2“Can a vigorousmanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397be of useיִסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532to Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410,Orכִּֽי־ki-H3588a wiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919man be usefulיִסְכֹּ֖ןyis.KonH5532to himself?
3Is there any pleasureהַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656tothe Almightyלְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.daiH7706ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you are righteousתִצְדָּ֑קtitz.DakH6663,Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518profitבֶּ֝֗צַעBe.tza'H1215ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you makeתַתֵּ֥םta.TemH8552your waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870perfectH8552?
4Is it becauseH4480of yourreverenceהֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָha.mi.yir.'A.te.khaH3374that He reprovesיֹכִיחֶ֑ךָyo.khi.Che.khaH3198you, That Heentersיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941againstעִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH5973you?
5Is notyour wickednessH7463greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227,And your iniquitiesלַעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771withoutוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369endקֵ֝֗ץKetzH7093?
6For you havetakenH2254pledgesתַחְבֹּ֣לtach.BolH2254of your brothersאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600, Andstrippedתַּפְשִֽׁיט׃taf.ShitH6584men nakedעֲרוּמִּ֣ים'a.ru.MimH6174.
7To the wearyעָיֵ֣ף'a.YefH5889you havegivenH8248noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkתַּשְׁקֶ֑הtash.KehH8248,And from the hungryוּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗בu.me.ra.'EvH7457you havewithheldתִּֽמְנַֽע־tim.na'-H4513breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
8But the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776belongs to themightyזְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'H2220manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376, Andthe honorableוּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗יםu.ne.Su' fa.NimH5375H6440man dwellsיֵ֣שֶׁבYe.shevH3427in it.
9You have sentH7971widowsאַ֭לְמָנוֹת'Al.ma.notH490awayשִׁלַּ֣חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971emptyרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387, And thestrengthוּזְרֹע֖וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of theorphansיְתֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490has been crushedיְדֻכָּֽא׃ye.du.Ka'H1792.
11Orאוֹ־'ov-H176darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,so that you cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200, And anabundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229of waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325coversתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680you.
12“Is not Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433inthe heightגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363of heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064?Lookוּרְאֵ֤הu.re.'EhH7200also at thedistantרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556,howכִּי־ki-H3588highרָֽמּוּ׃Ra.muH7311they are!
13You sayוְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100does Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָּ֣דַֽעYa.da'H3045?Can He judgeיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199throughהַבְעַ֖דhav.'AdH1157the thickעֲרָפֶ֣ל'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205?
14Cloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645are a hidingסֵֽתֶר־se.ter-H5643placeH5643for Him, so that He cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200;And He walksיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980on thevaultוְח֥וּגve.ChugH2329of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.’
15Will you keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104to the ancientעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769pathהַאֹ֣רַחha.'O.rachH734Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962have trodדָּרְכ֣וּda.re.KhuH1869,
16Whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834were snatchedH7059awayH7059before their timeעֵ֑ת'EtH6256, Whosefoundationsיְסוֹדָֽם׃ye.so.DamH3247werewashedH3332awayH3332by a riverנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104?
18Yet Hefilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֣םva.tei.HemH1004with goodט֑וֹבTovH2896things; Butthe counselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563is farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
19Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and are gladוְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chuH8055,And the innocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355mockיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932them,
20Saying, ‘Trulyאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518H3808our adversariesקִימָ֑נוּki.Ma.nuH7009are cutH3582offH3582, And theirabundanceוְ֝יִתְרָ֗םve.yit.RamH3499the fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784has consumedאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398.’
21“Yieldהַסְכֶּן־has.ken-H5532nowנָ֣אna'H4994and be at peaceוּשְׁלםu.she.lmH7999with Him;Thereby goodH2899will comeתְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥te.vo.'at.KhaH935to you.
22Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994receiveקַח־kach-H3947instructionתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451from His mouthמִפִּ֣יוmi.PivH6310And establishוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760His wordsאֲ֝מָרָ֗יו'a.ma.RavH561in your heartבִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃bil.va.Ve.khaH3824.
23Ifאִם־'im-H518youreturnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725tothe Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706, you will berestoredתִּבָּנֶ֑הti.ba.NehH1129; If youremoveתַּרְחִ֥יקtar.ChikH7368unrighteousnessH5767farH7368from your tentמֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃me.'o.ho.Le.khaH168,
24Andplaceוְשִׁית־ve.shit-H7896yourgoldבָּ֑צֶרBa.tzerH1220in the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083, And the gold ofOphirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211among the stonesוּבְצ֖וּרu.ve.TzurH6697of the brooksנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158,
25Thenthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706will be yourgoldבְּצָרֶ֑יךָbe.tza.Rei.khaH1220And choiceתּוֹעָפ֣וֹתto.'a.FotH8443silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701to you.
26For thenאָ֭ז'azH227you willdelightתִּתְעַנָּ֑גtit.'a.NagH6026inthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706And liftוְתִשָּׂ֖אve.ti.Sa'H5375up your faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440to Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433.
27You willprayתַּעְתִּ֣ירta'.TirH6279to Him, andHe will hearוְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּve.yish.ma.'E.kaH8085you;And you will payתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999your vowsוּנְדָרֶ֥יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088.
28You will also decreeוְֽתִגְזַר־ve.tig.zar-H1504a thingH561,and it will be establishedוְיָ֣קָםve.Ya.komH6965for you; Andlightאֽוֹר׃'orH216will shineנָ֣גַֽהּNa.gahH5050on your waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
30He will deliverיְֽמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422one who is not innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355, And he will bedeliveredוְ֝נִמְלַ֗טve.nim.LatH4422through the cleannessבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1252of your handsכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ פka.Pei.khaH3709.”
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