Revised Literal Translation

Job 15:12-16

12Why doth thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carry thee awayיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947?and what do thy eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869wink atיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,

13That thou turnestתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725thy spiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307against Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, and lettest suchwordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405go outוְהֹצֵ֖אתָve.ho.Tze.taH3318of thy mouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310?

14What ismanאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,that he should be cleanיִזְכֶּ֑הyiz.KehH2135? and he which isbornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of a womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802,that he should be righteousיִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitz.DakH6663?

15Behold, he putteth no trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in his saintsבִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיוbik.do.shovH6918;yea, the heavensוְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִםve.sha.Ma.yimH8064are not cleanזַכּ֥וּza.KuH2141in his sightבְעֵינָֽיו׃ve.'ei.NavH5869.

16How much more abominableנִתְעָ֥בnit.'AvH8581and filthyוְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.LachH444ismanאִישׁ־'ish-H376,which drinkethשֹׁתֶ֖הsho.TehH8354iniquityעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325?

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