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Job 34:16-22

16Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have understandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085thisזֹּ֑אתZotH2063;listen toהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְק֣וֹלha.'a.Zi.nah le.KolH238 H6963my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.

17Couldהַאַ֬ףha.'AfH637one who hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130justiceמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941governיַחֲב֑וֹשׁ וְאִם־ya.cha.Vo.osh ve.'im-H2280 H518?Will you condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561the justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662and mighty Oneכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524,

18who saysהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to kingsלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, ‘You areworthlessבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100!’and toאֶל־'el-H413noblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, ‘You arewickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563,’

19whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808partialנָשָׂ֨א׀ פְּנֵ֥יna.Sa' pe.NeiH5375 H6440to princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269and does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808favorנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771overלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440poorדָ֑לDalH1800?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027.

20They dieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191in an instantרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281,in the middleוַחֲצ֪וֹתva.cha.TzotH2676of the nightלָ֥יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915.The peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971convulseיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607and pass awayוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674;the mightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47are removedוְיָסִ֥ירוּve·ya·Si·ruH5493withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808human handבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.

21Forכִּי־ki-H3588His eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areonעַל־'al-H5921the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and He seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200his every stepוְֽכָל־ צְעָדָ֥יוve.khol tze.'a.DavH3605 H6806.

22There is noאֵֽין־'ein-H369darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822orוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369deep shadowצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757whereשָׁ֝֗םSamH8033the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205can hideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641.

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