New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 36:16-21

16Then indeedוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH637, Heenticedהֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ha.si.te.KhaH5496you from the mouthמִפִּי־mi.pi-H6310of distressצָ֗רTzarH6862,Insteadתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478of it, a broadרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338placeH7338with noלֹא־lo'-H3808constraintמוּצָ֣קmu.TzakH4164;And that whichH5183was setH5183on your tableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979was fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390offatnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.

17“But you were fullמָלֵ֑אתָma.Le.taH4390ofjudgmentוְדִין־ve.din-H1779on the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563;Judgmentדִּ֖יןdinH1779and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941takeיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551holdH8551of you.

18Beware thatwrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534does not enticeיְסִֽיתְךָ֣ye.si.te.KhaH5496you to scoffingבְסָ֑פֶקve.Sa.fekH5607;And do not let the greatnessH7230of theransomכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724turnיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186you asideH5186.

19Will yourrichesH7770keepהֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְha.ya.'a.RokhH6186you from distressבְצָ֑רve.TzarH6862,Or allוְ֝כֹ֗לve.KholH3605the forcesמַאֲמַצֵּי־ma.'a.ma.tzei-H3981of yourstrengthכֹֽחַ׃Kho.achH3581?

20Do not longתִּשְׁאַ֥ףtish.'AfH7602forthe nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,When peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971vanishלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927in their placeתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.

21Be carefulהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104, donot turnתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437to evilאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,For you have preferredבָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.taH977thisזֶ֝֗הZehH2088toafflictionמֵעֹֽנִי׃me.'O.niH6040.

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