1Whereforeוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347,I pray thee, hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085my speechesמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405,and hearkenהַאֲזִֽינָה׃ha.'a.Zi.nahH238to all my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697.
2Behold, now I have openedפָּתַ֣חְתִּיpa.Tach.tiH6605my mouthפִ֑יFiH6310,my tongueלְשׁוֹנִ֣יle.sho.NiH3956hath spokenדִּבְּרָ֖הdi.be.RahH1696in my mouthבְחִכִּֽי׃ve.chi.KiH2441.
3My wordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561shall be ofthe uprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר־yo.sher-H3476of my heartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820:and my lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shall utterמִלֵּֽלוּ׃mi.Le.luH4448knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847clearlyבָּר֥וּרba.RurH1305.
4The Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410hath madeעָשָׂ֑תְנִי'a.Sa.te.niH6213me, and the breathוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706hath given me lifeתְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃te.chai.Ye.niH2421.
5If thou canstתּוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201answerהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725me, set thy wordsin orderעֶרְכָ֥ה'er.KhahH6186beforeלְ֝פָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, stand upהִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃hit.ya.Tza.vahH3320.
6Behold, I amaccording to thy wishכְפִ֣יךָkhe.Fi.khaH6310in God’sלָאֵ֑לla.'ElH410stead: I also am formedקֹרַ֥צְתִּיko.Ratz.tiH7169out of the clayמֵ֝חֹ֗מֶרme.Cho.merH2563.
7Behold, my terrorאֵ֭מָתִי'E.ma.tiH367shall not make thee afraidתְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּte.va.'a.Te.kaH1204,neither shall my handוְ֝אַכְפִּ֗יve.'akh.PiH405be heavyיִכְבָּֽד׃yikh.BadH3513upon thee.
8Surely thou hast spokenאָמַ֣רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in mine hearingבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,and I have heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085the voiceוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of thywordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405, saying,
9I am cleanזַ֥ךְzakhH2134without transgressionפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588, I aminnocentחַ֥ףchafH2643; neither is thereiniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771in me.
10Behold, he findethיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672occasionsתְּ֭נוּאוֹתTe.nu.'otH8569against me, he countethיַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיyach.she.Ve.niH2803me for his enemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341,
11He puttethיָשֵׂ֣םya.SemH7760my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272in the stocksבַּסַּ֣דba.SadH5465,he markethיִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רyish.MorH8104all my pathsאָרְחֹתָֽי׃'a.re.cho.TaiH734.
12Behold, inthis thou art not justצָדַ֣קְתָּtza.Dak.taH6663:I will answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee, that Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433is greaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235than manמֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃me.'e.No.oshH582.
13Why dost thou striveרִיב֑וֹתָri.Vo.taH7378against him? for he giveth not accountיַעֲנֶֽה׃ya.'a.NehH6030of any of his mattersדְּ֝בָרָ֗יוde.va.RavH1697.
15In a dreamבַּחֲל֤וֹם׀ba.cha.LomH2472,in a visionחֶזְי֬וֹןchez.YonH2384of the nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,when deepתַּ֭רְדֵּמָהTar.de.mahH8639sleep fallethבִּנְפֹ֣לbin.FolH5307upon menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582,in slumberingsבִּ֝תְנוּמ֗וֹתbit.nu.MotH8572upon the bedמִשְׁכָּֽב׃mish.KavH4904;
16Then he openethיִ֭גְלֶהYig.lehH1540the earsאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241of menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582,and sealethיַחְתֹּֽם׃yach.TomH2856their instructionוּבְמֹ֖סָרָ֣םu.ve.Mo.sa.RamH4561,
17That he may withdrawלְ֭הָסִירLe.ha.sirH5493manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120from hispurposeמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639,and hideיְכַסֶּֽה׃ye.kha.SehH3680prideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466from manמִגֶּ֣בֶרmi.Ge.verH1397.
18He keepeth backיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from the pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416from perishingמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674by the swordבַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ba.Sha.lachH7973.
19He is chastenedוְהוּכַ֣חve.hu.KhachH3198also with painבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341upon his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,and the multitudeוְר֖וֹבve.rivH7379H7230of his bonesעֲצָמָ֣יו'a.tza.MavH6106with strongאֵתָֽן׃'e.TanH386pain:
20So that his lifeחַיָּת֣וֹchai.ya.ToH2416abhorrethוְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּve.zi.ha.Ma.tuH2092breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,and his soulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315daintyתַּאֲוָֽה׃ta.'a.VahH8378meatמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978.
21His fleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320is consumed awayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615,that it cannot be seenמֵרֹ֑אִיme.Ro.'iH7210;and his bonesעַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יוatz.mo.TavH6106thatwere not seenרֻאּֽוּ׃ru'.'UH7200stick outוְשֻׁפּ֥וּu.she.fiH8205H8192.
22Yea, his soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315draweth nearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126unto the graveלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416to the destroyersלַֽמְמִתִֽים׃La.mi.TimH4191.
23If thereיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426be a messengerמַלְאָ֗ךְmal.'AkhH4397with him, an interpreterמֵלִ֗יץme.LitzH3887,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259among a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,to shewלְהַגִּ֖ידle.ha.GidH5046unto manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120his uprightnessיָשְׁרֽוֹ׃ya.she.RoH3476:
24Then he is graciousוַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּvay.chun.Ne.nuH2603unto him, and saithוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Deliverפְּ֭דָעֵהוּPe.da.'e.huH6308him from going downמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381to the pitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845:I have foundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672a ransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724.
25His fleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall be fresherרֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁru.ta.FashH7375than a child’sמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290:he shall returnיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725to the daysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117of his youthעֲלוּמָֽיו׃'a.lu.MavH5934:
26He shall prayיֶעְתַּ֤רye'.TarH6279unto Godאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433,and he will be favourableוַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּvai.yir.Tze.huH7521unto him: and he shall seeוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200his faceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440with joyבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643:for he will renderוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725unto manלֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582his righteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666.
27He lookethיָשֹׁ֤ר׀ya.ShorH7789upon menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582, and if anysayוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have sinnedחָ֭טָאתִיCha.ta.tiH2398,and pervertedהֶעֱוֵ֗יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753that which wasrightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477,and it profitedשָׁ֥וָהSha.vahH7737me not;
28He will deliverפָּדָ֣הpa.DahH6299his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shiH5315from goingמֵעֲבֹ֣רme.'a.VorH5674into the pitבַּשָּׁ֑חַתba.Sha.chatH7845,and his lifeוְ֝חַיָּתוֹve.chai.ya.toH2416shall seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the lightבָּא֥וֹרba.'orH216.
29Lo, all these thingsworkethיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410oftentimesפַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁל֣וֹשׁpa.'a.Ma.yim sha.Lo.oshH7969H6471with manגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397,
30To bring backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from the pitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845,to be enlightenedלֵ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH215with the lightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216of the livingהַֽחַיִּים׃Ha.chai.yimH2416.
31Mark wellהַקְשֵׁ֖בhak.ShevH7181,O Jobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347,hearkenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085unto me: hold thy peaceהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,and I will speakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.
32If thou hastיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426any thing to sayמִלִּ֥יןmi.LinH4405,answerהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725me: speakדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696,for I desireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654to justifyצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663thee.
33If not, hearkenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085unto me: hold thy peaceהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,and I shall teachוַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥va.'a.'a.lef.KhaH502thee wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451.
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