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Job 9:16-23

16IfIhadcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,andhehadansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,Iwouldnotbelieveאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539thathehearkenedtomyvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963, —

17He,whocrushethmewithatempest,andmultipliethmywoundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

18Hesufferethmenottotakemybreathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,forhefillethmewithbitternesses.

19BeitaquestionofstrengthH3581,lo, [heis]strong;andbeitofjudgmentH4941,whowillsetH3259meatime?

20IfIjustifiedH6663myself, mine ownmouthפִּ֣יpiH6310wouldcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me; wereIperfectH8535,hewould provemeperverse.

21WereIperfectH8535, [yet]wouldInotknowאֵדַ֥ע'e.Da'H3045mysoulH5315:IwoulddespisemylifeH5315.

22Itisalloneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259;thereforeH3651Isaidאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,hedestroyeththeperfectH8535andthewickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.

23Ifthescourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752killH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597,hemockethatthetrialoftheinnocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.

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