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.
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