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Job 9:16-35

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.movH1119 H4325,and make my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709neverבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1253 H1252so 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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