New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 21:11-15

11They sendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971outH7971their boysעֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.HemH5759like the flockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,And their childrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.

12Theysingיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375with the tambourineכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596and harpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,And rejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the fluteעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.

13TheyspendH1086their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896, Andsuddenlyוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281they goH5181downH5181toSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

14Yet they sayוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410, ‘GoH5493awayH5493from us!We do not even desireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Your waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.

15Whoמַה־mah-H4100isthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,that we should serveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647Him, Andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100would we gainנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276ifH3588we pleadנִפְגַּע־nif.ga'-H6293with Him?’

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