New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 22:15-20

15Will you keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104to the ancientעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769pathהַאֹ֣רַחha.'O.rachH734Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205peopleמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962have walkedדָּרְכ֣וּda.re.KhuH1869,

16Whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834were snatchedH7059awayH7059before their timeעֵ֑ת'EtH6256, Whosefoundationsיְסוֹדָֽם׃ye.so.DamH3247werewashedH3332awayH3332bya riverנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104?

17Theysaidהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559to Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410, ‘GoH5493awayH5493from us!’And ‘Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100canthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706doיִּפְעַ֖לyif.'AlH6466to them?’

18Yet Hefilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֣םva.tei.HemH1004with goodט֑וֹבTovH2896things; Butthe adviceוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isH7368farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.

19Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and areH8055gladH8055,And the innocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355mockיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932them, saying,

20‘Trulyאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518 H3808our enemiesקִימָ֑נוּki.Ma.nuH7009are eliminatedנִכְחַ֣דnikh.ChadH3582, Andfireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784has consumedאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398theirabundanceוְ֝יִתְרָ֗םve.yit.RamH3499.’

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