2Of atruthאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that it issoכֵ֑ןKhenH3651: buthowH4100canH4100manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582bejustיִּצְדַּ֖קyitz.DakH6663withGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410?
3Ifאִם־'im-H518he bepleasedיַ֭חְפֹּץYach.potzH2654tocontendלָרִ֣יבla.RivH7378with him, hecannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808answerיַ֝עֲנֶ֗נּוּya.'a.Ne.nuH6030him one of athousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.
4He iswiseחֲכַ֣םcha.KhamH2450inheartלֵ֭בָבle.voH3824, andmightyוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533instrengthכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581: who hathhardenedהִקְשָׁ֥הhik.ShahH7185himselfH3824againstאֵ֝לָ֗יו'e.LavH413him, and prospered?
5Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834removeth themountainsהָ֭רִיםHa.rimH2022, and theyknowיָדָ֑עוּya.Da.'uH3045itnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808, when he overturneth them in hisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639.
6Which shaketh theearthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776outH4725of herplaceמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725, and thepillarsוְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָve.'a.mu.Dei.haH5982thereoftrembleהַמַּרְגִּ֣יזha.mar.GizH7264.
7Which commandeth the sun, and it risethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; and sealethupיַחְתֹּֽם׃yach.TomH2856thestarsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556.
8Whichaloneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905stretchethoutנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, and treadethuponעַל־'al-H5921thewavesבָּ֥מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of theseaיָֽם׃YamH3220.
9Which maketh theBearעָ֭שׁ'ashH5906,Orionכְּסִ֥ילke.SilH3685, and thePleiadesוְכִימָ֗הve.khi.MahH3598, and thechambersוְחַדְרֵ֥יve.chad.ReiH2315of thesouthתֵמָֽן׃te.ManH8486.
10Which doethgreatגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419things past findingoutחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714; yea,marvelousוְנִפְלָא֗וֹתve.nif.la.'otH6381thingswithoutH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.
11Loהֵ֤ןhenH2005, he goeth bymeעָ֭לַי'A.laiH5921, and Iseeאֶרְאֶ֑ה'er.'EhH7200himnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808: he passeth on also, but Iperceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995himnotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808.
12Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, he seizeth the prey, whocanH4310hinder him? who willsayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559unto him,Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100doest thou?
15Whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,thoughאִם־'im-H518I wererighteousצָ֭דַקְתִּיTza.dak.tiH6663, yet would Inotלֹ֣אlo'H3808answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; I would make supplication to mine adversary.
16Ifאִם־'im-H518I hadcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121, and he hadansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030meH6963; yet would Inotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808believeאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539that he hearkened unto myvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
17For he breakethmeH2600with atempestבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183, and multiplieth mywoundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutH2600causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
18He willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808suffermeH5414totakeהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725mybreathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307, but fillethmeH5414withbitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.
19IfH518weH518speak of thestrengthלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581of themightyאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533,loהִנֵּ֑הhi.NehH2009, he is there! andifH518ofjudgmentלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941, who will appointmeיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259a time?
20ThoughH518I berighteousאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663, mine ownmouthפִּ֣יpiH6310shallcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561meH589:thoughH518I beperfectתָּֽם־tam-H8535, it shall provemeH589perverse.
22It isallאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259one; therefore Isayאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, He destroyeth theperfectתָּ֥םtamH8535and thewickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.
23Ifאִם־'i.mo.Sho-H518thescourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752slayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, he willmockיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932at the trial of theinnocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.
24Theearthאֶ֤רֶץ׀'E.retzH776isgivenנִתְּנָ֬הni.te.NahH5414intoH8199thehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of thewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563: he covereth thefacesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of thejudgesH8199thereof;ifאִם־'im-H518it benotלֹ֖אlo'H3808he, who then is it?
26They arepassedחָ֭לְפוּChal.fuH2498awayעִם־'im-H5973as the swiftshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591: as theeagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404that swoopeth on thepreyאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.
27Ifאִם־'im-H518Isayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559, I willforgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879, I will put off my sadcountenanceפָנַ֣יfa.NaiH6440, and be of goodcheerוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ve.'av.Li.gahH1082:
29I shall becondemnedאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561;whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thendoH4100I labour invainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?
30IfH518Iwashהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myself withsnowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950water, and make myhandsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709neverH518so clean;
31Yet wilt thouplungeתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtit.be.Le.niH2881meH8581in the ditch, and mine ownclothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008shallabhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581meH8581.
32For he isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, as I am, that I shouldanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him, thatweכִּי־ki-H3588shouldcomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
33There is no daysman betwixtusH5921, that mightlayיָשֵׁ֖תya.ShetH7896hishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027uponH5921usH5921bothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.
35Then would Ispeakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696, andnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372him; for I amnotלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֥ןkhenH3651inmyselfאָ֝נֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595.
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