Revised Version 1895

Job 15:20-35

20Thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563travaileth with painallכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, even thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557ofyearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141that are laidupנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the oppressor.

21Asoundקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorsפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343is in hisearsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241; inprosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the spoiler shallcomeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935uponH935him:

22He believethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808that he shallreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725outמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480ofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and he is waited for of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719:

23He wandereth abroad forbreadלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that thedayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isreadyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559at hishandבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:

24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862andanguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691make him afraid; they prevail against him, as akingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to the battle:

25Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186outH5186hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, and behavethhimselfH3027proudlyagainstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706;

26He runnethuponאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413him with a stiffneckבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677, with thethickבַּ֝עֲבִ֗יba.'a.ViH5672bosses of his bucklers:

27Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathcoveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680hisfaceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440with hisfatnessH2459, andmadeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213collops offatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459on his flanks;

28And he hathdweltH3427indesolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892, inhousesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004whichH834noלֹא־lo'-H3808maninhabitedH3427,whichH834werereadyהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to becomeheapsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.

29He shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808berichיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall hissubstanceחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428continueיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall their producebendיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186to theearthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

30He shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808departH5493outמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480ofdarknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957shalldryתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001upH3001his branches, and by thebreathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shall hegoH5493awayH5493.

31LetH408himnotH408trustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539invanityבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723,deceivingנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582himself: forvanityשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723shall be his recompence.

32It shall beaccomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeבְּֽלֹא־be.lo'-H3808his time, and hisbranchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808begreenרַעֲנָֽנָה׃ra.'a.Na.nahH7488.

33He shall shakeoffH7993his unripe grape as thevineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612, and shallcastH7993offH7993hisflowerנִצָּתֽוֹ׃ni.tza.ToH5328as theoliveכַּ֝זַּ֗יִתka.Za.yitH2132.

34For thecompanyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of thegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611shall bebarrenגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565, andfireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784shallconsumeאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398thetentsאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168ofbriberyשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

35Theyconceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029mischiefעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999, andbringH3205forthH3205iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, and theirbellyוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990preparethdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.

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