17Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085myspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405, and mydeclarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262with yourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.
18Behold now, I haveorderedעָרַ֣כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186mycauseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941; Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I shall bejustifiedאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.
19Who is he that willpleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378with me? for now, if I hold mytongueאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790, I shall give up theghostוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478.
20Onlydoתַּ֣עַשׂTa.'asH6213nottwoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147things to me: then will I nothideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641myself fromtheeמִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.
21WithdrawH7368thyhandכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709farהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368from me: and let not thydreadוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ve.'E.ma.te.khaH367make meafraidתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204.
22Thencallוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121thou, and I willanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030: or let mespeakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696, andanswerוַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃va.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725thou me.
23How many are myiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771andsinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403? make me toknowהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045mytransgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588and mysinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.
24Whyhidestתַסְתִּ֑ירtas.TirH5641thou thyfaceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440, andholdestוְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיve.tach.she.Ve.niH2803me for thyenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341?
25Wilt thoubreakתַּעֲר֑וֹץta.'a.RotzH6206aleafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929driven to andfroנִדָּ֣ףni.DafH5086? and wilt thoupursueתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291thedryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002stubbleקַ֖שׁkashH7179?
26For thouwritestתִכְתֹּ֣בtikh.ToH3789bitterthingsמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846against me, and makest me topossessוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423theiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of myyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.
27Thouputtestוְתָ֘שֵׂ֤םve.Ta.SemH7760myfeetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272also in thestocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465, and observestcarefullyוְתִשְׁמ֥וֹרve.tish.MorH8104all mypathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734; thou settest aprintתִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃tit.cha.KehH2707upon theheelsשָׁרְשֵׁ֥יsha.re.SheiH8328of myfeetרַ֝גְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272.
28And he, as a rottenthingכְּרָקָ֣בke.ra.KavH7538,consumethיִבְלֶ֑הyiv.LehH1086, as agarmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899that ismothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211eatenאֲכָ֣לוֹ'a.Kha.lovH398.
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