New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 17:10-16

10But comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935againתָּ֭שֻׁבוּTa.shu.vuH7725allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605ofyou nowנָ֑אNa'H4994, For Ido not findאֶמְצָ֖א'em.Tza'H4672a wiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450manH2450among you.

11Mydaysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117are pastעָ֭בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674,my plansזִמֹּתַ֣יzi.mo.TaiH2154are tornנִתְּק֑וּni.te.KuH5423apartH5423, Eventhe wishesמ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣יmo.ra.SheiH4180of my heartלְבָבִֽי׃le.va.ViH3824.

12They makeיָשִׂ֑ימוּya.Si.muH7760nightלַ֭יְלָהLay.lahH3915into dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117, saying, ‘The lightא֝֗וֹר'orH216is nearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138,’in the presenceמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

13Ifאִם־'im-H518I lookאֲ֭קַוֶּה'A.ka.vehH6960forSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585as my homeבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004, Imakeרִפַּ֥דְתִּיri.Pad.tiH7502my bedיְצוּעָֽי׃ye.tzu.'AiH3326in the darknessבַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;

14If I callקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121to thepitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845, ‘You are my fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1’; To thewormלָֽרִמָּֽה׃La.ri.MahH7415, ‘my motherאִמִּ֥י'i.MiH517and my sisterוַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗יva.'a.cho.TiH269’;

15Whereוְ֭אַיֵּהVe.'ai.yehH346nowאֵפ֣וֹ'e.FoH645ismy hopeתִקְוָתִ֑יtik.va.TiH8615?And whoמִ֣יmiH4310regardsיְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.shu.Re.nahH7789my hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615?

16Will it goתֵּרַ֑דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381downH3381with me to Sheolשְׁאֹ֣לshe.'OlH7585?Shall we togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162goH5183downH5183into the dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083?”

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