2Can a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397be profitableיִסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532unto Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410,asכִּֽי־ki-H3588he that is wiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919may be profitableיִסְכֹּ֖ןyis.KonH5532unto himself?
3Is itany pleasureהַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656to the Almightyלְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.daiH7706,that thou art righteousתִצְדָּ֑קtitz.DakH6663? or is itgainבֶּ֝֗צַעBe.tza'H1215to him,that thou makest thy waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870perfectתַתֵּ֥םta.TemH8552?
4Will he reproveיֹכִיחֶ֑ךָyo.khi.Che.khaH3198thee for fearהֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָha.mi.yir.'A.te.khaH3374of thee? will he enterיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935with thee into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941?
6For thou hast taken a pledgeתַחְבֹּ֣לtach.BolH2254from thy brotherאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251for noughtחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,and strippedתַּפְשִֽׁיט׃taf.ShitH6584the nakedעֲרוּמִּ֣ים'a.ru.MimH6174of their clothingוּבִגְדֵ֖יu.vig.DeiH899.
7Thou hast not given waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325to the wearyעָיֵ֣ף'a.YefH5889to drinkתַּשְׁקֶ֑הtash.KehH8248,and thou hast withholdenתִּֽמְנַֽע־tim.na'-H4513breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899from the hungryוּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗בu.me.ra.'EvH7457.
8But as forthe mightyזְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'H2220manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376,he had the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and the honourable manוּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗יםu.ne.Su' fa.NimH6440H5375dweltיֵ֣שֶׁבYe.shevH3427in it.
9Thou hast sentשִׁלַּ֣חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971widowsאַ֭לְמָנוֹת'Al.ma.notH490away emptyרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387,and the armsוּזְרֹע֖וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of the fatherlessיְתֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490have been brokenיְדֻכָּֽא׃ye.du.Ka'H1792.
10Therefore snaresפַחִ֑יםfa.ChimH6341areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָse.vi.vo.Tei.khaH5439thee, and suddenפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343troublethוִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָVi.va.hel.khaH926thee;
11Or darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, thatthou canst not seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200;and abundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229of watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325coverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680thee.
12Isnot Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433in the heightגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363of heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064?and beholdוּרְאֵ֤הu.re.'EhH7200the heightרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of the starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556,how highרָֽמּוּ׃Ra.muH7311they are!
13And thou sayestוְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559,How doth Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָּ֣דַֽעYa.da'H3045?can he judgeיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199through the dark cloudעֲרָפֶ֣ל'a.ra.FelH6205?
14Thick cloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645area coveringסֵֽתֶר־se.ter-H5643to him, that he seethיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200not; and he walkethיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980in the circuitוְח֥וּגve.ChugH2329of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.
16Which were cut downקֻמְּט֥וּku.me.TuH7059out of timeעֵ֑ת'EtH6256,whose foundationיְסוֹדָֽם׃ye.so.DamH3247was overflownיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332with a floodנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104:
17Which saidהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559unto Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493from us: and what can the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706doיִּפְעַ֖לyif.'AlH6466for them?
18Yet he filledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֣םva.tei.HemH1004with goodט֑וֹבTovH2896things:but the counselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563is farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
19The righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it,and are gladוְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chuH8055:and the innocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355laugh them to scornיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932.
20Whereasאִם־'im-H518our substanceקִימָ֑נוּki.Ma.nuH7009is not cut downנִכְחַ֣דnikh.ChadH3582,but the remnantוְ֝יִתְרָ֗םve.yit.RamH3499of them the fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784consumethאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398.
21Acquaintהַסְכֶּן־has.ken-H5532now thyself with him, and be at peaceוּשְׁלםu.she.lmH7999:thereby goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896shall comeתְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥te.vo.'at.KhaH935unto thee.
22Receiveקַח־kach-H3947,I pray thee, the lawתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451from his mouthמִפִּ֣יוmi.PivH6310,and lay upוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760his wordsאֲ֝מָרָ֗יו'a.ma.RavH561in thine heartבִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃bil.va.Ve.khaH3824.
23If thou returnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725to the Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706,thou shalt be built upתִּבָּנֶ֑הti.ba.NehH1129,thou shalt put awayH7368iniquityעַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahH5766farH7368from thy tabernaclesמֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃me.'o.ho.Le.khaH168.
24Then shalt thou lay upוְשִׁית־ve.shit-H7896goldבָּ֑צֶרBa.tzerH1220asעַל־'al-H5921dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083, and the goldof Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211as the stonesוּבְצ֖וּרu.ve.TzurH6697of the brooksנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158.
25Yea, the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706shall be thy defenceבְּצָרֶ֑יךָbe.tza.Rei.khaH1220,and thou shalt have plentyתּוֹעָפ֣וֹתto.'a.FotH8443of silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.
26For then shalt thou have thy delightתִּתְעַנָּ֑גtit.'a.NagH6026in the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,and shalt lift upוְתִשָּׂ֖אve.ti.Sa'H5375thy faceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440unto Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433.
27Thou shalt make thy prayerתַּעְתִּ֣ירta'.TirH6279unto him, and he shall hearוְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּve.yish.ma.'E.kaH8085thee, and thou shalt payתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999thy vowsוּנְדָרֶ֥יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088.
28Thou shalt also decreeוְֽתִגְזַר־ve.tig.zar-H1504a thingא֭וֹמֶר'o.merH562,and it shall be establishedוְיָ֣קָםve.Ya.komH6965unto thee: and the lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216shall shineנָ֣גַֽהּNa.gahH5050upon thy waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
29When menare cast downהִ֭שְׁפִּילוּHish.pi.luH8213,then thou shalt sayוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, There islifting upגֵּוָ֑הge.VahH1466;and he shall saveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467the humbleוְשַׁ֖חve.ShachH7807personעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869.
30He shall deliverיְֽמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422the islandאִֽי־'i-H336of the innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355:and it is deliveredוְ֝נִמְלַ֗טve.nim.LatH4422by the purenessבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1252of thine handsכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ פka.Pei.khaH3709.
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