3My wordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561are fromthe integrityיֹֽשֶׁר־yo.sher-H3476of my heartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820,And my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193speakמִלֵּֽלוּ׃mi.Le.luH4448knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847sincerelyבָּר֥וּרba.RurH1305.
4TheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410has madeעָשָׂ֑תְנִי'a.Sa.te.niH6213me, And thebreathוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397ofthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706givesH2421me lifeתְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃te.chai.Ye.niH2421.
6Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,I belong to Godלָאֵ֑לla.'ElH410, like you;I tooגַם־gam-H1571have beenformedH7169outH7169of theclayמֵ֝חֹ֗מֶרme.Cho.merH2563.
7Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,noלֹ֣אlo'H3808fearאֵ֭מָתִי'E.ma.tiH367of me should terrifyתְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּte.va.'a.Te.kaH1204you,Norלֹא־lo'-H3808should my pressureוְ֝אַכְפִּ֗יve.'akh.PiH405weighH3513heavilyH3513on you.
8“You have inH389factH389spokenאָמַ֣רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559while I listenedבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,And I heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085the soundוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of yourwordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405:
9‘I ampureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134,withoutבְּֽלִ֫יbe.LiH1097wrongdoingפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588;I am innocentחַ֥ףchafH2643and thereis noוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808guiltעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771in me.
10Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, Heinventsיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672criticismsתְּ֭נוּאוֹתTe.nu.'otH8569againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me; Hecountsיַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיyach.she.Ve.niH2803me as His enemyH340.
11Heputsיָשֵׂ֣םya.SemH7760my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272in the stocksבַּסַּ֣דba.SadH5465;He watchesיִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רyish.MorH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605my pathsאָרְחֹתָֽי׃'a.re.cho.TaiH734.’
12Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,let me respondאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030to you,you areH6663not rightצָדַ֣קְתָּtza.Dak.taH6663in thisH2088,For Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433isH7235greaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235thanH4480mankindמֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃me.'e.No.oshH582.
13“Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069do youcomplainרִיב֑וֹתָri.Vo.taH7378to HimThat He does not giveH6030an accountH6030of allכָל־khol-H3605His doingsדְּ֝בָרָ֗יוde.va.RavH1697?
15In adreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472,a visionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384of the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,When deepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639sleepH8639fallsבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307on peopleH376,While they slumberבִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹתbit.nu.MotH8572in their bedsמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904,
16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227He opensיִ֭גְלֶהYig.lehH1540the earsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241of peopleH376,And horrifiesH2865them with warningsH4148,
17So that He may turnלְ֭הָסִירLe.ha.sirH5493a personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120awayH5493from badconductמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639, Andkeepיְכַסֶּֽה׃ye.kha.SehH3680a manמִגֶּ֣בֶרmi.Ge.verH1397from prideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466;
18Hekeepsיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315backH2820from the pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,And his lifeH2421from perishingמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674by thespearבַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ba.Sha.lachH7973.
19“A personis also rebukedוְהוּכַ֣חve.hu.KhachH3198bypainבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341in his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,And with constantאֵתָֽן׃'e.TanH386complaintH7379in his bonesעֲצָמָ֣יו'a.tza.MavH6106,
20So that his lifeH2421loathesוְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּve.zi.ha.Ma.tuH2092breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,And his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315,foodמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978that he should craveתַּאֲוָֽה׃ta.'a.VahH8378.
21Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320wastesH3615awayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615from sightמֵרֹ֑אִיme.Ro.'iH7210, And hisbonesעַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יוatz.mo.TavH6106, whichwere not seenH7210,stickH8192outH8192.
22Thenhis soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315comesH7126nearH7126to the pitלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,And his lifeH2421to those who bringH4191deathלַֽמְמִתִֽים׃La.mi.TimH4191.
23“Ifאִם־'im-H518thereH3426isH3426anintercedingH3917angelמַלְאָ֗ךְmal.'AkhH4397for him,Oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259out of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,To remindלְהַגִּ֖ידle.ha.GidH5046a personלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120of whatH3476isH3476rightH3476for him,
24And he isH2603graciousH2603to him, and saysוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Freeפְּ֭דָעֵהוּPe.da.'e.huH6308him fromgoingH3381downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381to the pitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845,I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672aransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724’;
25Let his fleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320becomeH7375fresherH7375thanH4480in youthמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290,Let him returnיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725to the daysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117of his youthfulH5934vigorH5934;
26Then he willprayיֶעְתַּ֤רye'.TarH6279to Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433,and He will acceptוַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּvai.yir.Tze.huH7521him, So thathe may seeוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200His faceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440with joyבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643,And He will restoreוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725His righteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666to thatpersonלֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582.
27He will singH7891to peopleH376and sayוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Ihave sinnedחָ֭טָאתִיCha.ta.tiH2398and pervertedהֶעֱוֵ֗יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753whatH3477isH3477rightH3477,And it isH7737notproperH7737for me.
28He has redeemedפָּדָ֣הpa.DahH6299my soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shiH5315from goingמֵעֲבֹ֣רme.'a.VorH5674to the pitבַּשָּׁ֑חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,And my lifeH2421willseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the lightבָּא֥וֹרba.'orH216.’
29“Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410doesיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsfor a manגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397twoפַּעֲמַ֖יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471or threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969timesH6471,
30Tobringלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725backH7725his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from the pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,So that he may be enlightenedלֵ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH215with the lightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216of lifeH2425.
31Payהַקְשֵׁ֖בhak.ShevH7181attentionH7181,Jobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347,listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me;Keepהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790silentH2790,and let me speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.
32Thenifאִם־'im-H518you haveיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426anythingH4405toH4405sayH4405,answerהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725me;Speakדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696,for I would takeH2654pleasureH2654in justifyingצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663you.
33Ifאִם־'im-H518not,listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me;Keepהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790silentH2790,and I will teachוַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥va.'a.'a.lef.KhaH502you wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451.”
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