1Imadeכָּרַ֣תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְּ֭רִיתBe.ritH1285with myeyesלְעֵינָ֑יle.'ei.NaiH5869; why then should Ithinkאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן'et.bo.NenH995upon amaidבְּתוּלָֽה׃be.tu.LahH1330?
2For whatportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433is there fromaboveמִמָּ֑עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605? and whatinheritanceוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159of theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706from onhighמִמְּרֹמִֽים׃mi.me.ro.MimH4791?
3Is notdestructionאֵ֥יד'eidH343to thewickedלְעַוָּ֑לle.'a.ValH5767? and astrangeוְ֝נֵ֗כֶרve.Ne.kherH5235punishment to theworkersלְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.leiH6466ofiniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205?
4Doth not heseeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200mywaysדְרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870, andcountיִסְפּֽוֹר׃yis.PorH5608all mystepsצְעָדַ֥יtze.'a.DaiH6806?
5If I havewalkedהָלַ֥כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980withvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, or if myfootרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7272hathhastedוַתַּ֖חַשׁva.Ta.chashH2363todeceitמִרְמָ֣הmir.MahH4820;
6Let me beweighedיִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִיyish.ke.Le.niH8254in anevenצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664balanceבְמֹאזְנֵי־ve.mo.ze.nei-H3976, thatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433mayknowוְיֵדַ֥עve.ye.Da'H3045myintegrityתֻּמָּתִֽי׃tu.ma.TiH8538.
7If mystepאַשֻּׁרִי֮'a.shu.RiH838hath turnedoutתִּטֶּ֣הti.TehH5186of thewayהַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870, and myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820walkedהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310myeyesעֵ֭ינַי'Ei.naiH5869, and if anyblotמֻאֽוּם׃ פmu.'UmH3971hathcleavedדָּ֣בַקDa.vakH1692to myhandsוּ֝בְכַפַּ֗יu.ve.kha.PaiH3709;
8Then let mesowאֶ֭זְרְעָה'Ez.re.'ahH2232, and letanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398; yea, let myoffspringוְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥יve.tze.'e.tza.'AiH6631be rootedoutיְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃ye.sho.Ra.shuH8327.
9If myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820hath beendeceivedנִפְתָּ֣הnif.TahH6601by awomanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802, or if I have laidwaitאָרָֽבְתִּי׃'a.Ra.ve.tiH693at myneighbour’sרֵעִ֣יre.'IH7453doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607;
10Then let mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802grindתִּטְחַ֣ןtit.ChanH2912toanotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312, and letothersאֲחֵרִֽין׃'a.che.RinH312bowdownיִכְרְע֥וּןyikh.re.'UnH3766upon her.
11For this is an heinouscrimeזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154; yea, it is aniniquityעָוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771to be punished by thejudgesפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414.
12For it is afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784thatconsumethתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398todestructionאֲבַדּ֣וֹן'a.va.DonH11, and would rootoutתְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃te.sha.ReshH8327all myincreaseתְּב֖וּאָתִ֣יte.Vu.'a.TiH8393.
13If Idespisedאֶמְאַ֗ס'em.'AsH3988thecauseמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of mymaleעַ֭בְדִּי'Av.diH5650or femaleservantוַאֲמָתִ֑יva.'a.ma.TiH519, when theycontendedבְּ֝רִבָ֗םbe.ri.VamH7379with me;
14What then shall Idoאֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה'E.'e.sehH6213whenGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410risethupיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965? and when hevisitethיִ֝פְקֹ֗דyif.KodH6485, what shall Ianswerאֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725him?
15Did not he thatmadeעֹשֵׂ֣נִי'o.Se.niH6213me in thewombבַ֭בֶּטֶןVa.be.tenH990makeעָשָׂ֑הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him? and did notoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fashionוַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּvay.khu.Ne.nuH3559us in thewombבָּרֶ֥חֶםba.Re.chemH7358?
16If I havewithheldאֶ֭מְנַע'Em.na'H4513thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800from theirdesireמֵחֵ֣פֶץme.Che.fetzH2656, or have caused theeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of thewidowאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490tofailאֲכַלֶּֽה׃'a.kha.LehH3615;
17Or haveeatenוְאֹכַ֣לve.'o.KhalH398mymorselפִּתִּ֣יpi.TiH6595myself alone, and thefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490hath noteatenאָכַ֖ל'a.KhalH398of it;
18(For from myyouthמִ֭נְּעוּרַיMi.ne.'u.raiH5271he was broughtupגְּדֵלַ֣נִיge.de.La.niH1431with me, as with afatherכְאָ֑בkhe.'AvH1, and I haveguidedאַנְחֶֽנָּה׃'an.Che.nahH5148her from mymother’sאִמִּ֣י'i.MiH517wombוּמִבֶּ֖טֶןu.mi.Be.tenH990;)
19If I haveseenאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200anyperishא֭וֹבֵד'O.vedH6for want ofclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, or anypoorלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34withoutcoveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682;
20If hisloinsחֲלָצָ֑יוcha.la.tzovH2504have notblessedבֵרֲכ֣וּנִיve.ra.Khu.niH1288me, and if he hath not beenwarmedיִתְחַמָּֽם׃yit.cha.MamH2552with thefleeceוּמִגֵּ֥זu.mi.GezH1488of mysheepכְּ֝בָשַׂיKe.va.saiH3532;
21If I have liftedupהֲנִיפ֣וֹתִיha.ni.Fo.tiH5130myhandיָדִ֑יya.DiH3027against thefatherlessיָת֣וֹםya.TomH3490, when Isawאֶרְאֶ֥ה'er.'EhH7200myhelpעֶזְרָתִֽי׃'ez.ra.TiH5833in thegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179:
22Then let myarmכְּ֭תֵפִיKe.te.fiH3802fallתִפּ֑וֹלti.PolH5307from my shoulderbladeמִשִּׁכְמָ֣הmi.shikh.MahH7929, and myarmוְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗יve.'ez.ro.'IH248bebrokenתִשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665from theboneמִקָּנָ֥הmi.ka.NahH7070.
23Fordestructionאֵ֣יד'eidH343fromGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410was aterrorפַ֣חַדFa.chadH6343to me, and by reason of hishighnessוּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹu.mi.se.'e.ToH7613Icouldאוּכָֽל׃'u.KhalH3201not endure.
24If I havemadeשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091myhopeכִּסְלִ֑יkis.LiH3689, or havesaidאָמַ֥רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the finegoldוְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםve.la.Ke.temH3800, Thou art myconfidenceמִבְטַחִֽי׃miv.ta.ChiH4009;
25If I haverejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055because mywealthחֵילִ֑יchei.LiH2428wasgreatרַ֣בravH7227, and because myhandיָדִֽי׃ya.DiH3027hadgainedמָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'AhH4672muchכַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirH3524;
26If I havebeheldאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200thesunא֖וֹר'orH216when itshinedיָהֵ֑לya.HelH1984, or themoonוְ֝יָרֵ֗חַve.ya.Re.achH3394walkingהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980inbrightnessיָקָ֥רya.KarH3368;
27And myheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820hath beensecretlyבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643enticedוַיִּ֣פְתְּvai.YiftH6601, or mymouthלְפִֽי׃le.FiH6310hathkissedוַתִּשַּׁ֖קva.ti.ShakH5401myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027:
28This also were aniniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771to be punished by thejudgeפְּלִילִ֑יpe.li.LiH6416: for I should havedeniedכִחַ֖שְׁתִּיkhi.Chash.tiH3584theGodלָאֵ֣לla.'ElH410that isaboveמִמָּֽעַל׃mi.Ma.'alH4605.
29If I haverejoicedאֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machH8055at thedestructionבְּפִ֣ידbe.FidH6365of him thathatedמְשַׂנְאִ֑יme.san.'IH8130me, or have liftedupוְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּיve.hit.'o.Rar.tiH5782myself whenevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451foundמְצָ֥אוֹme.Tza.'ovH4672him:
30Neither have Iallowedנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mymouthחִכִּ֑יchi.KiH2441tosinלַחֲטֹ֣אla.cha.To'H2398bywishingלִשְׁאֹ֖לlish.'OlH7592acurseבְּאָלָ֣הbe.'a.LahH423to hissoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.
31If themenמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962of mytentאָהֳלִ֑י'o.ho.LiH168have notsaidאָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559, O that wehadיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414of hisfleshמִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹmi.be.sa.RoH1320! we cannot besatisfiedנִשְׂבָּֽע׃nis.Ba'H7646.
32Thestrangerגֵּ֑רGerH1616did notlodgeיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885in thestreetבַּ֭חוּץBa.chutzH2351: but Iopenedאֶפְתָּֽח׃'ef.TachH6605mydoorsדְּ֝לָתַ֗יde.la.TaiH1817to thetravellerלָאֹ֥רַחla.'O.rachH734.
33If I havecoveredכִּסִּ֣יתִיki.Si.tiH3680mytransgressionsפְּשָׁעָ֑יpe.sha.'AiH6588asAdamכְאָדָ֣םkhe.'a.DamH121, byhidingלִטְמ֖וֹןlit.MonH2934myiniquityעֲוֹֽנִי׃'a.Vo.niH5771in mybosomבְּחֻבִּ֣יbe.chu.BiH2243:
34Did Ifearאֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀'e.'e.RotzH6206agreatרַבָּ֗הra.BahH7227multitudeהָ֘מ֤וֹןha.MonH1995, or did thecontemptוּבוּז־u.vuz-H937offamiliesמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940terrifyיְחִתֵּ֑נִיye.chi.Te.niH2865me, that I keptsilenceוָ֝אֶדֹּ֗םva.'e.DomH1826, and went notoutאֵ֥צֵא'E.tze'H3318of thedoorפָֽתַח׃Fa.tachH6607?
35Othatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414one wouldhearשֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽsho.Me.a'H8085me! behold, mydesireתָּ֭וִיTa.viH8420is, that theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706wouldanswerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya.'a.Ne.niH6030me, and that myadversaryאִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃'ish ri.ViH376H7379hadwrittenכָּ֝תַ֗בka.TavH3789abookוְסֵ֥פֶרve.Se.ferH5612.
36Surely I wouldtakeאֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ'es.sa.'E.nuH5375it upon myshoulderשִׁ֭כְמִיShikh.miH7926, andbindאֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ'e.'en.De.nuH6029it as acrownעֲטָר֣וֹתa.ta.RotH5850to me.
37I woulddeclareאַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ'ag.gi.De.nuH5046to him thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of mystepsצְ֭עָדַיTze.'a.daiH6806; as aprinceנָ֝גִ֗ידna.GidH5057would I gonearאֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃'a.ka.ra.Ve.nuH7126to him.
38If mylandאַדְמָתִ֣י'ad.ma.TiH127criethתִזְעָ֑קtiz.'AkH2199against me, or itsfurrowsתְּלָמֶ֥יהָte.la.Mei.haH8525likewiseוְ֝יַ֗חַדve.Ya.chadH3162complainיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058;
39If I haveeatenאָכַ֣לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiH398thefruitsכֹּ֭חָהּKo.chahH3581of it withoutmoneyכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701, or have caused itsownersבְּעָלֶ֣יהָbe.'a.Lei.haH1167toloseהִפָּֽחְתִּי׃hi.Pa.che.tiH5301theirlifeוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315:
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