Revised Version 1895

Job 21:7-21

7Wherefore do thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,becomeגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396oldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275, yea, waxmightyH2428inpowerH2428?

8TheirseedH2233isestablishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with them in theirsightH5869, and theiroffspringזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

9Theirhousesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004aresafeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965fromfearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808is therodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.

10Theirbullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794gendereth, and failethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; theircowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calveth, and castethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808herיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602calf.

11Theysendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971forthH7971theirlittleH5759onesH5759like aflockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629, and theirchildrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.

12Theysingיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375to thetimbrelכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596andharpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658, andrejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at thesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thepipeעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.

13TheyspendH1086theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperityבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896, and in amomentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281theygoH5181downH5181toSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

14Yet theysaidH559untoGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493fromusH559; for wedesireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654notלֹ֣אlo'H3808theknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of thywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.

15Whatמַה־mah-H4100is theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706, thatweH3588shouldserveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100profitנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276shouldweH3588have,ifH3588weH3588pray unto him?

16Loהֵ֤ןhenH2005, theirprosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808in theirhandבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027: thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isfarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368frommeמֶֽנִּי׃Me.niH4480.

17HowH4100oft is it that thelampנֵר־ner-H5216of thewickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563isputוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935outH4100? that theircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343comethuponעָלֵ֣ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921them? that God distributeth sorrows in hisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639?

18That they are as stubblebeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307, and aschaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671that the storm carriethawayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589?

19Ye say,Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layethupיִצְפֹּן־yitz.pon-H6845hisiniquityאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for hischildrenלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121. Let him recompense it untohimselfH3045, that he mayknowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it.

20Let hisownעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869eyesH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his destruction, and let himdrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of thewrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.

21Forwhatמַה־mah-H4100pleasureחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656hath he in hishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, when thenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of hismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320is cut off in the midst?

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