Berean Standard Bible

Job 36:16-21

16Indeedוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH637,He drew youהֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ha.si.te.KhaH5496from the jawsמִפִּי־mi.pi-H6310of distressצָ֗רTzarH6862to a spaciousלֹא־ מוּצָ֣ק תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְנַ֥חַתlo'- mu.Tzak tach.Tei.ha ve.Na.chatH3808 H4164 H8478 H5183and broad placeרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338,to a tableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390of richnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.

17But now you are ladenמָלֵ֑אתָma.Le.taH4390with the judgmentוְדִין־ve.din-H1779due the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563;judgmentדִּ֖יןdinH1779and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941have seized youיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551.

18כִּֽי־ki-H3588Be carefulחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534that no oneפֶּן־pen-H6435luresיְסִֽיתְךָ֣ye.si.te.KhaH5496you with richesבְסָ֑פֶקve.Sa.fekH5607;do notאַל־'al-H408let a largeוְרָב־ve.rov-H7227bribeכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724lead you astrayיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186.

19Can your wealthשׁ֭וּעֲךָShu.'a.khaH7769or allוְ֝כֹ֗לve.KholH3605your mighty effortמַאֲמַצֵּי־ כֹֽחַ׃ma.'a.ma.tzei- Kho.achH3981 H3581keepהֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְha.ya.'a.RokhH6186you fromלֹ֣אlo'H3808distressבְצָ֑רve.TzarH6862?

20Do notאַל־'al-H408long forתִּשְׁאַ֥ףtish.'AfH7602the nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,when peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971vanishלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927from their homesתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.

21Be carefulהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104notאַל־'al-H408to turnתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437toאֶל־'el-H413iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588עַל־'al-H5921thisזֶ֝֗הZehH2088you have preferredבָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.taH977to afflictionמֵעֹֽנִי׃me.'O.niH6040.

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