New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 34:5-9

5For Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347has saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘I amH6663righteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663, ButGodוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410has takenH5493awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493my rightמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941;

6Should I lieאֲכַזֵּ֑ב'a.kha.ZevH3576aboutעַל־'al-H5921my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941? Mywoundחִצִּ֣יchi.TziH2671is incurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605, though I amwithoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097wrongdoingפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588.’

7WhatH4310manגֶ֥בֶרGe.verH1397is like Jobכְּאִיּ֑וֹבke.'i.YovH347,WhoH4310drinksיִֽשְׁתֶּה־yish.teh-H8354upH8354derisionלַּ֥עַגLa.'agH3933like waterכַּמָּֽיִם׃ka.Ma.yimH4325,

8Who goesוְאָרַ֣חve.'a.RachH732in companyלְ֭חֶבְרָהLe.chev.rahH2274with the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of injusticeאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,And walksוְ֝לָלֶ֗כֶתve.la.Le.khetH1980with wickedרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562peopleH376?

9For he has saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559, ‘It isH5532ofH5532noלֹ֣אlo'H3808useH5532to a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397When he becomesH7521friendsH7521with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.’

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