New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 27:1-7

1Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254tookשְׂאֵ֥תse.'EtH5375upH5375hisdiscourseמְשָׁל֗וֹme.sha.LoH4912and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,

2“As Godאֵ֭ל'elH410livesחַי־chai-H2416,who has takenH5493awayהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941,And the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706,who hasH4843embitteredH4843my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315,

3For as longכָל־ ע֣וֹדkhol- odH3605 H5750aslifeH5397is in me, And thebreathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יnish.ma.TiH5397of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is in my nostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639,

4My lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193certainlyאִם־'im-H518will not speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696unjustlyH5767,Norאִם־'im-H518willmy tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956mutterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

5Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me that I should declareאַצְדִּ֪יק'atz.DikH6663you rightH6663;Untilעַד־'ad-H5704I dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478, I will notgiveH5493upH5493my integrityתֻּמָּתִ֣יtu.ma.TiH8538.

6I havekeptH2388holdהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388of my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666and will not letH7503it goאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503.My heartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824does not rebukeיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778anyH4480of my daysמִיָּמָֽי׃mi.ya.MaiH3117.

7“May my enemyH340be as the wickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563, Andmy opponentוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יu.mit.ko.MiH6965as the criminalכְעַוָּֽל׃khe.'a.ValH5767.

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