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Job 9:25-35

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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