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Job 31:13-40

13IfIhavedespisedthecauseofmybondmanorofmybondmaid,whentheycontendedH7378withme,

14WhatthenshouldIdowhenGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410risethup?andifhevisitedיִ֝פְקֹ֗דyif.KodH6485,whatshouldIanswerhim?

15DidnothethatmadeH6213meinthewombH990makeH6213him?anddidnotOneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fashionusinthewombH990?

16IfIhavewithheldאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800from[their]desireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656,orcausedtheeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofthewidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490tofailאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615;

17OrhaveeatenH398mymorselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905,sothatthefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490ateH398notthereof,

18(Forfrommyyouthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271hegrewH1431upwithmeaswithafatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1,andIhaveguidedH5148the[widow]frommymother'swombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990;)

19IfIhaveseenH7200anyperishingא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6forwantofclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,oranyneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34withoutcoveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682;

20Ifhisloinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504havenotblessedH1288me,andifhewerenotwarmedH2552withthefleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488ofmylambsכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532;

21IfIhaveliftedupmyhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstanorphan,becauseIsawH7200myhelpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833inthegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:

22[Then] letmyshoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307fromtheshoulder-blade,andminearmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248bebrokenH7665fromthebone!

23Forcalamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410wasaterrorH6343tome,andbyreasonofhisexcellencyIwaspowerless.

24IfIhavemadeH7760goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091myhope,orsaidH559tothefinegoldH2091,MyconfidenceH4009!

25IfIrejoicedH8055becausemywealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428wasgreatרַ֣בravH7227,andbecausemyhandיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027hadgottenmuch;

26IfIbeheldthesunwhenitshone,orthemoonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394walkingH1980inbrightness,

27Andmyheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820havebeen secretlyenticedH6601,sothatmymouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310kissedH5401myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027:

28Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571wouldbeaniniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771forthejudge,forIshouldhavedeniedH3584theGodלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410whoisabove.

29IfIrejoicedH8055atthedestructionofhimthathatedמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130me,andexultedwhenevilH7451befellhim;

30(NeitherhaveIsufferedmymouthH2441tosinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398byaskingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315withacurseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423;)

31Ifthemenofmytentאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168saidH559not,WhoshallfindonethathathnotbeensatisfiedH7646withhismeatמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320? —

32Thestrangerdidnotlodgewithout;Iopenedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605mydoorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817tothepathway.

33IfIcoveredH3680mytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588asAdamכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121,byhidingH2934mineiniquityעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771inmybosom,

34BecauseIfearedthegreatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995,andthecontemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937offamiliesH4940terrifiedme,sothatIkept silence,andwentH3318notoutofthedoorפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607, ...

35OhthatIhadoneH376tohearH8085me!Beholdmysignature:lettheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me!Andletmine opponentwriteH3789anaccusation!

36WouldInottakeH5375ituponmyshoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926?Iwouldbinditontome[as]acrownעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850;

37IwoulddeclareH5046untohimthenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557ofmystepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806;asaprinceH5057wouldIcomeneartohim.

38Ifmylandאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127cryH2199outagainstme,anditsfurrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525weepH1058togetherוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162;

39IfIhaveeatenH398thefruits thereofwithoutmoneyכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701,andhavetormentedtodeaththesoulsH5315ofitsownersבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167:

40Letthistlesgrowinsteadofwheatחִטָּ֨ה׀chi.TahH2406,andtaresinsteadofbarleyשְׂעֹרָ֥הse.'o.RahH8184.Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJobאִיּֽוֹב׃ פ'i.YovH347areendedH8552.

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