2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, yewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450[men];andgiveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untome, yethathaveknowledge. 3Fortheearאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241triethwordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,asthepalateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethfood. 4Letuschooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977forourselveswhatisrightH4941; letusknowH3045amongourselveswhatisgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896! 5ForJobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347hathsaidH559,Iamrighteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663,andGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410hathtakenawayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493myjudgmentH4941: 6ShouldIlieאֲכַזֵּ֑ב'a.kha.ZevH3576againstmyrightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941?Mywoundisincurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605withouttransgressionפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588. 7Whatmanגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397islikeJobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347?hedrinkethupscorninglikewaterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325, 8Andgoethincompanywithworkersofiniquity,andwalkethwithwickedmenH376. 9ForhehathsaidH559,Itprofitethnotamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397ifhedelightH7521himselfinGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430. 10Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651hearken untome, yemenH376ofunderstanding:Farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486bewickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562fromGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410,andwrongfromtheAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706! 11Foraman'sworkפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467willherendertohim,andcauseeveryoneH376tofindיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672accordingto[his]wayוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734. 12Yea,surely,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410actethnotwickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,andtheAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertethnotjudgmentH4941. 13Whohathentrustedtohimtheearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?andwhohath disposedthewholeworldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398? 14Ifheonlythoughtofhimself, [and]gatheredיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622untohimhisspiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307andhisbreathH7307, 15Allfleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320wouldexpireיִגְוַ֣עyig.Va'H1478togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162,andmanH120wouldreturnיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725tothedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083. 16Ifnow[thou hast]understandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this:giveהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238earH238tothevoiceH6963ofmywordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405! 17ShouldhethathatethrightH4941indeedH637govern?andwilt thoucondemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561theAll-just? 18Shallonesayהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559toakingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Belial?tonoblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081,Wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563? 19[Howthentohim]thatacceptethnotthepersonsofprincesH8269,norregardeththerichmanmorethanthepoorדָ֑לDalH1800?fortheyarealltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639ofhishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027. 20Inamomentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281theydieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191,evenatmidnightthepeopleעָ֣ם'amH5971areconvulsedandpassוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5493;andthestrongaretakenawayH5493withouthandבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027. 21Forhiseyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areuponthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofmanH376,andheseethallhisstepsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806. 22Thereisnodarknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,norshadowofdeath,wheretheworkersofiniquitymayhideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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