2“Do you thinkחָשַׁ֣בְתָּcha.Shav.taH2803thisהֲ֭זֹאתHa.zotH2063is justלְמִשְׁפָּ֑טle.mish.PatH4941?You sayאָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘I am more righteousצִדְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664than Godמֵאֵֽל׃me.'ElH410.’
3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you askתֹ֭אמַרTo.marH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100does it profitיִּסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532me,and whatמָֽה־mah-H4100benefit do I gainאֹ֝עִ֗יל'o.'IlH3276apart from sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403?’
4Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589will replyאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣'a.shi.ve.KhaH7725to youמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853and to your friendsרֵעֶ֥יךָre.'Ei.khaH7453as wellעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.
5Lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027to the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;gazeוְשׁ֥וּרve.ShurH7789at the cloudsשְׁ֝חָקִ֗יםShe.cha.KimH7834highגָּבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361above youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480.
6Ifאִם־'im-H518you sinחָ֭טָאתָCha.ta.taH2398,whatמַה־mah-H4100do you accomplishתִּפְעָל־tif.'ol-H6466against Him?If you multiplyוְרַבּ֥וּve.ra.BuH7231your transgressionsפְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588,whatמַה־mah-H4100do you doתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to Him?
7Ifאִם־'im-H518you are righteousצָ֭דַקְתָּTza.dak.taH6663,whatמַה־mah-H4100do you giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414Him,orא֥וֹ'oH176whatמַה־mah-H4100does He receiveיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947from your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027?
8Your wickednessרִשְׁעֶ֑ךָrish.'E.khaH7562affects only a manלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376like yourselfכָּמ֥וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644,and your righteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666only a sonוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H1121of manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
9Men cry outיַזְעִ֑יקוּyaz.'I.kuH2199under greatמֵ֭רֹבme.roH7230oppressionעֲשׁוּקִ֣ים'a.shu.KimH6217;they plead for reliefיְשַׁוְּע֖וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768from the armמִזְּר֣וֹעַmi.ze.Ro.a'H2220of the mightyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227.
10But noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808one asksאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘Whereאַ֭יֵּה'Ai.yehH346isGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433my Makerעֹשָׂ֑י'o.SaiH6213,who gives usנֹתֵ֖ןno.TenH5414songsזְמִר֣וֹתze.mi.RotH2158in the nightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915,
11who teaches usמַ֭לְּפֵנוּMa.le.fe.nuH502more than the beastsמִבַּהֲמ֣וֹתmi.ba.ha.MotH929of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776and makes us wiserיְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ye.cha.ke.Me.nuH2449than the birdsוּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064?’
12Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033they cry outיִ֭צְעֲקוּYitz.'a.kuH6817,but He does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6030,because ofמִ֝פְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of evil menרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451.
13Surelyאַךְ־'a.kho.Sha-H389Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410does notלֹא־lo'-H3808listenיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085to empty pleasשָׁ֭וְאSha.v'H7723,and the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808take note of itיְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.shu.Re.nahH7789.
14How much lessאַ֣ף'afH637,then, whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you sayתֹ֭אמַרTo.marH559that you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808see Himתְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789,that your caseדִּ֥יןdinH1779is before Himלְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440and you must waitוּתְח֥וֹלֵֽלu.te.Cho.lelH2342for Him,
15and furtherוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,thatכִּי־ki-H3588inHis angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639He has not punishedאַ֭יִן פָּקַ֣ד'A.yin pa.KadH369H6485orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808taken much noticeיָדַ֖ע מְאֹֽד׃ya.Da' me.'OdH3045H3966of follyבַּפַּ֣שׁba.PashH6580!
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