New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 27:13-18

13“Thisזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088isthe portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of a wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,And the inheritanceוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159whichtyrantsעָ֝רִיצִ֗ים'a.ri.TzimH6184receiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

14Thoughאִם־'im-H518his sonsבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121are manyיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, they are destinedfor the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; And hisdescendantsוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוve.tze.'e.tza.'AvH6631will not be satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yis.be.'u-H7646with breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

15His survivorsשְׂ֭רִידָיוse.ri.dovH8300will be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912because of the plagueבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194, And theirwidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490will not be able to weepתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.

16Thoughאִם־'im-H518he pilesיִצְבֹּ֣רyitz.BorH6651up silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701like dustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083And preparesיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559garmentsמַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃mal.BushH4403as plentiful asthe clayוְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶרve.kha.Cho.merH2563,

17He may prepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it,but the justוְצַדִּ֣יקve.tza.DikH6662will wearיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil.BashH3847itAnd the innocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355will divideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505the silverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.

18He has builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004like the spider’s web,Or as a hutוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הu.khe.su.KahH5521whichthe watchmanנֹצֵֽר׃no.TzerH5341has madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213.

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