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.
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