2I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045it isso of a truthאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551:but how should manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582be justיִּצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663with Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410?
3If he willיַ֭חְפֹּץYach.potzH2654contendלָרִ֣יבla.RivH7378with him, he cannot answerיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030him oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.
5Which removethהַמַּעְתִּ֣יקha.ma'.TikH6275the mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022,and they knowיָדָ֑עוּya.Da.'uH3045not: which overturnethהֲפָכָ֣םha.fa.KhamH2015them in his angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639.
6Which shakethהַמַּרְגִּ֣יזha.mar.GizH7264the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776out of her placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,and the pillarsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָve.'a.mu.Dei.haH5982thereof trembleיִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃yit.fa.la.TzunH6426.
7Which commandethהָאֹמֵ֣רha.'o.MerH559the sunלַ֭חֶרֶסLa.che.resH2775,and it risethיִזְרָ֑חyiz.RachH2224not; and sealeth upיַחְתֹּֽם׃yach.TomH2856the starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556.
8Which alone spreadeth outנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and treadethוְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְve.do.RekhH1869upon the wavesבָּ֥מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.
9Which makethעֹֽשֶׂה־'o.seh-H6213Arcturusעָ֭שׁ'ashH5906,Orionכְּסִ֥ילke.SilH3685,and Pleiadesוְכִימָ֗הve.khi.MahH3598,and the chambersוְחַדְרֵ֥יve.chad.ReiH2315of the southתֵמָֽן׃te.ManH8486.
10Which doethעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213great thingsגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419pastH369finding outחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714;yea, and wondersוְנִפְלָא֗וֹתve.nif.la.'otH6381without numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.
11Lo, he goethיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674by me, and I seeאֶרְאֶ֑ה'er.'EhH7200himnot: he passeth onוְ֝יַחֲלֹ֗ףve.ya.cha.LofH2498also, but I perceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995him not.
12Behold, he taketh awayיַ֭חְתֹּףYach.tofH2862,who can hinderיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725him? who will sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559unto him, What doestתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213thou?
13IfGodאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433will not withdrawיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639,the proudH7293helpersעֹ֣זְרֵי'O.ze.reiH5826do stoopשָׁ֝חֲח֗וּSha.cha.ChuH7817under him.
14How much less shall I answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him, andchoose outאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.RahH977my wordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697to reason with him?
15Whom, though I were righteousצָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiH6663, yetwould I not answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030, butI would make supplicationאֶתְחַנָּֽן׃'et.cha.NanH2603to my judgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.TiH8199.
16If I had calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121,and he had answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me; yetwould I not believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539that he had hearkenedיַאֲזִ֥יןya.'a.ZinH238unto my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
17For he breakethיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me with a tempestבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183,and multipliethוְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.BahH7235my woundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
18He will not sufferיִ֭תְּנֵנִיYi.te.ne.niH5414me to takeהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725my breathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,but fillethיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyas.bi.'A.niH7646me with bitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.
19If I speakof strengthלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581, lo, he isstrongאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533:and if of judgmentלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,who shall setיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259me a time to plead?
20If I justifyאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663myself, mine own mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310shall condemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me: if I say, I amperfectתָּֽם־tam-H8535,it shall also prove me perverseוַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃Vai.ya'.ke.She.niH6140.
21Though I wereperfectתָּֽם־tam-H8535, yetwould I not knowאֵדַ֥ע'e.Da'H3045my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315:I would despiseאֶמְאַ֥ס'em.'AsH3988my lifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.
22This isoneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259thing,therefore I saidאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559it,He destroyethמְכַלֶּֽה׃me.kha.LehH3615the perfectתָּ֥םtamH8535and the wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.
23If the scourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752slayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597,he will laughיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932at the trialלְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.SatH4531of the innocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.
24The earthאֶ֤רֶץ׀'E.retzH776is givenנִתְּנָ֬הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563:he coverethיְכַסֶּ֑הye.kha.SehH3680the facesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of the judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָsho.fe.Tei.haH8199thereof; if not, whereאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645, and who is he?
25Now my daysוְיָמַ֣יve.ya.MaiH3117are swifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043than a postרָ֑ץRatzH7323:they flee awayבָּֽ֝רְח֗וּba.re.ChuH1272,they seeרָא֥וּra.'UH7200no goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.
26They are passed awayחָ֭לְפוּChal.fuH2498asעִם־'im-H5973the swiftאֵבֶ֑ה'e.VehH16shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591:as the eagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thathastethיָט֥וּשׂya.TusH2907to the preyאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.
27If I sayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559,I will forgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879,I will leave offאֶעֶזְבָ֖ה'e.'ez.VahH5800my heavinessפָנַ֣יfa.NaiH6440,and comfortוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ve.'av.Li.gahH1082myself:
28I am afraidיָגֹ֥רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025of all my sorrowsעַצְּבֹתָ֑י'a.tze.vo.TaiH6094,I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou wilt not hold me innocentתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352.
29IfI be wickedאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,why then labourאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021I in vainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?
30If I washהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myself withשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950snow waterבְמֵיve.movH1119H4325,and make my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709neverבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1253H1252so cleanוַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיva.ha.zi.Ko.tiH2141;
31Yetאָ֭ז'azH227shalt thou plungeתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtit.be.Le.niH2881me in the ditchבַּשַּׁ֣חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,and mine own clothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008shall abhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581me.
32For he isnot a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, as I am, thatI should answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him, andwe should comeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162in judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
33Neither isיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426there any daysmanמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198betwixt us, thatmight layיָשֵׁ֖תya.ShetH7896his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027upon us bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.
34Let him takeH5493his rodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626awayH5493from me, and let not his fearוְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹve.'e.ma.ToH367terrifyתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me:
35Thenwould I speakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696,and not fearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372him; but it is not so with me.
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