New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 27:16-19

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.

19He liesיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901downH7901richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223,but neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622;He opensפָּקַ֣חpa.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869, andit is noH369longerH369.

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