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Job 34:23-30

23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410need notלֹ֣א עַל־lo' 'al-H3808 H5921examineיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376furtherע֑וֹדodH5750orhave him approachלַהֲלֹ֥ךְ אֶל־la.ha.Lokh 'el-H1980 H413for judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

24He shattersיָרֹ֣עַya.Ro.a'H7489the mightyכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808inquiryחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714and sets upוַיַּעֲמֵ֖דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975othersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312in their placeתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.

25Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,He recognizesיַ֭כִּירYa.kirH5234their deedsמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566;He overthrowsוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015themin the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and they are crushedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792.

26He strikes themסְפָקָ֗םse.fa.KamH5606forתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478their wickednessרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563in fullבִּמְק֥וֹםbim.KomH4725viewרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200,

27becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ כֵּ֭ן'a.Sher 'al- kenH834 H5921 H3651they turned asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from Himמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310and had noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919for anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of His waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870.

28They caused the cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of the poorדָּ֑לDalH1800to comeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935before Himעָ֭לָיו'A.lavH5921,and He heardיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the outcryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.

29But when Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931remains silentיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252,whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can condemn Himיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561?When He hidesוְיַסְתֵּ֣רve.yas.TerH5641His faceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can see Himיְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּye.shu.Re.nuH7789?Yet He watches overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921bothיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120and nationגּ֖וֹי וְעַל־Goy ve.'al-H1471 H5921,

30that godlessחָנֵ֗ףcha.NefH2611menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120should not ruleמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427or lay snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170for the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.

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