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Job 31:20-28

20If his loinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504have not blessedבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288me, and if he were notwarmedיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532;

21If I have lifted upהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027against the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,when I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200my helpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:

22Thenlet mine armכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from my shoulder bladeמִשִּׁכְמָ֣הmi.shikh.MahH7929,and mine armוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248be brokenתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from the boneמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.

23For destructionאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410wasa terrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343to me, and by reason of his highnessוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I couldאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201not endure.

24If I have madeשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091my hopeכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689,or have saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the fine goldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800, Thou artmy confidenceמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009;

25If I rejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055because my wealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428wasgreatרַ֣בravH7227,and because mine handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027had gottenמָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'AhH4672muchכַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirH3524;

26If I beheldאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the sunא֖וֹר'orH216when it shinedיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984,or the moonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394walkingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980inbrightnessיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368;

27And my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820hath been secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedוַיִּ֣פְתְּvai.YiftH6601,or my mouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310hath kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֖קva.ti.ShakH5401my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027:

28This also werean iniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771to be punished bythe judgeפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416:for I should have deniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584the Godלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410that isaboveמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4605.

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