New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 31:19-34

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.

24“Ifאִם־'im-H518I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760my confidenceכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689ingoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,And calledאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559fineH3800goldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800my trustמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009,

25Ifאִם־'im-H518I havegloatedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055becauseכִּי־ki-H3588my wealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428was greatרַ֣בravH7227,And becauseוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588my handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027had securedמָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'AhH4672somuchכַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirH3524;

26Ifאִם־'im-H518I havelookedאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200at thesunא֖וֹר'orH216whenכִּ֣יkiH3588it shoneיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984Or the moonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394goingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980in splendorיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368,

27And my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820becameH6601secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedH6601,And my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027threwH5401a kissH5401from my mouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310,

28That tooגַּם־gam-H1571would have beenan iniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771calling forjudgmentפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416, For I would havedeniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584Godלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410aboveמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605.

29“Have Irejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055at the extinctionבְּפִ֣ידbe.FidH6365of my enemyמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130, Orexultedוְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּיve.hit.'o.Rar.tiH5782whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451befellמְצָ֥אוֹme.Tza.'ovH4672him?

30Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808, I have notallowedנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441to sinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398By askingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592for his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315ina curseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423.

31Have the menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962of my tentאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168not saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, ‘Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310canfindיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414one who has not beensatisfiedנִשְׂבָּֽע׃nis.Ba'H7646with his meatמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320’?

32The alienגֵּ֑רGerH1616has not lodgedיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885outsideבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351, ForI have openedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605my doorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817to thetravelerלָאֹ֥רַחla.'O.rachH734.

33Have Icoveredכִּסִּ֣יתִיki.Si.tiH3680my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588likeAdamכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121,By hidingלִטְמ֖וֹןlit.MonH2934my iniquityעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771in my bosomבְּחֻבִּ֣יbe.chu.BiH2243,

34Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588Ifearedאֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀'e.'e.RotzH6206the greatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995,And the contemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937of familiesמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940terrifiedיְחִתֵּ֑נִיye.chi.Te.niH2865me,And keptH1826silentוָ֝אֶדֹּ֗םva.'e.DomH1826and did not goאֵ֥צֵא'E.tze'H3318out of doorsפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607?

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