16Ifאִם־'im-H518I calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121and He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me,I could not believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539that He was listeningיַאֲזִ֥יןya.'a.ZinH238to my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
17For Hebruisesיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me with a stormבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183And multipliesוְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.BahH7235my woundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
18He willnot allowיִ֭תְּנֵנִיYi.te.ne.niH5414me to getהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725my breathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,But He saturatesיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyas.bi.'A.niH7646me withbitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.
19Ifאִם־'im-H518it is a matterof powerלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581,beholdהִנֵּ֑הhi.NehH2009, He isthe strongאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533oneH533!And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a matterof justiceלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941,whoמִ֣יmiH4310can summonיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259Him?
20Thoughאִם־'im-H518I amH6663righteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663,my mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310willcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me;Though I am guiltlessתָּֽם־tam-H8535,He will declareH6140me guiltyH6140.
21I amguiltlessתָּֽם־tam-H8535;I do not takeH3045noticeH3045of myselfנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315; Irejectאֶמְאַ֥ס'em.'AsH3988my lifeH2425.
22It is alloneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921H3651I sayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Hedestroysמְכַלֶּֽה׃me.kha.LehH3615the guiltlessתָּ֥םtamH8535and the wickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.’
23Ifאִם־'i.mo.Sho-H518the whipשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752killsיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, Hemocksיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932the despairלְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.SatH4531of the innocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.
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