1AndBildadבִּלְדַּ֥דbil.DadH1085theShuhiteהַשּׁוּחִ֗יha.shu.ChiH7747answeredandsaidH559, 2Howlongwilt thouspeakthesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?andthewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofthymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310beastrongwindוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307? 3DothGodהַ֭אֵלHa.'elH410pervertיְעַוֵּ֣תye.'a.VetH5791judgmentH4941,andtheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּֽת־ye.'a.vet-H5791justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941? 4IfthychildrenhavesinnedH2398againsthim,hehathalsogiventhemoverintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027oftheirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָֽם׃pish.'AmH6588. 5Ifthouseekתְּשַׁחֵ֣רte.sha.CherH7836earnestlyH7836untoGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,andmake thy supplicationtotheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706, 6Ifthoubepureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134anduprightוְיָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477,surelynowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258hewillawakeיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782forthee,andmakethehabitationofthyrighteousnessצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664prosperous; 8Forinquire,Ipraythee,oftheformerרִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonH7223generationלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755,andattendtotheresearchesoftheirfathersH1; 9Forweare[but]ofyesterdayתְמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543,andknowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045nothing,forourdaysיָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776areashadowצֵ֖לtzelH6738. 10ShallnottheyteachH3384thee, [and]tellthee,andutterwordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405outoftheirheartוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.BamH3820? 11Doththepapyrusגֹּ֭מֶאGo.me'H1573shootupwithoutmire? doththereed-grassgrowיִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-H7685withoutwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325? 12WhilstitisyetH5750initsgreenness [and]notcutdown,itwitherethbeforeany[other]grassH2682. 13SoH3651arethepathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734ofallthatforgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;andtheprofane man'shopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615shallperishH6, 14WhoseconfidenceH4009shallbecut off,andhisrelianceisaspider'sweb. 15HeshallleanH8172uponhishouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,anditshallnotstandיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975;heshalllayholdיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388onit,butitshallnotendure. 16Heisfullofsapbeforethesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,andhissprout shootethforthH3318overhisgardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593; 17Hisrootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328areentwinedaboutthestoneheap;heseeththeplaceofstonesH68. 18Ifhedestroyhimfromhisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,thenitshalldenyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him:IhavenotseenH7200thee! 19Behold,thisisthejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885ofhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,andoutofthedustוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083shallothersH312growH6779. 20Behold,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410willnotcast offaperfectH8535man,neitherwillhetakeH2388evil-doersbythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027. 21Whilsthewouldfillיְמַלֵּ֣הye.ma.LehH4390thymouthפִּ֑יךָPi.khaH6310withlaughingandthylipsוּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193withshoutingתְרוּעָֽה׃te.ru.'AhH8643, 22Theythathateשֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130theeshallbeclothedH3847withshameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322,andthetentוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563benomore. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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