Revised Literal Translation

Job 21:7-11

7Wherefore do the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,become oldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275,yea, are mightyגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396in powerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428?

8Their seedזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233is establishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559in their sightלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440with them, and their offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

9Their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004aresafeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965from fearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343, neither isthe rodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433upon them.

10Their bullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794genderethעִ֭בַּר'I.barH5674,and failethיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602not; their cowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calvethתְּפַלֵּ֥טte.fa.LetH6403,and casteth not her calfתְשַׁכֵּֽל׃te.sha.KelH7921.

11They send forthיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971their little onesעֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.HemH5759like a flockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,and their childrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.

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