New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 34:16-20

16“But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you haveunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085thisH2088;Listenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.

17Shallone who hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130justiceמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941ruleיַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshH2280? Andwill you condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662mightyכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524OneH3524,

18Who saysהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to a kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, ‘You worthlessבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100oneH1100,’To noblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, ‘You wickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563oneH7563’;

19Whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834showsH5375noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808partialityפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH5375 H6440to the prominentשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269,Norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808regardsנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234the richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771as aboveלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the poorדָ֑לDalH1800,Sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027?

20In a momentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281they dieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191, andat midnightוַחֲצ֪וֹת לָ֥יְלָהva.cha.Tzot La.ye.lahH2676 H3915Peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971are shakenיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607and passוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5674, Andthe powerfulאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47are takenH5493awayH5493withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808a handבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.

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