Revised Literal Translation

Job 22:15-20

15Hast thou markedתִּשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104the oldעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769wayהַאֹ֣רַחha.'O.rachH734which wickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962have troddenדָּרְכ֣וּda.re.KhuH1869?

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.

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