Revised Literal Translation

Job 4:15-19

15Then a spiritוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307passedיַחֲלֹ֑ףya.cha.LofH2498before my faceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440;the hairשַֽׂעֲרַ֥תsa.'a.RatH8185of my fleshבְּשָׂרִֽי׃be.sa.RiH1320stood upתְּ֝סַמֵּ֗רte.sa.MerH5568:

16It stood stillיַעֲמֹ֤ד׀ya.'a.ModH5975,but I could not discernאַכִּ֬יר'a.KirH5234the formמַרְאֵ֗הוּmar.'E.huH4758thereof: an imageתְּ֭מוּנָהTe.mu.nahH8544wasbefore mine eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869, there wassilenceדְּמָמָ֖הde.ma.MahH1827,and I heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085a voiceוָק֣וֹלva.KolH6963, saying,

17Shall mortal manהַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁHa.'e.no.oshH582be more justיִצְדָּ֑קyitz.DakH6663than Godמֵאֱל֣וֹהַme.'e.Lo.haH433?shall a manגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397be more pureיִטְהַר־yit.har-H2891than his makerמֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּme.'o.Se.huH6213?

18Behold, he put no trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in his servantsבַּ֭עֲבָדָיוBa.'a.va.davH5650;and his angelsוּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יוu.ve.mal.'a.KhavH4397he chargedיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760with follyתָּהֳלָֽה׃to.ho.LahH8417:

19How much lessאַ֤ף׀'afH637inthem that dwellשֹׁכְנֵ֬יsho.khe.NeiH7931in housesבָֽתֵּי־va.tei-H1004of clayחֹ֗מֶרCho.merH2563,whose foundationיְסוֹדָ֑םye.so.DamH3247isin the dustבֶּעָפָ֥רbe.'a.FarH6083, whichare crushedיְ֝דַכְּא֗וּםye.da.ke.'UmH1792beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the mothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211?

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