16“Ifאִם־'im-H518I have keptאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800from theirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656,Or have caused the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofthe widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490to failאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615,
18(But from my youthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271he grewגְּדֵלַ֣נִיge.de.La.niH1431up with me as with a fatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1, And frominfancyוּמִבֶּ֖טֶן אִמִּ֣יu.mi.Be.ten 'i.MiH517H990I guidedאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148her),
19Ifאִם־'im-H518I have seenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200anyone perishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6for lackמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097of clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, Or thatthe needyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34hadH369noH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682,
20Ifאִם־'im-H518his loinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504have notthankedבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288me,And if he has not been warmedיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532,
21Ifאִם־'im-H518I have liftedהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130up my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the orphanיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200I had supportעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,
22Let my shoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from thesocketH7926, And myarmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248be brokenH7665offH7665at the elbowמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.
23Forcalamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410is a terrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343to me,And becauseH4480of Hismajestyוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I canH3201doH3201nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.
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