New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 22:2-5

2“Can a strongH1397manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397beH5532ofH5532useH5532to Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410,Orכִּֽי־ki-H3588a wiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919one beH5532usefulH5532to himself?

3Is it anypleasureהַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656tothe Almightyלְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.daiH7706ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you areH6663righteousתִצְדָּ֑קtitz.DakH6663,Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518gainבֶּ֝֗צַעBe.tza'H1215ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you makeתַתֵּ֥םta.TemH8552your waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870blamelessH8552?

4Is it becauseH4480of yourreverenceהֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָha.mi.yir.'A.te.khaH3374that He punishesיֹכִיחֶ֑ךָyo.khi.Che.khaH3198you, That Heentersיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941againstעִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH5973you?

5Isyour wickednessH7463not abundantרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227,And is there noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369endקֵ֝֗ץKetzH7093to your guiltyH5771deedsH5771?

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