3Othatיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414Iknewיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045where I mightfindוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּve.'em.tza.'E.huH4672him! that I mightcomeאָ֝ב֗וֹא'a.Vo'H935even to hisseatתְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃te.khu.na.ToH8499!
5I wouldknowאֵ֭דְעָה'E.de.'ahH3045thewordsמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405which he wouldanswerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me, andunderstandוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהve.'a.Vi.nahH995what he wouldsayיֹּ֥אמַרYo.marH559to me.
6Would hepleadיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378againstעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978me with hisgreatהַבְּרָב־ha.be.rov-H7230powerכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581? No; but he wouldputיָשִׂ֥םya.SimH7760strength in me.
7There therighteousיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477mightdisputeנוֹכָ֣חno.KhachH3198with him; so should I bedeliveredוַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הva.'a.fa.le.TahH6403foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331from myjudgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃mi.sho.fe.TiH8199.
8Behold, Igoאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ'e.he.LokhH1980forwardקֶ֣דֶםKe.demH6924, but he is not there ; andbackwardוְ֝אָח֗וֹרve.'a.ChorH268, but I cannotperceiveאָבִ֥ין'a.VinH995him:
9On the lefthandשְׂמֹ֣אולse.MolH8040, where he dothworkבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba.'a.so.ToH6213, but I cannotbeholdאָ֑חַז'A.chazH2372him : hehidethיַעְטֹ֥ףya'.TofH5848himself on the righthandיָ֝מִ֗יןya.MinH3225, that I cannotseeאֶרְאֶֽה׃'er.'EhH7200him :
10But heknowethיָ֭דַעYa.da'H3045thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that Itakeעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978: when he hathtriedבְּ֝חָנַ֗נִיbe.cha.Na.niH974me, I shall comeforthאֵצֵֽא׃'e.Tze'H3318asgoldכַּזָּהָ֥בka.za.HavH2091.
11Myfootרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7272hathheldאָחֲזָ֣ה'a.cha.ZahH270hisstepsבַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹba.'a.shu.roH838, hiswayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870have Ikeptשָׁמַ֣רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104, and notdeclinedאָֽט׃'AtH5186.
12Neither have I gonebackאָמִ֑ישׁ'a.MishH4185from thecommandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of hislipsשְׂ֭פָתָיוSe.fa.tavH8193; I haveesteemedצָפַ֥נְתִּיtza.Fan.tiH6845thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of hismouthפִֽיו׃FivH6310more than mynecessaryמֵ֝חֻקִּ֗יme.chu.KiH2706food .
13But he is inoneבְ֭אֶחָדVe.'e.chodH259mind, and who canturnיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּye.shi.Ve.nuH7725him? and what hissoulוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315desirethאִוְּתָ֣ה'i.ve.TahH183, even that hedoethוַיָּֽעַשׂ׃vai.Ya.'asH6213.
14For heperformethיַשְׁלִ֣יםyash.LimH7999the thing that isappointedחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706for me: andmanyרַבּ֣וֹתra.BotH7227suchH2007things are with him.
15Therefore am Itroubledאֶבָּהֵ֑ל'e.ba.HelH926at hispresenceמִפָּנָ֣יוmi.pa.NavH6440: when Iconsiderאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995, I amafraidוְאֶפְחַ֥דve.'ef.ChadH6342of him.
16ForGodוְ֭אֵלVe.'elH410maketh myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820softהֵרַ֣ךְhe.RakhH7401, and theAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706troublethהִבְהִילָֽנִי׃hiv.hi.La.niH926me:
17Because I was not cutoffנִ֭צְמַתִּיNitz.ma.tiH6789beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440thedarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, neither hath hecoveredכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680thedarknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652from myfaceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
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