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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