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—
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