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Job 24:22-25

22He drawethוּמָשַׁ֣ךְu.ma.ShakhH4900also the mightyאַבִּירִ֣ים'a.bi.RimH47with his powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581:he riseth upיָ֝ק֗וּםya.KumH6965, and no manis sureיַאֲמִ֥יןya.'a.MinH539of lifeבַּֽחַיִּֽין׃Ba.chai.YinH2416.

23Thoughit be givenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him to bein safetyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,whereon he restethוְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןve.yi.sha.'EnH8172;yet his eyesוְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּve.'ei.Nei.huH5869areupon their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar.khei.HemH1870.

24They are exaltedר֤וֹמּוּRo.muH7426for a little whileמְּעַ֨ט׀me.'AtH4592,but are gone and brought lowוְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּve.hu.me.KhuH4355;they are taken outיִקָּפְצ֑וּןyi.ka.fe.TzunH7092of the wayH1870as all other,and cut offיִמָּֽלוּ׃yi.Ma.luH5243as the topsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁu.khe.RoshH7218of the ears of cornשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641.

25And if it be not sonowאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645,who will makeוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760me a liarיַכְזִיבֵ֑נִיyakh.zi.Ve.niH3576,and makeH7760my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃ סmi.la.TiH4405nothing worthלְ֝אַ֗לle.'AlH408?

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