13Lest ye should sayתֹּ֣֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559,We have found outמָצָ֣אנוּma.Tza.nuH4672wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:Godאֵ֖ל'elH410thrusteth him downיִדְּפֶ֣נּוּyi.de.Fe.nuH5086,not manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
14Now he hath not directedעָרַ֣ךְ'a.RakhH6186hiswordsמִלִּ֑יןmi.LinH4405against me: neither will I answerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him with your speechesוּ֝בְאִמְרֵיכֶ֗םu.ve.'im.rei.KhemH561.
15They were amazedחַ֭תּוּCha.tuH2865,they answeredעָ֣נוּ'A.nuH6030no more: they left offהֶעְתִּ֖יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275speakingמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405.
16When I had waitedוְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּיVe.ho.chal.tiH3176, (for they spakeיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696not, but stood stillעָ֝מְד֗וּ'a.me.DuH5975, andansweredעָ֥נוּ'A.nuH6030no more;)
17I said,I will answerאַעֲנֶ֣ה'a.'a.NehH6030also my partחֶלְקִ֑יchel.KiH2506,I also will shewאֲחַוֶּ֖ה'a.cha.VehH2331mine opinionדֵעִ֣יde.'IH1843.
18For I am fullמָלֵ֣תִיma.Le.tiH4390of matterמִלִּ֑יםmi.LimH4405,the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307withinבִּטְנִֽי׃bit.NiH990me constrainethהֱ֝צִיקַ֗תְנִיhe.tzi.Kat.niH6693me.
19Behold, my bellyבִטְנִ֗יvit.NiH990isas wineכְּיַ֥יִןke.Ya.yinH3196whichhath no ventיִפָּתֵ֑חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605;it is ready to burstיִבָּקֵֽעַ׃yi.ba.Ke.a'H1234like newחֲ֝דָשִׁ֗יםcha.da.ShimH2319bottlesכְּאֹב֥וֹתke.'o.VotH178.
20I will speakאֲדַבְּרָ֥ה'a.da.be.RahH1696,that I may be refreshedוְיִֽרְוַֽח־ve.yir.vach-H7304:I will openאֶפְתַּ֖ח'ef.TachH6605my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193and answerוְאֶֽעֱנֶֽה׃ve.'E.'e.NehH6030.
21Let me not, I pray you, acceptאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375any man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376personפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440,neither let me give flattering titlesאֲכַנֶּֽה׃'a.kha.NehH3655unto manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120.
22For I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not to give flattering titlesאֲכַנֶּ֑ה'a.kha.NehH3655; in so doingmy makerעֹשֵֽׂנִי׃'o.Se.niH6213would soonכִּ֝מְעַ֗טkim.'AtH4592take me awayיִשָּׂאֵ֥נִיyi.sa.'E.niH5375.
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