Revised Literal Translation

Job 8:13-18

13So arethe pathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of all that forgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;and the hypocrite’sחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615shall perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6:

14Whose hopeכִּסְל֑וֹkis.LoH3689shall be cut offיָק֥וֹטya.KotH6990,and whose trustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009shall bea spider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

15He shall leanיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172upon his houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,but it shall not standיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975:he shall holdיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388it fast, but it shall not endureיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.

16He isgreenרָטֹ֣בra.ToH7373beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,and his branchיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127shooteth forthתֵצֵֽא׃te.Tze'H3318in his gardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.

17His rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328are wrapped aboutיְסֻבָּ֑כוּye.su.Ba.khuH5440the heapגַּ֭לgalH1530, andseethיֶחֱזֶֽה׃ye.che.ZehH2372the placeבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68.

18If he destroyיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104him from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, then itshall denyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying,I have not seenרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200thee.

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