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Job 9:16-35

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- kenH5921 H3651I 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.

24The earthאֶ֤רֶץ׀'E.retzH776is givenנִתְּנָ֬הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563;He blindfoldsפְּנֵֽי־ יְכַסֶּ֑הpe.nei- ye.kha.SehH6440 H3680its judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָsho.fe.Tei.haH8199.Ifאִם־'im-H518it is notלֹ֖אlo'H3808He,thenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645whoמִי־mi-H4310isitהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931?

25My daysוְיָמַ֣יve.ya.MaiH3117are swifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a runnerרָ֑ץRatzH7323;they fleeבָּֽ֝רְח֗וּba.re.ChuH1272withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808seeingרָא֥וּra.'UH7200goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

26They sweep byחָ֭לְפוּChal.fuH2498likeעִם־'im-H5973boatsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of papyrusאֵבֶ֑ה'e.VehH16,like an eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404swooping downיָט֥וּשׂya.TusH2907onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921its preyאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

27Ifאִם־'im-H518I were to sayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559, ‘I will forgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879andchangeאֶעֶזְבָ֖ה'e.'ez.VahH5800my expressionפָנַ֣יfa.NaiH6440and smileוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ve.'av.Li.gahH1082,’

28I would still dreadיָגֹ֥רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025allכָל־khol-H3605my sufferingsעַצְּבֹתָ֑י'a.tze.vo.TaiH6094;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588You will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808acquit meתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352.

29Since I amאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595already found guiltyאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֝֗הla.mah- ZehH4100 H2088should I laborאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021in vainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?

30Ifאִם־'im-H518I should washהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myselfH1119with snowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950and cleanseוַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיva.ha.zi.Ko.tiH2141my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709with lyeבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1253,

31thenאָ֭ז'azH227You would plunge meתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtit.be.Le.niH2881into the pitבַּשַּׁ֣חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,and even my own clothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008would despise meוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581.

32Forכִּי־ki-H3588He is notלֹא־lo'-H3808a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376like meכָּמֹ֣נִיka.Mo.niH3644,that I can answer Himאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030,that we can takeיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162each otherנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935to courtבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

33Norלֹ֣אlo'H3808is thereיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426a mediatorמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198between usבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbei.Nei.nuH996,to layיָשֵׁ֖תya.ShetH7896his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027upon usעַל־'al-H5921bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

34Let Him removeיָסֵ֣רya.SerH5493His rodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626from meמֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.LaiH5921,so that His terrorוְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹve.'e.ma.ToH367will noאַֽל־'al-H408longer frighten meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204.

35Then I would speakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fear of Himאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372.Butכִּ֥יkiH3588as it isלֹא־ כֵ֥ןlo'- khenH3808 H3651,Iאָ֝נֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595am on my ownעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

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