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,
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