Revised Literal Translation

Job 5:1-5

1Callקְֽרָא־ke.ra'-H7121now, if there beהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426any that will answerעוֹנֶ֑ךָּo.Ne.kaH6030thee; and to which of the holy onesמִקְּדֹשִׁ֣יםmi.ke.do.ShimH6918wilt thou turnתִּפְנֶֽה׃tif.NehH6437?

2For wrathכָּ֑עַשׂKa.'asH3708killethיַהֲרָג־ya.ha.rog-H2026the foolish manלֶֽ֭אֱוִילLe.'e.vilH191,and envyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068slayethתָּמִ֥יתta.MitH4191the silly oneוּ֝פֹתֶ֗הu.fo.TehH6601.

3I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200the foolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191taking rootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.RishH8327:but suddenlyפִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'OmH6597I cursedH5344his habitationנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

4His childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121are farיִרְחֲק֣וּyir.cha.KuH7368from safetyמִיֶּ֑שַׁעmi.Ye.sha'H3468,and they are crushedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּve.yid.da.ke.'UH1792in the gateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, neither is thereany to deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337them.

5Whose harvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105the hungryרָ֘עֵ֤בra.'EvH7457eateth upיֹאכֵ֗לyo.KhelH398,and takethיִקָּחֵ֑הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947it even outוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413of the thornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791,and the robberצַמִּ֣יםtza.MimH6782swalloweth upוְשָׁאַ֖ףve.sha.'AfH7602their substanceחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

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