1I madeכָּרַ֣תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְּ֭רִיתBe.ritH1285with mine eyesלְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.NaiH5869;why then should I lookאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995upon a maidבְּתוּלָֽה׃be.tu.LahH1330?
2For what portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is therefrom aboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605? and whatinheritanceוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159of the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706from on highמִמְּרֹמִֽים׃mi.me.ro.MimH4791?
3Isnot destructionאֵ֥יד'eidH343to the wickedלְעַוָּ֑לle.'a.ValH5767?and a strangeוְ֝נֵ֗כֶרve.Ne.kherH5235punishmentto the workersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?
4Doth not he seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200my waysדְרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870,and countיִסְפּֽוֹר׃yis.PorH5608all my stepsצְעָדַ֥יtze.'a.DaiH6806?
5If I have walkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980with vanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,or if my footרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272hath hastedוַתַּ֖חַשׁva.Ta.chashH2363to deceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820;
6Let me be weighedיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254in an evenצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664balanceבְמֹאזְנֵי־ve.mo.ze.nei-H3976,that Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433may knowוְיֵדַ֥עve.ye.Da'H3045mine integrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538.
7If my stepאַשֻּׁרִי֮'a.shu.RiH838hath turned outתִּטֶּ֣הti.TehH5186of the wayהַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,and mine heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310mine eyesעֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naiH5869,and if any blotמֻאֽוּם׃ פmu.'UmH3971hath cleavedדָּ֣בַקDa.vakH1692to mine handsוּ֝בְכַפַּ֗יu.ve.kha.PaiH3709;
8Thenlet me sowאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232,and let anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398;yea, let my offspringוְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥יve.tze.'e.tza.'AiH6631be rooted outיְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ye.sho.Ra.shuH8327.
9If mine heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820have been deceivedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601by a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, or ifI have laid waitאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693at my neighbour’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607;
10Thenlet my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912unto anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,and let othersאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312bow downיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766upon her.
11For this isan heinous crimeזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154; yea, it isan iniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771to be punished bythe judgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.
12For it isa fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784thatconsumethתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398to destructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11,and would root outתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327all mine increaseתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.
13If I did despiseאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988the causeמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of my manservantעַ֭בְדִּי'Av.diH5650or of my maidservantוַאֲמָתִ֑יva.'a.ma.TiH519,when they contendedבְּ֝רִבָ֗םbe.ri.VamH7379with me;
14What then shall I doאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה'E.'e.sehH6213when Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410riseth upיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965?and when he visitethיִ֝פְקֹ֗דyif.KodH6485,what shall I answerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him?
15Did not he that madeעֹשֵׂ֣נִי'o.Se.niH6213me in the wombבַ֭בֶּטֶןVa.be.tenH990makeעָשָׂ֑הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him? and did not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fashionוַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּvay.khu.Ne.nuH3559us in the wombבָּרֶ֥חֶםba.Re.chemH7358?
16If I have withheldאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800from theirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656,or have caused the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of the widowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490to failאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615;
17Or have eatenוְאֹכַ֣לve.'o.KhalH398my morselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595myself alone, and the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490hath not eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398thereof;
18(For from my youthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271he was brought upגְּדֵלַ֣נִיge.de.La.niH1431with me, as witha fatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1,and I have guidedאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148her from my mother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990;)
19If I have seenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200any perishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6for want of clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,or any poorלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34without coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682;
20If his loinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504have not blessedבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288me, and if he were notwarmedיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with the fleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of my sheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532;
21If I have lifted upהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130my handיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027against the fatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,when I sawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200my helpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:
22Thenlet mine armכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from my shoulder bladeמִשִּׁכְמָ֣הmi.shikh.MahH7929,and mine armוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248be brokenתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from the boneמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.
23For destructionאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410wasa terrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343to me, and by reason of his highnessוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613I couldאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201not endure.
24If I have madeשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091my hopeכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689,or have saidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the fine goldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800, Thou artmy confidenceמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009;
25If I rejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055because my wealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428wasgreatרַ֣בravH7227,and because mine handיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027had gottenמָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'AhH4672muchכַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirH3524;
26If I beheldאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the sunא֖וֹר'orH216when it shinedיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984,or the moonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394walkingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980inbrightnessיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368;
27And my heartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820hath been secretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedוַיִּ֣פְתְּvai.YiftH6601,or my mouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310hath kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֖קva.ti.ShakH5401my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027:
28This also werean iniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771to be punished bythe judgeפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416:for I should have deniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584the Godלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410that isaboveמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4605.
29If I rejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055at the destructionבְּפִ֣ידbe.FidH6365of him that hatedמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130me, or lifted upוְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּיve.hit.'o.Rar.tiH5782myself when evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451foundמְצָ֥אוֹme.Tza.'ovH4672him:
30Neither have I sufferedנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my mouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441to sinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398by wishingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592a curseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423to his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
31If the menמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962of my tabernacleאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559not, Oh that we hadיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414of his fleshמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320!we cannot be satisfiedנִשְׂבָּֽע׃nis.Ba'H7646.
32The strangerגֵּ֑רGerH1616did not lodgeיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885in the streetבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351: butI openedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605my doorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817to the travellerלָאֹ֥רַחla.'O.rachH734.
33If I coveredכִּסִּ֣יתִיki.Si.tiH3680my transgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588as Adamכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121,by hidingלִטְמ֖וֹןlit.MonH2934mine iniquityעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771in my bosomבְּחֻבִּ֣יbe.chu.BiH2243:
34Did I fearאֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀'e.'e.RotzH6206a greatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995,or did the contemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937of familiesמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940terrifyיְחִתֵּ֑נִיye.chi.Te.niH2865me, that I kept silenceוָ֝אֶדֹּ֗םva.'e.DomH1826, andwent not outאֵ֥צֵא'E.tze'H3318of the doorפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607?
35Oh thatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414one would hearשֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085me! behold, my desireתָּ֭וִיTa.viH8420is, thatthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706would answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me, and thatmine adversaryאִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃'ish ri.ViH7379H376had writtenכָּ֝תַ֗בka.TavH3789a bookוְסֵ֥פֶרve.Se.ferH5612.
36Surely I would takeאֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ'es.sa.'E.nuH5375it upon my shoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926, andbindאֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ'e.'en.De.nuH6029it asa crownעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850to me.
37I would declareאַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ'ag.gi.De.nuH5046unto him the numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of my stepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806;as a princeנָ֝גִ֗ידna.GidH5057would I go nearאֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.ka.ra.Ve.nuH7126unto him.
38If my landאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127cryתִזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199against me, or that the furrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525likewiseוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162thereof complainיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058;
39If I have eatenאָכַ֣לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398the fruitsכֹּ֭חָהּKo.chahH3581thereof without moneyכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701,or have caused the ownersבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167thereof to loseהִפָּֽחְתִּי׃hi.Pa.che.tiH5301their lifeוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315:
40Let thistlesח֗וֹחַCho.achH2336growיֵ֥צֵאYe.tze'H3318instead of wheatחִטָּ֨ה׀chi.TahH2406,and cockleבָאְשָׁ֑הva.'e.ShahH890instead of barleyשְׂעֹרָ֥הse.'o.RahH8184.The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jobאִיּֽוֹב׃ פ'i.YovH347are endedתַּ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552.
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