2“In truthאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that this is soכֵ֑ןKhenH3651;But howוּמַה־u.mah-H4100can amanאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582be in the rightיִּצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663beforeעִם־'im-H5973Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410?
3Ifאִם־'im-H518one wishedיַ֭חְפֹּץYach.potzH2654todisputeלָרִ֣יבla.RivH7378with Him,He could not answerיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030Him onceאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259in a thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505times.
5It is Godwho removesהַמַּעְתִּ֣יקha.ma'.TikH6275the mountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022,they knowיָדָ֑עוּya.Da.'uH3045not how,Whenאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834He overturnsהֲפָכָ֣םha.fa.KhamH2015them in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639;
6Whoshakesהַמַּרְגִּ֣יזha.mar.GizH7264the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776out of its placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725, And itspillarsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָve.'a.mu.Dei.haH5982trembleיִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃yit.fa.la.TzunH6426;
7Who commandsהָאֹמֵ֣רha.'o.MerH559thesunלַ֭חֶרֶסLa.che.resH2775not to shineיִזְרָ֑חyiz.RachH2224,And setsH2856a sealיַחְתֹּֽם׃yach.TomH2856upon the starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556;
8Who aloneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905stretchesנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186out the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064AndtramplesH1869downH1869the wavesבָּ֥מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220;
9Who makesעֹֽשֶׂה־'o.seh-H6213theBearעָ֭שׁ'ashH5906,Orionכְּסִ֥ילke.SilH3685and the Pleiadesוְכִימָ֗הve.khi.MahH3598, And thechambersוְחַדְרֵ֥יve.chad.ReiH2315of the southתֵמָֽן׃te.ManH8486;
11Were He to passיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674by me,I would not seeאֶרְאֶ֑ה'er.'EhH7200Him;Were He to moveH2498pastH2498me,I would not perceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995Him.
12Were He to snatchH2862awayH2862,whoמִ֣יmiH4310couldrestrainיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725Him?Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310could sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to Him, ‘Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are You doingתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213?’
13“Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433will not turnיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725backH7725His angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639;Beneathתַּחְתָּ֥יוta.cha.tovH8478Him crouchשָׁ֝חֲח֗וּSha.cha.ChuH7817the helpersעֹ֣זְרֵי'O.ze.reiH5826ofRahabH7293.
15Forthoughאִם־'im-H518I were rightצָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiH6663, I could notanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; I would have toimploreH2603the mercyH2603of my judgeלִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗יlim.sho.fe.TiH8199.
16Ifאִם־'im-H518I calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121and He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,I could not believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539that He was listeningיַאֲזִ֥יןya.'a.ZinH238to my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
17For Hebruisesיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me with a tempestבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183And multipliesוְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.BahH7235my woundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
18He willnot allowיִ֭תְּנֵנִיYi.te.ne.niH5414me to getהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725my breathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,But saturatesיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyas.bi.'A.niH7646me withbitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.
19Ifאִם־'im-H518it is a matterof powerלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581,beholdהִנֵּ֑הhi.NehH2009, He isthe strongאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533oneH533!And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a matterof justiceלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can summonיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259Him?
20Thoughאִם־'im-H518I am righteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663,my mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310willcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me;Though I am guiltlessתָּֽם־tam-H8535,He will declareH6140me guiltyH6140.
21I amguiltlessתָּֽם־tam-H8535;I do not takeH3045noticeH3045of myselfנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315; Idespiseאֶמְאַ֥ס'em.'AsH3988my lifeH2425.
22It is alloneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651I sayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Hedestroysמְכַלֶּֽה׃me.kha.LehH3615the guiltlessתָּ֥םtamH8535and the wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.’
23Ifאִם־'i.mo.Sho-H518the scourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752killsיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, Hemocksיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932the despairלְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.SatH4531of the innocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.
24The earthאֶ֤רֶץ׀'E.retzH776is givenנִתְּנָ֬הni.te.NahH5414into the handבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the wickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563; Hecoversיְכַסֶּ֑הye.kha.SehH3680the facesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of its judgesשֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָsho.fe.Tei.haH8199.Ifאִם־'im-H518it is not He,thenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645whoמִי־mi-H4310is it?
26They slipחָ֭לְפוּChal.fuH2498by likeעִם־'im-H5973reedאֵבֶ֑ה'e.VehH16boatsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591, Like aneagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404that swoopsיָט֥וּשׂya.TusH2907onits preyאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.
27Thoughאִם־'im-H518I sayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559, ‘I will forgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879,I will leaveאֶעֶזְבָ֖ה'e.'ez.VahH5800off my sadcountenanceפָנַ֣יfa.NaiH6440and be cheerfulוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ve.'av.Li.gahH1082,’
28I amafraidיָגֹ֥רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025of allכָל־khol-H3605my painsעַצְּבֹתָ֑י'a.tze.vo.TaiH6094,I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatYou will not acquitתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352me.
29I am accountedwickedאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,Whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thenזֶּ֝֗הZehH2088should I toilאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021in vainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?
30Ifאִם־'im-H518I shouldwashהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myself with snowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950And cleanseוַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיva.ha.zi.Ko.tiH2141my handsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709with lyeבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1253,
31Yetאָ֭ז'azH227You would plungeתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtit.be.Le.niH2881me into the pitבַּשַּׁ֣חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,And my own clothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008would abhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581me.
32For He isnot a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376as I am thatI may answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030Him,That we may goנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935tocourtבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941togetherH3164.
33Thereיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426is noלֹ֣אlo'H3808umpireמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198betweenבֵּינֵ֣ינוּbei.Nei.nuH996us,Who may layיָשֵׁ֖תya.ShetH7896his handיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027upon us bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.
34Let Himremoveיָסֵ֣רya.SerH5493His rodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626from me,And let not dreadוְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹve.'e.ma.ToH367of Him terrifyתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me.
35Then Iwould speakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696and not fearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372Him;But I am not likeכֵ֥ןkhenH3651that in myself.
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