Revised Version 1895

Job 31:13-40

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?

15DidH6213notH3808he thatmadeH6213meH3808in thewombH990makeH6213him? anddidH6213notH3808onefashionוַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּvay.khu.Ne.nuH3559usH6213in thewombH990?

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;

20IfH518hisloinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504havenotH3808blessedH1288meH1288, andifH518he werenotH3808warmedיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with thefleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of mysheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532;

21Ifאִם־'im-H518I haveliftedהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130upH7200myhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921thefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588IsawH7200myhelpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in thegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:

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;

25Ifאִם־'im-H518Irejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055becauseכִּי־ki-H3588mywealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428wasgreatרַ֣בravH7227, andbecauseוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588minehandיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027had gottenmuchH3027;

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;

33Ifאִם־'im-H518likeAdamכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121Icoveredכִּסִּ֣יתִיki.Si.tiH3680mytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588, byhidingלִטְמ֖וֹןlit.MonH2934mineiniquityעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771in mybosomבְּחֻבִּ֣יbe.chu.BiH2243;

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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