1IMADEכָּרַ֣תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְּ֭רִיתBe.ritH1285with mineeyesלְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.NaiH5869;howוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100then should IlookH5869uponעַל־'al-H5921a maid?
2Forwhatוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100is theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433fromaboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and theheritageוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159of theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706from onhighמִמְּרֹמִֽים׃mi.me.ro.MimH4791?
5Ifאִם־'im-H518I havewalkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980withvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, and myfootרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272hath hasted todeceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820;
6(LetmeH3045beweighedיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254in an evenbalanceבְמֹאזְנֵי־ve.mo.ze.nei-H3976, thatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433mayknowH3045mineintegrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538;)
8Then letmeH398sowאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232, and letanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398; yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
9Ifאִם־'im-H518mineheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820have beenenticedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601unto awomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, and I have laidwaitאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693at my neighbour’sdoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607:
10Then let mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912untoanotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312, and letothersאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312bowיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766downH3766uponH5921herH5921.
11For that were anheinousH2154crimeH2154;yeaכִּי־ki-H3588, it were aniniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771to be punished by thejudgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414:
12For it is afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784that consumeth untoDestructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11, and wouldrootתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327outH3605allH3605mineincreaseתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.
13Ifאִם־'im-H518I diddespiseאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988thecauseמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of my manservant or of mymaidservantוַאֲמָתִ֑יva.'a.ma.TiH519, when theycontendedH7378withmeעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978:
14Whatוּמָ֣הu.MahH4100then shall Idoאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה'E.'e.sehH6213whenGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410risethupיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965? and when he visiteth,whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Ianswerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him?
16Ifאִם־'im-H518I havewithheldאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800from theirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656, or have caused theeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of thewidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490tofailאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615;
17Or haveeatenוְאֹכַ֣לve.'o.KhalH398mymorselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595aloneלְבַדִּ֑יle.va.DiH905, and thefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490hathnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398thereof;
18(Nay, from myyouthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271hegrewH1431upH1431withmeH990as with afatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1, and I have beenherכִּ֣יkiH3588guideאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148from mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990;)
19Ifאִם־'im-H518I haveseenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200anyH369perishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6forwantמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097ofclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, or that theneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34hadnoH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682;
22Then let myshoulderכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from theshoulderH3802blade, and minearmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248bebrokenתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from the bone.
23Forcalamityאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410was aterrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343tomeאֵ֭לַי'E.laiH413, and by reason of his excellency IcouldH3201doH3201nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.
24Ifאִם־'im-H518I havemadeשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091my hope, and havesaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to thefineוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800goldH2091, Thou art myconfidenceמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009;
26Ifאִם־'im-H518I beheld thesunא֖וֹר'orH216when it shined, or themoonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394walkingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980in brightness;
27And myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820hath been secretlyenticedוַיִּ֣פְתְּvai.YiftH6601, and mymouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310hathkissedוַתִּשַּׁ֖קva.ti.ShakH5401myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027:
28This also were aniniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771to be punished by the judges: for I should haveliedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584toGodלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410that isaboveמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4605.
29Ifאִם־'im-H518Irejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055at thedestructionH7451of him thathatedמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130meH8130, orliftedH5782upH5782myself whenevilH7451foundמְצָ֥אוֹme.Tza.'ovH4672him;
30(Yea, I sufferednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808mymouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441tosinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398byaskingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315with acurseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423;)
31Ifאִם־'im-H518themenמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962of mytentאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168saidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559notלֹ֣אlo'H3808, Whocanמִֽי־mi-H4310findיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414one that hathnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808beensatisfiedנִשְׂבָּֽע׃nis.Ba'H7646with hisfleshמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320?
32Thestrangerגֵּ֑רGerH1616didH3808notH3808lodge in thestreetבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351; but Iopenedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605mydoorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817to the traveller;
34Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588Ifearedאֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀'e.'e.RotzH6206thegreatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995, and thecontemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937offamiliesמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940terrifiedיְחִתֵּ֑נִיye.chi.Te.niH2865meH3318,soH3808that I kept silence, andwentH3318notH3808outH3318of thedoorפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607—
35OhH4310that I had one tohearשֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085meH5414! (loH2005,hereהֶן־hen-H2005is my signature,letH5414theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030meH5414;) and that I had theindictmentוְסֵ֥פֶרve.Se.ferH5612whichH4310mineadversaryרִיבִֽי׃ri.ViH7379hathwrittenכָּ֝תַ֗בka.TavH3789!
36Surelyאִם־'im-H518I wouldcarryאֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ'es.sa.'E.nuH5375ituponH5921myshoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926; I wouldbindאֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ'e.'en.De.nuH6029it untomeH5921as acrownעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850.
37I woulddeclareאַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ'ag.gi.De.nuH5046unto him thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of mystepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806; as aprinceנָ֝גִ֗ידna.GidH5057would IgoH7126nearH7126unto him.
38Ifאִם־'im-H518mylandאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127cryH2199outH2199againstH5921meH5921, and thefurrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525thereofweepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058togetherוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162;
39Ifאִם־'im-H518I haveeatenאָכַ֣לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398the fruits thereofwithoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097moneyכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701, or have caused theownersבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167thereof toloseהִפָּֽחְתִּי׃hi.Pa.che.tiH5301theirlifeוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315:
40Letthistlesח֗וֹחַCho.achH2336growיֵ֥צֵאYe.tze'H3318insteadתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478ofwheatחִטָּ֨ה׀chi.TahH2406, and cockleinsteadוְתַֽחַת־ve.ta.chat-H8478ofbarleyשְׂעֹרָ֥הse.'o.RahH8184. Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJobאִיּֽוֹב׃ פ'i.YovH347areendedתַּ֝֗מּוּTa.muH8552.
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