Job 9
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Job 9:25-35

25“Nowmy daysוְיָמַ֣יve.ya.MaiH3117are swifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a runnerרָ֑ץRatzH7323;They fleeH1272awayH1272,they seeרָא֥וּra.'UH7200noלֹא־lo'-H3808goodH2899.
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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