1“I have madeכָּרַ֣תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְּ֭רִיתBe.ritH1285with myeyesלְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.NaiH5869;Howוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100then could I lookאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995at a virginבְּתוּלָֽה׃be.tu.LahH1330?
2And whatוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100isthe portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433from aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,Or the inheritanceוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159of the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706from on highמִמְּרֹמִֽים׃mi.me.ro.MimH4791?
3Is it notdisasterאֵ֥יד'eidH343to the criminalלְעַוָּ֑לle.'a.ValH5767,And misfortuneוְ֝נֵ֗כֶרve.Ne.kherH5235tothose who practiceלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466injusticeאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?
4Does He notseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200my waysדְרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870, Andcountיִסְפּֽוֹר׃yis.PorH5608allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605my stepsצְעָדַ֥יtze.'a.DaiH6806?
5“Ifאִם־'im-H518I havewalkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980with deceptionשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,And my footרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272has hurriedוַתַּ֖חַשׁva.Ta.chashH2363afterעַל־'al-H5921deceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820,
6Let Himweighיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254me withaccurateצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664scalesבְמֹאזְנֵי־ve.mo.ze.nei-H3976,And let Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433knowוְיֵדַ֥עve.ye.Da'H3045my integrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538.
7Ifאִ֥ם'imH518my stepאַשֻּׁרִי֮'a.shu.RiH838hasturnedתִּטֶּ֣הti.TehH5186from the wayהַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,Or my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820followedוְאַחַ֣ר הָלַ֣ךְve.'a.Char ha.LakhH310H1980my eyesעֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naiH5869, Or if anyspotמֻאֽוּם׃ פmu.'UmH3971has stuckדָּ֣בַקDa.vakH1692to my handsוּ֝בְכַפַּ֗יu.ve.kha.PaiH3709,
8Let mesowאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232and anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398, And let mycropsוְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥יve.tze.'e.tza.'AiH6631be uprootedיְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ye.sho.Ra.shuH8327.
9“Ifאִם־'im-H518my heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820has beenenticedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601by a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,Or I have lurkedאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693at my neighbor’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607,
10May my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912grainfor anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312, And letothersאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312kneelH3766downH3766overוְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָve.'a.Lei.haH5921her.
11For that would be alustfulH2154crimeH2154; Moreover, it would bewrongdoingעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771punishable byjudgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.
12For it would befireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784that consumesתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398toAbaddonאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11, And woulduprootתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327allוּֽבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605myincreaseתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.
13“Ifאִם־'im-H518I haverejectedאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988the claimמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of my maleעַ֭בְדִּי'Av.diH5650or femaleוַאֲמָתִ֑יva.'a.ma.TiH519slavesH519H5650When they filedH7379aH7379complaintH7379againstH5973me,
14Whatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100then could I doאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה'E.'e.sehH6213whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410arisesיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965?And whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588He callsH6485me toH6485accountH6485,howמָ֣הmahH4100am I to answerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725Him?
15DidHe who madeעֹשֵׂ֣נִי'o.Se.niH6213me in the wombH990not makeעָשָׂ֑הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him,And the sameH259oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259createוַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּvay.khu.Ne.nuH3559us in the wombH990?
16“Ifאִם־'im-H518I have keptH4513the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800fromH4513H4480theirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656,Or have caused the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofthe widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490to failאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615,
18(But from my youthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271he grewH1431upH1431with me as with a fatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1, And frommy infancyוּמִבֶּ֖טֶן אִמִּ֣יu.mi.Be.ten 'i.MiH517H990I guidedאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148her),
19Ifאִם־'im-H518I have seenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200anyone perishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6for lackמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097of clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, Or thatthe needyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34hadH369noH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682,
20Ifאִם־'im-H518his waistחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504has notthankedבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288me,And if he has not beenH2552warmedH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532,
21Ifאִם־'im-H518I have liftedH5130upH5130my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921the orphanיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200I had supportעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,
22May my shoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from itssocketH7926, And myarmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248be brokenH7665offH7665at the elbowמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.
23Fordisasterאֵ֣יד'eidH343from Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410is a terrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343to me,And becauseH4480ofHis majestyוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I canH3201doH3201nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.
24“Ifאִם־'im-H518I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760my confidenceכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689ingoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,And calledאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559fineH3800goldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800my trustמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009,
26Ifאִם־'im-H518I havelookedאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200at thesunא֖וֹר'orH216whenכִּ֣יkiH3588it shoneיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984,Or the moonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394goingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980in splendorיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368,
27And my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820was secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedוַיִּ֣פְתְּvai.YiftH6601,And my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027threwH5401aH5401kissH5401from my mouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310,
28That tooגַּם־gam-H1571would have beena guiltyH5771deedH5771calling forjudgmentפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416, For I would havedeniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584Godלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410aboveמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4480H4605.
29“Have Irejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055at the misfortuneבְּפִ֣ידbe.FidH6365of my enemyמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130,Or becomeH5782excitedH5782whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451foundמְצָ֥אוֹme.Tza.'ovH4672him?
30Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808, I have notallowedנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441to sinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398By askingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592for his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315ina curseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423.
31Have the peopleמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962of my tentאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168not saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, ‘Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310canfindיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414one who has not beenH7646satisfiedH7646with his meatמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320’?
32The strangerגֵּ֑רGerH1616has not spentH3885theH3885nightיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885outsideבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351, ForI have openedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605my doorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817to thetravelerלָאֹ֥רַחla.'O.rachH734.
33Have Icoveredכִּסִּ֣יתִיki.Si.tiH3680my wrongdoingsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588like a manכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121,By hidingלִטְמ֖וֹןlit.MonH2934my guiltעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771in my shirtH2243pocketH2243,
34Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588Ifearedאֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀'e.'e.RotzH6206the greatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995And the contemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937of familiesמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940terrifiedיְחִתֵּ֑נִיye.chi.Te.niH2865me,And I keptH1826silentוָ֝אֶדֹּ֗םva.'e.DomH1826and did not goH3318outH3318of doorsפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607?
35OhH4310H5414thatH4310H5414I hadH5414one to hearשֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085me!Hereהֶן־hen-H2005is mysignatureתָּ֭וִיTa.viH8420;Let the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me!And the indictmentוְסֵ֥פֶרve.Se.ferH5612which myadversaryרִיבִֽי׃ri.ViH7379has writtenכָּ֝תַ֗בka.TavH3789,
36I would certainlyאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518H3808carryאֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ'es.sa.'E.nuH5375it on my shoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926,I would tieאֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ'e.'en.De.nuH6029it to myself likea garlandעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850.
37I would declareH5608to Himthe numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of my stepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806;Likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a princeנָ֝גִ֗ידna.GidH5057,I would approachאֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.ka.ra.Ve.nuH7126Him.
38“Ifאִם־'im-H518mylandאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127criesH2199outH2199againstעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921me,And its furrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058togetherוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162;
39Ifאִם־'im-H518I haveeatenאָכַ֣לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398itsfruitכֹּ֭חָהּKo.chahH3581withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097moneyכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701, Or have causedits ownersבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167to loseהִפָּֽחְתִּי׃hi.Pa.che.tiH5301their livesוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315,
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