Revised Literal Translation

Job 20:1-5

1Then answeredוַ֭יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030Zopharצֹפַ֥רtzo.FarH6691the Naamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,

2Therefore do my thoughtsשְׂעִפַּ֣יse.'i.PaiH5587cause me to answerיְשִׁיב֑וּנִיye.shi.Vu.niH7725, and for thisI make hasteח֣וּשִׁיChu.shiH2363.

3I have heardאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085the checkמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148of my reproachכְּלִמָּתִ֣יke.li.ma.TiH3639,and the spiritוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of my understandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥יmi.bi.na.TiH998causeth me to answerיַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.Ne.niH6030.

4Knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou notthis of oldעַ֑ד'AdH5703,since manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120was placedשִׂ֖יםsimH7760upon earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

5That the triumphingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138,and the joyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of the hypocriteחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611butfor a momentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281?

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