16Ifאִם־'im-H518I summoned Himקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121and He answered meוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030,I do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539כִּֽי־ki-H3588He would listenיַאֲזִ֥יןya.'a.ZinH238to my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
17Forאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He would crush meיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779with a tempestבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183and multiplyוְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.BahH7235my woundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
18He does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808let meיִ֭תְּנֵנִיYi.te.ne.niH5414catchהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725my breathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,butכִּ֥יkiH3588overwhelms meיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyas.bi.'A.niH7646with bitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.
19Ifאִם־'im-H518it is a matter of strengthלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581,He is indeedהִנֵּ֑הhi.NehH2009mightyאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533!Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a matter of justiceלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can summon Himיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259?
20Even ifאִם־'im-H518I were righteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663,my mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310would condemn meיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561;if Iאָ֝֗נִי'A.niH589were blamelessתָּֽם־tam-H8535,it would declare me guiltyוַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃Vai.ya'.ke.She.niH6140.
21Though Iאָ֭נִי'A.niH589am blamelessתָּֽם־tam-H8535,I have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808concernאֵדַ֥ע'e.Da'H3045for myselfנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315;I despiseאֶמְאַ֥ס'em.'AsH3988my own lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.
22Itהִ֥יאhi'H1931is all the sameאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259,and soעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651I sayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Heה֣וּאhu'H1931destroysמְכַלֶּֽה׃me.kha.LehH3615both the blamelessתָּ֥םtamH8535and the wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.’
23Whenאִם־'i.mo.Sho-H518the scourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752brings suddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597deathיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191,He mocksיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932the despairלְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.SatH4531of the innocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.
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