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.
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