2“Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085my wordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405,you wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450menH2450,And listenהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to me, you who knowוְ֝יֹדְעִ֗יםve.yo.de.'ImH3045.
3Forthe earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241testsתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405As the palateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastesיִטְעַ֥םyit.'AmH2938foodלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398.
4Let us chooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977for ourselves whatH4941is rightH4941;Let us knowנֵדְעָ֖הne.de.'AhH3045amongבֵינֵ֣ינוּvei.Nei.nuH996ourselves whatמַה־mah-H4100is goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
5For Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347has saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘I am righteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663, ButGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410has takenH5493awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493my rightמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941;
6Should I lieאֲכַזֵּ֑ב'a.kha.ZevH3576concerningעַל־'al-H5921my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941? Mywoundחִצִּ֣יchi.TziH2671is incurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605, though I amwithoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097transgressionפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588.’
7WhatH4310manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397is like Jobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347,WhoH4310drinksיִֽשְׁתֶּה־yish.teh-H8354up derisionלַּ֥עַגLa.'agH3933like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325,
8Who goesוְאָרַ֣חve.'a.RachH732in companyלְ֭חֶבְרָהLe.chev.rahH2274with the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,And walksוְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶתve.la.Le.khetH1980with wickedרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562menH376?
9For he has saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘It profitsיִסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808When heis pleasedבִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹbir.tzo.ToH7521with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.’
10“Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651,listenשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085to me, you menH376of understandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824.Farחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410todo wickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562,And from the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706to do wrongמֵעָֽוֶל׃me.'A.velH5766.
11For He paysיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999a manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120according tohis workפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467, And makeshim findיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672it according to his wayוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.
12Surelyאַף־ אָמְנָ֗ם'af- 'a.me.NamH637H551,Godאֵ֥ל'elH410will not actH7561wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706will not pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
14Ifאִם־'im-H518He shoulddetermineיָשִׂ֣ים לִבּ֑וֹya.Sim li.BoH7760H3820to do so, If He shouldgatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622to Himself His spiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and His breathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹve.nish.ma.ToH5397,
16“But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you haveunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085thisH2088;Listenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.
17Shallone who hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130justiceמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941ruleיַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshH2280? Andwill you condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662mightyכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524OneH3524,
18Who saysהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to a kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Worthlessבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100oneH1100,’To noblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, ‘Wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563onesH7563’;
19Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834showsH5375noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808partialityפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH5375H6440to princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269Norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808regardsנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234the richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771aboveלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the poorדָ֑לDalH1800,For they allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605are theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027?
21“ForHis eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869are upon the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,And He seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605his stepsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806.
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