צֵא פָֽתַח׃'E.tze' Fa.tachH3318H6607—
35(Oh, thatמִ֤יmiH4310I hadיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414one to hearשֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085me!Here isהֶן־hen-H2005my signatureתָּ֭וִיTa.viH8420.Let the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706answer meיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030;let my accuserאִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃'ish ri.ViH376H7379composeכָּ֝תַ֗בka.TavH3789an indictmentוְסֵ֥פֶרve.Se.ferH5612.
36Surelyאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518H3808I would carry itאֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ'es.sa.'E.nuH5375onעַל־'a.lo.Shi-H5921my shoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926and wearאֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ'e.'en.De.nuH6029it like a crownעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850.
37I would giveאַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ'ag.gi.De.nuH5046accountמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of all my stepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806;I would approach Himאֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.ka.ra.Ve.nuH7126likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a princeנָ֝גִ֗ידna.GidH5057.)—
38ifאִם־'im-H518my landאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127cries outתִזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199against meעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921and its furrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058togetherוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162,
39ifאִם־'im-H518I have devouredאָכַ֣לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398its produceכֹּ֭חָהּKo.chahH3581withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097paymentכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701or broken the spiritוְנֶ֖פֶשׁ הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃ve.Ne.fesh hi.Pa.che.tiH5315H5301of its tenantsבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167,
40then let briersח֗וֹחַCho.achH2336growיֵ֥צֵאYe.tze'H3318instead ofתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478wheatחִטָּ֨ה׀chi.TahH2406and stinkweedבָאְשָׁ֑הva.'e.ShahH890instead ofוְתַֽחַת־ve.ta.chat-H8478barleyשְׂעֹרָ֥הse.'o.RahH8184.”Thus concludeתַּ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃ פ'i.YovH347.
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