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Job 3:17-22

17There the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563ceaseחָ֣דְלוּCha.de.luH2308fromtroublingרֹ֑גֶזRo.gezH7267;and there the wearyיְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃ye.Gi.'ei Kho.achH3581 H3019be at restיָ֝נ֗וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117.

18Therethe prisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615restשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162;they hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085not the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the oppressorנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.

19The smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are there; and the servantוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650isfreeחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.

20Wherefore is lightא֑וֹר'orH216givenיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to him that is in miseryלְעָמֵ֣לle.'a.MelH6001,and lifeוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416unto the bitterלְמָ֣רֵיle.Ma.reiH4751insoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315;

21Which longהַֽמְחַכִּ֣יםham.cha.KimH2442for deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194, but it comethnot; and digוַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּvai.yach.pe.Ru.huH2658for it more than for hid treasuresמִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃mi.mat.mo.NimH4301;

22Which rejoiceהַשְּׂמֵחִ֥יםha.se.me.ChimH8056exceedinglyגִ֑ילGilH1524, andare gladיָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּya.Si.suH7797,when they can findיִמְצְאוּ־yim.tze.'u-H4672the graveקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913?

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