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Job 30:24-31

24Howbeit he will not stretch outיִשְׁלַח־yish.lach-H7971hishandיָ֑דYadH3027to the graveH1164,though they cryשֽׁוּעַ׃Shu.a'H7769in his destructionבְּ֝פִיד֗וֹbe.fi.DoH6365.

25Did not I weepבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058for him that was in troubleלִקְשֵׁה־ י֑וֹםlik.sheh- YomH3117 H7186? was notmy soulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315grievedעָֽגְמָ֥ה'a.ge.MahH5701for the poorלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34?

26When I lookedקִ֭וִּיתִיKi.vi.tiH6960for goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,then evilרָ֑עRa'H7451cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935unto me:and when I waitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176for lightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216,there cameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652.

27My bowelsמֵעַ֖יme.'AiH4578boiledרֻתְּח֥וּru.te.ChuH7570,and restedדָ֗מּוּDa.muH1826not: the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040preventedקִדְּמֻ֥נִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me.

28I wentהִ֭לַּכְתִּיHi.lakh.tiH1980mourningקֹדֵ֣רko.DerH6937without the sunחַמָּ֑הcha.MahH2535:I stood upקַ֖מְתִּיKam.tiH6965, andI criedאֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768in the congregationבַקָּהָ֣לva.ka.HalH6951.

29I am a brotherאָ֭ח'achH251to dragonsלְתַנִּ֑יםle.ta.NimH8577,and a companionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453to owlsלִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃liv.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323.

30My skinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785is blackשָׁחַ֣רsha.CharH7835upon me, and my bonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106are burnedחָ֝֗רָהCha.rahH2787with heatחֹֽרֶב׃Cho.revH2721.

31My harpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658also is turnedto mourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60,and my organוְ֝עֻגָבִ֗יve.'u.ga.ViH5748into the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of them that weepבֹּכִֽים׃bo.KhimH1058.

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