2“I have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085manyרַבּ֑וֹתra.BotH7227suchכְאֵ֣לֶּהkhe.'E.lehH428thingsH7227;Sorryעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999comfortersמְנַחֲמֵ֖יme.na.cha.MeiH5162are you allכֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ku.le.KhemH3605.
3Is there nolimitהֲקֵ֥ץha.KetzH7093towindyר֑וּחַRu.achH7307wordsלְדִבְרֵי־le.div.rei-H1697?Orא֥וֹ'oH176whatמַה־mah-H4100plaguesיַּ֝מְרִֽיצְךָ֗yam.ri.tze.khaH4834you that you answerתַעֲנֶֽה׃ta.'a.NehH6030?
4I tooגַּ֤ם׀gamH1571could speakאֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה'a.Da.Be.rahH1696like you,Ifל֤וּ־Lu-H3863I were in your placeתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478.I could composeאַחְבִּ֣ירָה'ach.Bi.rahH2266wordsבְּמִלִּ֑יםbe.mi.LimH4405againstH5921you Andshakeוְאָנִ֥יעָהve.'a.Ni.'ahH5128my headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218at you.
5I could strengthenאֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם'a.'a.mitz.KhemH553you with my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310,And the solaceוְנִ֖ידve.NidH5205of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193could lessenיַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃yach.SokhH2820your pain.
Job Says God Shattered Him
6“Ifאִֽם־'im-H518I speakאֲ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696,my painכְּאֵבִ֑יke.'e.ViH3511is not lessenedיֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְye.cha.SekhH2820,And if I holdH2308backH2308,whatמַה־mah-H4100has leftיַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ya.ha.LokhH1980me?
7But nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258He hasexhaustedהֶלְאָ֑נִיhel.'A.niH3811me;You have laidH8074wasteH8074allכָּל־kol-H3605my companyעֲדָתִֽי׃'a.da.TiH5712.
8You have shriveledוַֽ֭תִּקְמְטֵנִיVa.tik.me.te.niH7059me up,It has becomeהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a witnessלְעֵ֣דle.'EdH5707; And myleannessכַ֝חֲשִׁ֗יkha.cha.ShiH3585risesוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up against me,It testifiesיַעֲנֶֽה׃ya.'a.NehH6030to my faceבְּפָנַ֥יbe.fa.NaiH6440.
9His angerאַפּ֤וֹ'a.PoH639hastornטָרַ֨ף׀ta.RafH2963me andhuntedH7852me downH7852, He hasgnashedחָרַ֣קcha.RakH2786at me with His teethבְּשִׁנָּ֑יוbe.shi.NavH8127; Myadversaryצָרִ֓י׀tza.RiH6862glaresיִלְט֖וֹשׁ עֵינָ֣יוyil.To.osh 'ei.NavH3913H5869at me.
10They havegapedפָּעֲר֬וּpa.'a.RuH6473at me with their mouthבְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.HemH6310, They haveslappedהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221me on the cheekלְחָיָ֑יle.cha.YaiH3895with contemptבְּ֭חֶרְפָּהBe.cher.pahH2781; They havemassedיִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃yit.ma.la.'UnH4390themselves againstH5921me.
11Godאֵ֭ל'elH410handsH5462me overH5462to ruffiansעֲוִ֑יל'a.VilH5760And tossesיִרְטֵֽנִי׃yir.Te.niH3399me into the handsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
12I was at easeשָׁ֘לֵ֤וsha.LevH7961, butHe shatteredוַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵ֗נִיvay.far.pe.Re.niH6565me,And He has graspedוְאָחַ֣זve.'a.ChazH270me by the neckבְּ֭עָרְפִּיBe.'a.re.piH6203and shakenH6483me to piecesH6483;He has also setוַיְקִימֵ֥נִיvay.ki.Me.niH6965me up as Histargetלְמַטָּרָֽה׃le.ma.ta.RahH4307.
13Hisarrowsרַבָּ֗יוra.BavH7228surroundיָ֘סֹ֤בּוּya.So.buH5437me.Withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH2550He splitsH6398my kidneysכִּ֭לְיוֹתַיKil.yo.taiH3629openיְפַלַּ֣חye.fa.LachH6398;He poursיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210outmy gallמְרֵרָֽתִי׃me.re.Ra.tiH4845on the groundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
14Hebreaksיִפְרְצֵ֣נִיyif.re.Tze.niH6555throughH6555me with breachפֶ֭רֶץFe.retzH6556afterפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H5921H6440breachפָ֑רֶץFa.retzH6556; Herunsיָרֻ֖ץya.RutzH7323at me like a warriorכְּגִבּֽוֹר׃ke.gi.BorH1368.
15I have sewedתָּ֭פַרְתִּיTa.far.tiH8609sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242overעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921my skinגִלְדִּ֑יgil.DiH1539Andthrustוְעֹלַ֖לְתִּיve.'o.Lal.tiH5953my hornקַרְנִֽי׃kar.NiH7161in the dustבֶעָפָ֣רve.'a.FarH6083.
16My faceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440is flushedחֳ֭מַרְמְרוּcho.mar.me.rahH2560fromweepingבֶ֑כִיVe.khiH1065,And deepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757is on my eyelidsעַפְעַפַּ֣י'af.'a.PaiH6079,
17Althoughעַ֭ל'alH5921there is noלֹא־lo'-H3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555in my handsבְּכַפָּ֑יbe.kha.PaiH3709, Andmy prayerוּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605is pureזַכָּֽה׃za.KahH2134.
18“O earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776,do not coverתְּכַסִּ֣יte.kha.SiH3680my bloodדָמִ֑יda.MiH1818,And let there be noH408restingplaceמָ֝ק֗וֹםma.KomH4725for my cryלְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃le.za.'a.ka.TiH2201.
19Evenגַּם־gam-H1571nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258,beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,my witnessעֵדִ֑י'e.DiH5707is in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, And myadvocateוְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗יve.sa.ha.DiH7717ison highבַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ba.me.ro.MimH4791.
20My friendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453are my scoffersH3917;My eyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869weepsדָּלְפָ֥הdal.FahH1811to Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433.
21O that a manלְגֶ֣בֶרle.Ge.verH1397might pleadוְיוֹכַ֣חve.yo.KhachH3198with Godאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433As a manוּֽבֶן־ אָדָ֥םu.ven- 'a.DamH1121H120with his neighborלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃le.re.'E.huH7453!
22For when a fewמִסְפָּ֣רmis.ParH4557yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141are pastיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yuH857,I shall goאֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃'e.he.LokhH1980the wayוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734of noלֹא־lo'-H3808returnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725.
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