Revised Version 1895

Job 13

1Loהֶן־hen-H2005, mineeyeעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869hathseenרָאֲתָ֣הra.'a.TahH7200allכֹּ֭לkolH3605this, mineearאָ֝זְנִ֗י'a.ze.NiH241hathheardשָֽׁמְעָ֥הsha.me.'AhH8085andunderstoodוַתָּ֥בֶןva.Ta.venH995it.

2Whatגַם־gam-H1571yeknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045, thesameH4480doאָ֑נִי'A.niH589IknowH3045also: I amnotלֹא־lo'-H3808inferiorנֹפֵ֖לno.FelH5307untoyouH3045.

3SurelyH3198I wouldspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696to theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706, and Idesireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654toreasonH3198withGodאֵ֣ל'elH410.

4But ye are forgers ofliesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267, ye areallH3605physiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495ofnoH3605value.

5Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310that ye would altogetherholdיִ֭תֵּןYi.tenH5414your peace! and it should be yourwisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

6Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֥אna'H4994my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193.

7Will yespeakתְּדַבְּר֣וּte.da.be.RuH1696unrighteously forGodהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410, andtalkתְּֽדַבְּר֥וּte.da.be.RuH1696deceitfullyרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423for him?

8Will yerespectהֲפָנָ֥יוha.fa.NavH6440his person? will yecontendתְּרִיבֽוּן׃te.ri.VunH7378forGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410?

9Is itgoodהֲ֭טוֹבHa.tovH2896that he shouldsearchH2713youכִּֽי־ki-H3588outH2713? or as one deceiveth amanבֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁbe.'e.No.oshH582, will ye deceive him?

10He willsurelyH518reproveH3198youH518,ifH518yedoH518secretlyrespectפָּנִ֥יםpa.NimH6440persons.

11Shallnotהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808his excellency makeyouH5921afraidH6343, and hisdreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307uponH5921youH5921?

12YourmemorableH2146sayingsH2146are proverbs ofashesאֵ֑פֶר'E.ferH665, your defences are defences of clay.

13Hold your peace, letmeH5921aloneמִ֭מֶּנִּיMi.me.niH4480, that I mayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696, and let come onmeH5921whatמָֽה׃MahH4100wilt.

14Wherefore should Itakeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320in myteethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127, andputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mylifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315in minehandבְּכַפִּֽי׃be.kha.PiH3709?

15Thoughהֵ֣ןhenH2005heslayיִ֭קְטְלֵנִיYik.te.le.niH6991meאֶל־'el-H413, yet will Iwaitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176for him:neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389I will maintain mywaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforeפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440him.

16This also shall be mysalvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444; for agodlessחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611manH2611shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935beforeלְ֝פָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

17Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085myspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405, and let mydeclarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262be in yourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.

18Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֭אna'H4994, I have ordered mycauseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941; Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I amrighteousאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.

19Who is he that willcontendיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378withmeעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978? fornowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258shall I hold my peace and give up the ghost.

20Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389doתַּ֣עַשׂTa.'asH6213notH3808twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147things untomeH6440, then will InotH3808hideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641myself from thyfaceH6440:

21Withdraw thinehandכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709farהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368frommeH5921; andletH408notH408thyterrorוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ve.'E.ma.te.khaH367makemeH5921afraid.

22Thencallוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121thou, and I willanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; or letmeH7725speakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696, andanswerH6030thoumeH7725.

23HowH4100manyH4100are mineiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771andsinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?makeהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045meH4100toknowH3045mytransgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588and mysinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.

24Wherefore hidest thou thyfaceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440, and holdestmeH6440for thineenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341?

25Wilt thou harass adrivenנִדָּ֣ףni.DafH5086leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929? and wilt thoupursueתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291thedryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179?

26For thou writestbitterמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846thingsagainstH5921meH5921, and makestmeH5921toinheritוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423theiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of myyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271:

27Thou puttest myfeetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272also in thestocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465, and markestallכָּל־kol-H3605mypathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734; thou drawest thee alineH8328aboutעַל־'al-H5921thesolesH8328of myfeetרַ֝גְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272:

28ThoughH1931I am like arottenכְּרָקָ֣בke.ra.KavH7538thingH1931that consumeth, like agarmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899that is moth-eaten.

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