2WhatH1847you knowH1847I alsoגַם־gam-H1571knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045;I am not inferiorנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307to you.
3“ButI would speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696tothe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,And I desireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654toargueוְהוֹכֵ֖חַve.ho.Khe.achH3198with Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.
4But yousmearטֹֽפְלֵי־to.fe.lei-H2950mewith liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267;You are allכֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ku.le.KhemH3605worthlessאֱלִ֣ל'e.LilH457physiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495.
6Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085my argumentתוֹכַחְתִּ֑יto.khach.TiH8433,And giveH7181your attentionהַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hak.Shi.vuH7181to the contentionsוְרִב֖וֹתve.ri.VotH7379of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.
8Will youshowH5375partialityהֲפָנָ֥יוha.fa.NavH6440H5375for Him?Will you contendתְּרִיבֽוּן׃te.ri.VunH7378for Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410?
9Will it gowellהֲ֭טוֹבHa.tovH2896whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He examinesיַחְקֹ֣רyach.KorH2713you?Orאִם־'im-H518will you deceiveH8524Him as one deceivesH8524a manבֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁbe.'e.No.oshH582?
10He will certainlyהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198punishיוֹכִ֣יחַyo.Khi.achH3198youIfאִם־'im-H518you secretlyבַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶרba.Se.terH5643showH5375partialityפָּנִ֥יםpa.NimH6440H5375.
11Will Hismajestyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹSe.'e.tovH7613not terrifyתְּבַעֵ֣תte.va.'EtH1204you,And the dreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343of Him fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307upon you?
13“BeH2790silentהַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790beforeמִ֭מֶּנִּיMi.me.niH4480me so that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696;Then let comeוְיַעֲבֹ֖רve.ya.'a.VorH5674upon me whatמָֽה׃MahH4100may.
14Whyעַל־ מָ֤ה׀'al- mahH5921H4100should I takeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my fleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320in my teethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127, Andputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my lifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315in myhandsבְּכַפִּֽי׃be.kha.PiH3709?
15Thoughהֵ֣ןhenH2005He slayיִ֭קְטְלֵנִיYik.te.le.niH6991me, I willhopeאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176in Him.Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389Iwill argueאוֹכִֽיחַ׃'o.Khi.achH3198my waysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforeאֶל־ פָּנָ֥יו'el- pa.NavH413H6440Him.
16Thisהוּא־hu'-H1931alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will be mysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444, Fora godlessחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611personH2611cannot comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935before His presenceלְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440.
17Listenשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085carefullyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085to my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,And let my declarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262fillyour earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.
18Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֭אna'H4994, I havepreparedעָרַ֣כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186my caseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatI will be vindicatedאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.
19Whoמִי־mi-H4310could contendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with me?For thenעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I would beH2790silentאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790anddieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478.
20“Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingsH8147I ask that Youdo not doתַּ֣עַשׂTa.'asH6213to me,Thenאָ֥ז'azH227I will not hideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641from Your faceמִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440:
21Removeהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368Yourhandכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709from me,And may the dreadוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ve.'E.ma.te.khaH367of You not terrifyתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me.
22Then callוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121andI will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;Orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176let me speakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696,then replyוַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃va.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725to me.
23HowH4100manyH4100are my guiltyH5771deedsH5771and sinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?Makeהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045knownH3045to me my wrongdoingפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588and my sinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.
25Will You scareH6206awayH6206ascatteredנִדָּ֣ףni.DafH5086leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929?Or will You pursueתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291the dryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002chaffקַ֖שׁkashH7179?
26For You writeתִכְתֹּ֣בtikh.ToH3789bitterמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846thingsH4846againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me Andmake me inheritוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423the guiltyH5771deedsH5771of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.
27Youputוְתָ֘שֵׂ֤םve.Ta.SemH7760my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272in the stocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465And watchוְתִשְׁמ֥וֹרve.tish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605my pathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734; YousetH2707aH2707limitH2707for the solesשָׁרְשֵׁ֥יsha.re.SheiH8328of my feetרַ֝גְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272,
28WhileI amH1086decayingH1086like arottenH7538thingH7538,Like a garmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899that is moth-eatenאֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ׃'a.Kha.lov 'AshH6211H398.
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