Revised Literal Translation

Job 34:16-19

16If now thou hastunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this: hearkenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.

17Shall even he that hatethשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130rightמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941governיַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshH2280?and wilt thou condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561him that is mostכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662?

18Is it fitto sayהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to a kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Thou artwickedבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100? andto princesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, Ye areungodlyרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563?

19How much less to himthat acceptethנָשָׂ֨א׀na.Sa'H5375not the personsפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269,nor regardethנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234the richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771more thanלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the poorדָ֑לDalH1800? for they all arethe workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027.

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