2Suffermeכִּ֤יkiH3588alittleזְ֭עֵירZe.'eirH2191, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat tosayמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405onGod’sלֶאֱל֣וֹהַּle.'e.Lo.ahH433behalf.
3I willfetchאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myknowledgeדֵ֭עִיDe.'iH1843fromafarלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350, and willascribeאֶֽתֵּֽן־'e.ten-H5414righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664to myMakerוּ֝לְפֹעֲלִ֗יu.le.fo.'a.LiH6466.
4Fortrulyכִּֽי־ki-H3588mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808falseשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267: one that isperfectתְּמִ֖יםte.MimH8549inknowledgeדֵּע֣וֹתde.'otH1844is with thee.
5Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410ismightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524, and despisethnotH3808anyH3808: he ismightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524instrengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581ofunderstandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6He preservethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808thelifeיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421of thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563: but giveth to theafflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041theirrightוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941.
7He withdrawethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hiseyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869from therighteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662: but withkingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428uponוַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥םvai.yo.shi.VemH3427thethroneלַכִּסֵּ֑אla.ki.Se'H3678he setteth them foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331, and they areexaltedוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361.
8Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they beboundאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631in fetters, and betakenיִ֝לָּכְד֗וּןyi.la.khe.DunH3920in thecordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of affliction;
9Then he sheweth them theirworkפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467, and theirtransgressionsוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588, that they have behavedthemselvesH1992proudly.
10He openeth also theirearאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241toinstructionלַמּוּסָ֑רla.mu.SarH4148, and commandeth that theyreturnיְשֻׁב֥וּןye.shu.VunH7725frominiquityמֵאָֽוֶן׃me.'A.venH205.
11Ifאִֽם־'im-H518they hearken andserveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647him, they shallspendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.LuH3615theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperityבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896, and theiryearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141in pleasures.
12Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they hearkennotH3808, they shallperishH1478by the sword, and they shalldieH1478withoutH3808knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13But they that aregodlessוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820layH7760upH7760angerאָ֑ף'AfH639: theycryיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768notלֹ֥אlo'H3808forhelpH7768when he bindeth them.
14Theydieתָּמֹ֣תta.MotH4191inyouthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290, and theirlifeנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315perisheth among the unclean.
15He delivereth theafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041by his affliction, and openeth theirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241inoppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906.
16Yea, he would have led thee away out ofdistressצָ֗רTzarH6862into abroadרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338placeתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,whereH8478there isnoלֹא־lo'-H3808straitness; and that which issetH4390on thytableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979should befullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390offatnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.
18Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588there iswrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534,bewareH6435lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou be ledawayH5186by thy sufficiency;neitherH408letH408the greatness of theransomכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724turnיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186theeasideH5186.
19Will thy riches suffice, that thou benotלֹ֣אlo'H3808in distress, orallוְ֝כֹ֗לve.KholH3605theforcesמַאֲמַצֵּי־ma.'a.ma.tzei-H3981of thystrengthכֹֽחַ׃Kho.achH3581?
21Takeהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104heedH8104,regardתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437notאַל־'al-H408iniquityH205: for this hast thouchosenבָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.taH977ratherכִּֽי־ki-H3588thanעַל־'al-H5921afflictionH205.
22Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410doeth loftily in hispowerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581: who is ateacherH3384like unto him?
23Who hath enjoined him hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870? or whocanH4310sayאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, Thou hastwroughtפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466unrighteousnessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766?
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