2What ye knowכְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶםKe.da'.te.khemH1847, the samedo I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045also: I amnot inferiorנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307unto you.
3Surelyאוּלָ֗ם'u.LamH199I would speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696to the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,and I desireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654to reasonוְהוֹכֵ֖חַve.ho.Khe.achH3198with Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.
4Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199ye areforgersטֹֽפְלֵי־to.fe.lei-H2950of liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267, ye areall physiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495of no valueאֱלִ֣ל'e.LilH457.
5O thatיִ֭תֵּןYi.tenH5414ye would altogetherהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha.cha.ReshH2790hold your peaceתַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּןta.cha.ri.ShunH2790!and it should be your wisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃le.cha.khe.MahH2451.
6Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085now my reasoningתוֹכַחְתִּ֑יto.khach.TiH8433,and hearkenהַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hak.Shi.vuH7181to the pleadingsוְרִב֖וֹתve.ri.VotH7379of my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.
7Will ye speakתְּדַבְּר֣וּte.da.be.RuH1696wickedlyעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766for Godהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410?and talkתְּֽדַבְּר֥וּte.da.be.RuH1696deceitfullyרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423for him?
8Will ye acceptתִּשָּׂא֑וּןti.sa.'UnH5375his personהֲפָנָ֥יוha.fa.NavH6440?will ye contendתְּרִיבֽוּן׃te.ri.VunH7378for Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410?
9Is it goodH2895that he should search you outיַחְקֹ֣רyach.KorH2713?or as one manבֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁbe.'e.No.oshH582mockethכְּהָתֵ֥לke.ha.TelH2048another, do ye somockתְּהָתֵ֥לּוּte.ha.Te.luH2048him?
10He will surelyהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198reproveיוֹכִ֣יחַyo.Khi.achH3198you, if ye do secretlyבַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶרba.Se.terH5643acceptתִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃ti.sa.'UnH5375personsפָּנִ֥יםpa.NimH6440.
11Shall not his excellencyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹSe.'e.tovH7613make you afraidתְּבַעֵ֣תte.va.'EtH1204?and his dreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307upon you?
13Hold your peaceהַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790,let me alone, that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696,and let comeוְיַעֲבֹ֖רve.ya.'a.VorH5674on me what will.
14Wherefore do I takeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my fleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320in my teethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127,and putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my lifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315in mine handבְּכַפִּֽי׃be.kha.PiH3709?
15Thoughהֵ֣ןhenH2005he slayיִ֭קְטְלֵנִיYik.te.le.niH6991me, yet will I trustאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176in him: but I will maintainאוֹכִֽיחַ׃'o.Khi.achH3198mine own waysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforeפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440him.
16He also shall bemy salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444:for an hypocriteחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611shall not comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935beforeלְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440him.
17Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,and my declarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262with your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.
18Behold now, I have orderedעָרַ֣כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186mycauseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I shall be justifiedאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.
19Who is he thatwill pleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with me? for now, if I hold my tongueאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790,I shall give up the ghostוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478.
20Only doתַּ֣עַשׂTa.'asH6213not twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingsunto me: then will I not hideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641myself from theeמִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.
21WithdrawH7368thine handכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709farהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368from me: and let not thy dreadוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ve.'E.ma.te.khaH367make me afraidתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204.
22Then callוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121thou, and I will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030:or let me speakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696,and answerוַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃va.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725thou me.
23How many aremine iniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771and sinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?make me to knowהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045my transgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588and my sinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.
24Wherefore hidestתַסְתִּ֑ירtas.TirH5641thou thy faceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,and holdestוְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיve.tach.she.Ve.niH2803me for thine enemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341?
25Wilt thou breakתַּעֲר֑וֹץta.'a.RotzH6206a leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929driven to and froנִדָּ֣ףni.DafH5086?and wilt thou pursueתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291the dryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179?
26For thou writestתִכְתֹּ֣בtikh.ToH3789bitter thingsמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846against me, and makest me to possessוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423the iniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.
27Thou puttestוְתָ֘שֵׂ֤םve.Ta.SemH7760my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272also in the stocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465,and lookest narrowlyוְתִשְׁמ֥וֹרve.tish.MorH8104unto all my pathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734;thou settest a printתִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃tit.cha.KehH2707upon the heelsשָׁרְשֵׁ֥יsha.re.SheiH8328of my feetרַ֝גְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272.
28And he, as a rotten thingכְּרָקָ֣בke.ra.KavH7538,consumethיִבְלֶ֑הyiv.LehH1086,as a garmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899that is mothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211eatenאֲכָ֣לוֹ'a.Kha.lovH398.
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