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.
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