2Thinkest thou this to be thyrightלְמִשְׁפָּ֑טle.mish.PatH4941, or sayest thou, Myrighteousnessצִדְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664is more thanGod’sמֵאֵֽל׃me.'ElH410,
3That thou sayest,Whatמַה־mah-H4100advantage will it be unto thee? and,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100profitאֹ֝עִ֗יל'o.'IlH3276shall I have,moreH3588thanH3588ifH3588I hadsinnedמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403?
4I willanswerאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣'a.shi.ve.KhaH7725thee, and thy companions with thee.
5LookH7200unto theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, andseeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200; andbeholdH7200theskiesשְׁ֝חָקִ֗יםShe.cha.KimH7834, which arehigherגָּבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361thanמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480thou.
7Ifאִם־'im-H518thou berighteousצָ֭דַקְתָּTza.dak.taH6663,whatמַה־mah-H4100givest thou him? orwhatמַה־mah-H4100receiveth he of thinehandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027?
8Thywickednessרִשְׁעֶ֑ךָrish.'E.khaH7562may hurt amanH376as thou art; and thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666may profit asonוּלְבֶן־u.le.ven-H1121ofmanH376.
9By reason of themultitudeמֵ֭רֹבme.roH7230ofoppressionsעֲשׁוּקִ֣ים'a.shu.KimH6217theycryיַזְעִ֑יקוּyaz.'I.kuH2199outH2199; theycryH2199forhelpיְשַׁוְּע֖וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768by reason of thearmמִזְּר֣וֹעַmi.ze.Ro.a'H2220of themightyH7230.
10Butnoneוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808saith,WhereH335isGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433my Maker, who givethsongsזְמִר֣וֹתze.mi.RotH2158in thenightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915;
11Who teachethusH502more than thebeastsמִבַּהֲמ֣וֹתmi.ba.ha.MotH929of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, and makethusH502wiserיְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ye.cha.ke.Me.nuH2449than the fowls ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064?
16Therefore dothJobוְ֭אִיּוֹבVe.'i.yovH347openיִפְצֶה־yif.tzeh-H6475hismouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310invanityהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892; he multipliethwordsמִלִּ֥יןmi.LinH4405withoutבִּבְלִי־biv.li-H1097knowledgeדַ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847.
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