2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085my wordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405,O ye wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450men;and give earהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238unto me, ye that have knowledgeוְ֝יֹדְעִ֗יםve.yo.de.'ImH3045.
3For the earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241triethתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,as the mouthוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastethיִטְעַ֥םyit.'AmH2938meatלֶאֱכֹֽל׃le.'e.KholH398.
4Let us chooseנִבְחֲרָה־niv.cha.rah-H977to us judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941:let us knowנֵדְעָ֖הne.de.'AhH3045among ourselves what isgoodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
5For Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347hath saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559,I am righteousצָדַ֑קְתִּיtza.Dak.tiH6663:and Godוְ֝אֵ֗לve.'ElH410hath taken awayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941.
6Should I lieאֲכַזֵּ֑ב'a.kha.ZevH3576against my rightמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941?my woundחִצִּ֣יchi.TziH2671isincurableאָנ֖וּשׁ'a.NushH605without transgressionפָֽשַׁע׃Fa.sha'H6588.
8Which goethוְאָרַ֣חve.'a.RachH732in companyלְ֭חֶבְרָהLe.chev.rahH2274with the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,and walkethH3212with wickedרֶֽשַׁע׃Re.sha'H7562menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582.
9For he hath saidאָ֭מַר'A.marH559,It profitethיִסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532a manגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397nothing that he should delightבִּ֝רְצֹת֗וֹbir.tzo.ToH7521himself with Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
10Therefore hearkenשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085unto me, ye menאַ֥נֲשֵׁ֥י'a.na.SheiH582of understandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824:far be itחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410, that he should dowickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562; and fromthe Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706, that he should commitiniquityמֵעָֽוֶל׃me.'A.velH5766.
11For the workפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467of a manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120shall he renderיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999unto him, and cause every manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376to findיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672according to hiswaysוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.
12Yea, surelyאָמְנָ֗ם'a.me.NamH551Godאֵ֥ל'elH410will not do wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,neither will the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
13Who hath given him a chargeפָקַ֣דfa.KadH6485over the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?or who hath disposedשָׂ֝֗םSamH7760the whole worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398?
14If he setיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820upon man, ifhe gatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622unto himself his spiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and his breathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹve.nish.ma.ToH5397;
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.
20In a momentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281shall they dieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191,and the peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971shall be troubledיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607at midnightוַחֲצ֪וֹת לָ֥יְלָהva.cha.Tzot La.ye.lahH3915H2676,and pass awayוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674:and the mightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47shall be taken awayוְיָסִ֥ירוּve·ya·Si·ruH5493without handבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.
21For his eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areupon the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and he seethיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200all his goingsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806.
22There isno darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,nor shadow of deathצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757,where the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205may hideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves.
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