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Job 9:14-20

14HowH637muchH637lessH637shall Ianswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him, andchooseאֶבְחֲרָ֖ה'ev.cha.RahH977out mywordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697toreasonH1697with him?

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.

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