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Job 8:11-15

11Does papyrusגֹּ֭מֶאGo.me'H1573growהֲיִֽגְאֶה־ha.yig.'eh-H1342where there is noבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808marshבִצָּ֑הvi.TzahH1207?Do reedsאָ֥חוּ'A.chuH260flourishיִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-H7685withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325?

12Whileעֹדֶ֣נּוּ'o.De.nuH5750the shootsבְ֭אִבּוֹve.'i.boH3are still uncutלֹ֣א יִקָּטֵ֑ףlo' yi.ka.TefH3808 H6998,they dry upיִיבָֽשׁ׃yi.VashH3001more quickly thanוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440grassכָל־ חָצִ֣ירkhol- cha.TzirH3605 H2682.

13Suchכֵּ֗ןKenH3651is the destinyאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of allכָּל־kol-H3605who forgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;so the hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611will perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.

14Hisאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834confidenceכִּסְל֑וֹkis.LoH3689is fragileיָק֥וֹטya.KotH6990;his securityמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009is in a spider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

15He leansיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172onעַל־'al-H5921his webבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,but it gives wayוְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑דve.Lo' ya.'a.ModH3808 H5975;he holds fastיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388,but it does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808endureיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.

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