New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 3:13-19

13For nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258Iwould have lainH7901downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901and beenH8252quietH8252;I would have sleptיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462thenאָ֤ז׀'azH227,I would have beenH5117at restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117,

14Withkingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428and withcounselorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Who rebuiltהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129ruinsחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723for themselves;

15Orא֣וֹ'oH176withprincesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269who had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,Who were fillingהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004withsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

16Orא֤וֹ'oH176like a miscarriageכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309which isdiscardedטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934, I would not be,As infantsכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768that neverH3808sawרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

17Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563ceaseחָ֣דְלוּCha.de.luH2308from ragingרֹ֑גֶזRo.gezH7267,And thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033thewearyיְגִ֣יעֵיye.Gi.'eiH3019are atrestיָ֝נ֗וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117.

18The prisonersאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615are at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162;They do not hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the taskmasterנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.

19The smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and the greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,And the slaveוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650is freeחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.

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