2“Do you thinkחָשַׁ֣בְתָּcha.Shav.taH2803thisH2088is according tojusticeלְמִשְׁפָּ֑טle.mish.PatH4941?Do you sayאָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, ‘My righteousnessצִדְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664is moreH4480thanH4480God’sמֵאֵֽל׃me.'ElH410’?
3For you sayתֹ֭אמַרTo.marH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100advantageיִּסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532will it be to You?Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100profitאֹ֝עִ֗יל'o.'IlH3276will I have, moreH4480thanH4480if I had sinnedמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403?’
4I will answerאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣ מִלִּ֑ין'a.shi.ve.Kha mi.LinH7725H4405you,And your friendsרֵעֶ֥יךָre.'Ei.khaH7453with you.
5Lookהַבֵּ֣טha.BetH5027at the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;And beholdוְשׁ֥וּרve.ShurH7789the cloudsשְׁ֝חָקִ֗יםShe.cha.KimH7834--they are higherגָּבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361thanמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480you.
6Ifאִם־'im-H518you have sinnedחָ֭טָאתָCha.ta.taH2398,whatמַה־mah-H4100do you accomplishתִּפְעָל־tif.'ol-H6466against Him?And if your transgressionsפְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588are manyוְרַבּ֥וּve.ra.BuH7231,whatמַה־mah-H4100do you doתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to Him?
7Ifאִם־'im-H518you are righteousצָ֭דַקְתָּTza.dak.taH6663,whatמַה־mah-H4100do you giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414to Him,Orא֥וֹ'oH176whatמַה־mah-H4100does He receiveיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947from your handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027?
8Your wickednessרִשְׁעֶ֑ךָrish.'E.khaH7562is for a manלְאִישׁ־le.'ish-H376likeכָּמ֥וֹךָka.Mo.khaH3644yourself,And your righteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666is for a sonוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H1121of manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
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