2Even to dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117ismy complaintשִׂחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879bitterמְרִ֣יme.RiH4805:my strokeיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027is heavierכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513than my groaningאַנְחָתִֽי׃'an.cha.TiH585.
3Oh thatיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414I knewיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045where I might findוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּve.'em.tza.'E.huH4672him! thatI might comeאָ֝ב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935evento his seatתְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃te.khu.na.ToH8499!
4I would orderאֶעֶרְכָ֣ה'e.'er.KhahH6186mycauseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and fillאֲמַלֵּ֥א'a.ma.Le'H4390my mouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310with argumentsתוֹכָחֽוֹת׃to.kha.ChotH8433.
5I would knowאֵ֭דְעָה'E.de.'ahH3045the wordsמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405whichhe would answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me, and understandוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהve.'a.Vi.nahH995what he would sayיֹּ֥אמַרYo.marH559unto me.
6Will he pleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378againstעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978me with hisgreatהַבְּרָב־ha.be.rov-H7230powerכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581?No; but he would putיָשִׂ֥םya.SimH7760strength in me.
7There the righteousיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477might disputeנוֹכָ֣חno.KhachH3198with him; so should I be deliveredוַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הva.'a.fa.le.TahH6403for everלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331from my judgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃mi.sho.fe.TiH8199.
8Behold, I goאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ'e.he.LokhH1980forwardקֶ֣דֶםKe.demH6924, but he is not there;and backwardוְ֝אָח֗וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,but I cannot perceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995him:
9On the left handשְׂמֹ֣אולse.MolH8040,where he doth workבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.so.ToH6213,but I cannot beholdאָ֑חַז'A.chazH2372him:he hidethיַעְטֹ֥ףya'.TofH5848himself on the right handיָ֝מִ֗יןya.MinH3225,that I cannot seeאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200him:
10But he knowethיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that I takeעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978: whenhe hath triedבְּ֝חָנַ֗נִיbe.cha.Na.niH974me, I shall come forthאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318as goldכַּזָּהָ֥בka.za.HavH2091.
11My footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272hath heldאָחֲזָ֣ה'a.cha.ZahH270his stepsבַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹba.'a.shu.roH838,his wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870have I keptשָׁמַ֣רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104,and not declinedאָֽט׃'AtH5186.
12Neither have I gone backאָמִ֑ישׁ'a.MishH4185from the commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of his lipsשְׂ֭פָתָיוSe.fa.tavH8193;I have esteemedצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of his mouthפִֽיו׃FivH6310more than my necessaryמֵ֝חֻקִּ֗יme.chu.KiH2706food.
13But he isin oneבְ֭אֶחָדVe.'e.chodH259mind,and who can turnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725him? and whathis soulוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315desirethאִוְּתָ֣ה'i.ve.TahH183, even thathe doethוַיָּֽעַשׂ׃vai.Ya.'asH6213.
14For he performethיַשְׁלִ֣יםyash.LimH7999the thing that isappointedחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706for me: and manyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227suchH2007things are with him.
15Therefore am I troubledאֶבָּהֵ֑ל'e.ba.HelH926at his presenceמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440:when I considerאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995,I am afraidוְאֶפְחַ֥דve.'ef.ChadH6342of him.
16For Godוְ֭אֵלVe.'elH410maketh my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820softהֵרַ֣ךְhe.RakhH7401,and the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706troublethהִבְהִילָֽנִי׃hiv.hi.La.niH926me:
17Because I was not cut offנִ֭צְמַתִּיNitz.ma.tiH6789beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, neitherhath he coveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680the darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652from my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
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