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Job 7:11-16

11Thereforeגַּם־gam-H1571Iאֲנִי֮'a.NiH589will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808restrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820my mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310;I will speakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in the anguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;I will complainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

12Am Iאָ֭נִי'A.niH589the seaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,orאִם־'im-H518the monster of the deepתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588You must keep me underתָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣יta.Sim 'a.LaiH7760 H5921guardמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929?

13Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I thinkאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559my bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210will comfort meתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162and my couchמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904will easeיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879,

14then You frighten meוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865with dreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472and terrify meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204with visionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384,

15so that Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315would preferוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977stranglingמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267and deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194over my life in this bodyמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.

16I loatheמָ֭אַסְתִּיMa.'as.tiH3988my life!I would notלֹא־lo'-H3808liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421foreverלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.Leave me aloneחֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיcha.Dal mi.Me.niH2308 H4480,forכִּי־ki-H3588my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117are buta breathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

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