2Shall he that cavillethcontendהֲ֭רֹבha.roH7378with theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706? he that argueth withGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433, let himanswerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it.
4Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, I am ofsmallקַ֭לֹּתִיKa.lo.tiH7043account;whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall Ianswerאֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ'a.shi.Ve.kaH7725thee? Ilayשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760minehandיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027uponH3027mymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
5Onceאַחַ֣ת'a.ChatH259have Ispokenדִּ֭בַּרְתִּיDi.bar.tiH1696, and I willnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; yeatwiceוּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147, but I will proceednoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808furtherאוֹסִֽיף׃ פ'o.SifH3254.
6Then theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068answeredH559Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347outמִ֥ן׀minH4480of the whirlwind, andsaidH559,
7Girdאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247up thyloinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504nowH4994like amanכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397: I willdemandאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592of thee, anddeclareוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045thou untomeH4994.
8Wilt thouevenהַ֭אַףHa.'afH637disannul myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941? wilt thoucondemnתַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561meH7561, that thou mayest bejustifiedתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663?
9Or hast thou anarmזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220likeGodכָּאֵ֥ל׀ka.'ElH410? and canst thouthunderH6963with avoiceוּ֝בְק֗וֹלu.ve.KolH6963like him?
10Deck thyselfnowנָ֣אna'H4994with excellency anddignityוָגֹ֑בַהּva.GoahH1363; andarrayתִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃til.BashH3847thyself with honour andmajestyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.
11Pour forth theoverflowingsעֶבְר֣וֹתev.RotH5678of thineangerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639: andlookH7200uponH7200everyכָל־khol-H3605one that isproudגֵּ֝אֶ֗הge.'EhH1343, andabaseוְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ve.hash.pi.Le.huH8213him.
12Lookרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200oneveryכָל־khol-H3605one that isproudגֵּ֭אֶהGe.'ehH1343, and bring him low; andtreadH1915downH1915thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563whereH8478theystandH8478.
13Hideטָמְנֵ֣םta.me.NemH2934them in thedustבֶּעָפָ֣רbe.'a.FarH6083togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162;bindחֲבֹ֣שׁcha.VoshH2280theirfacesפְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗םpe.nei.HemH6440in thehiddenבַּטָּמֽוּן׃ba.ta.MunH2934place.
14Then wilt I alsoconfessאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ'o.De.kaH3034of thee that thine ownrightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225canH3225saveתוֹשִׁ֖עַto.Shi.a'H3467thee.
15Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994behemothבְ֭הֵמוֹתVe.he.motH930,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Imadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213with thee; he eatethgrassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682asallיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.
16Loהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֣אna'H4994, hisstrengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581is in hisloinsבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975, and his force is in themusclesבִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbish.ri.ReiH8306of hisbellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990.
19He is the chief of thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410: he only thatmadeH6213himcanH6213makeH6213hisswordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719toapproachיַגֵּ֥שׁya.GeshH5066unto him.
21He liethunderתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thelotusצֶאֱלִ֥יםtze.'e.LimH6628trees, in the covert of thereedקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070, and the fen.
22Thelotusצֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.LimH6628trees cover him with their shadow; thewillowsעַרְבֵי־'ar.vei-H6155of thebrookנָֽחַל׃Na.chalH5158compass himaboutיְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huH5437.
23Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,ifH3588ariverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104overflow, he tremblethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808: he isconfidentיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982,thoughH3588Jordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383swellevenH3588to hismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310.
24Shall anytakeיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947him when he is on thewatchבְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, or pierce through hisnoseאָֽף׃'AfH639with asnareבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.ShimH4170?
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