1Thereforeוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,Jobאִיּ֣וֹב'i.YovH347, I pray thee,hearשְׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085myspeechesמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405, andhearkenהַאֲזִֽינָה׃ha.'a.Zi.nahH238to all mywordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697.
2Behold, now I haveopenedפָּתַ֣חְתִּיpa.Tach.tiH6605mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310, mytongueלְשׁוֹנִ֣יle.sho.NiH3956hathspokenדִּבְּרָ֖הdi.be.RahH1696in mymouthבְחִכִּֽי׃ve.chi.KiH2441.
3Mywordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561shall be of theuprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר־yo.sher-H3476of myheartלִבִּ֥יli.BiH3820: and mylipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יSe.fa.TaiH8193shallutterמִלֵּֽלוּ׃mi.Le.luH4448knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847clearlyבָּר֥וּרba.RurH1305.
4TheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofGodאֵ֥ל'elH410hathmadeעָשָׂ֑תְנִי'a.Sa.te.niH6213me, and thebreathוְנִשְׁמַ֖תve.nish.MatH5397of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706hath given melifeתְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃te.chai.Ye.niH2421.
5If thoucanstתּוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201answerהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725me, set thy words inorderעֶרְכָ֥ה'er.KhahH6186beforeלְ֝פָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440me, take thystandהִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃hit.ya.Tza.vahH3320.
6Behold, I am according to thywishכְפִ֣יךָkhe.Fi.khaH6310inGod’sלָאֵ֑לla.'ElH410stead: I also amformedקֹרַ֥צְתִּיko.Ratz.tiH7169out of theclayמֵ֝חֹ֗מֶרme.Cho.merH2563.
7Behold, myterrorאֵ֭מָתִי'E.ma.tiH367shall not make theeafraidתְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּte.va.'a.Te.kaH1204, neither shall myhandוְ֝אַכְפִּ֗יve.'akh.PiH405beheavyיִכְבָּֽד׃yikh.BadH3513upon thee.
8Surely thou hastspokenאָמַ֣רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in myhearingבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241, and I haveheardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085thevoiceוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of thywordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405, saying,
9I amcleanזַ֥ךְzakhH2134withouttransgressionפָ֥שַׁעFa.sha'H6588, I aminnocentחַ֥ףchafH2643; neither is thereiniquityעָוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771in me.
10Behold, hefindethיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672occasionsתְּ֭נוּאוֹתTe.nu.'otH8569against me, hecountethיַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיyach.she.Ve.niH2803me for hisenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341,
12Behold, in this thou art notjustצָדַ֣קְתָּtza.Dak.taH6663: I willanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee, thatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433isgreaterיִרְבֶּ֥הyir.BehH7235thanmanמֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃me.'e.No.oshH582.
13Why dost thoustriveרִיב֑וֹתָri.Vo.taH7378against him? for he giveth notaccountיַעֲנֶֽה׃ya.'a.NehH6030of any of hismattersדְּ֝בָרָ֗יוde.va.RavH1697.
17That he maywithdrawלְ֭הָסִירLe.ha.sirH5493manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120from hispurposeמַעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639, andhideיְכַסֶּֽה׃ye.kha.SehH3680prideוְגֵוָ֖הve.ge.VahH1466frommanמִגֶּ֣בֶרmi.Ge.verH1397.
18He keepethbackיַחְשֹׂ֣ךְyach.SokhH2820hissoulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from thepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845, and hislifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416fromperishingמֵעֲבֹ֥רme.'a.VorH5674by theswordבַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ba.Sha.lachH7973.
19He ischastenedוְהוּכַ֣חve.hu.KhachH3198also withpainבְּ֭מַכְאוֹבBe.makh.'ovH4341upon hisbedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904, and themultitudeוְר֖וֹבve.rivH7230H7379of hisbonesעֲצָמָ֣יו'a.tza.MavH6106withstrongאֵתָֽן׃'e.TanH386pain :
20So that hislifeחַיָּת֣וֹchai.ya.ToH2416abhorrethוְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּve.zi.ha.Ma.tuH2092breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899, and hissoulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315daintyתַּאֲוָֽה׃ta.'a.VahH8378foodמַאֲכַ֥לma.'a.KhalH3978.
21Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320is consumedawayיִ֣כֶלYi.khelH3615, that it cannot beseenמֵרֹ֑אִיme.Ro.'iH7210; and hisbonesעַ֝צְמוֹתָ֗יוatz.mo.TavH6106that were notseenרֻאּֽוּ׃ru'.'UH7200stickoutוְשֻׁפּ֥וּu.she.fiH8192H8205.
22Yea, hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315drawethnearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126to thegraveלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845, and hislifeוְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416to thedestroyersלַֽמְמִתִֽים׃La.mi.TimH4191.
24Then he isgraciousוַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּvay.chun.Ne.nuH2603to him, andsaithוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Deliverפְּ֭דָעֵהוּPe.da.'e.huH6308him from goingdownמֵרֶ֥דֶתme.Re.detH3381to thepitשָׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845: I havefoundמָצָ֥אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672aransomכֹֽפֶר׃Kho.ferH3724.
25Hisfleshבְּשָׂר֣וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall befresherרֻֽטֲפַ֣שׁru.ta.FashH7375than achild’sמִנֹּ֑עַרmi.No.'arH5290: he shallreturnיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725to thedaysלִימֵ֥יli.MeiH3117of hisyouthעֲלוּמָֽיו׃'a.lu.MavH5934:
26He shallprayיֶעְתַּ֤רye'.TarH6279toGodאֱל֨וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433, and he will befavourableוַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּvai.yir.Tze.huH7521to him: and he shallseeוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200hisfaceפָּ֭נָיוPa.navH6440withjoyבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643: for he willrenderוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725tomanלֶ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582hisrighteousnessצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃tzid.ka.ToH6666.
27Helookethיָשֹׁ֤ר׀ya.ShorH7789uponmenאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582, and if any shallsayוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I havesinnedחָ֭טָאתִיCha.ta.tiH2398, andpervertedהֶעֱוֵ֗יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753that which wasrightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477, and itprofitedשָׁ֥וָהSha.vahH7737me not;
28He willdeliverפָּדָ֣הpa.DahH6299hissoulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shiH5315fromgoingמֵעֲבֹ֣רme.'a.VorH5674into thepitבַּשָּׁ֑חַתba.Sha.chatH7845, and hislifeוְ֝חַיָּתוֹve.chai.ya.toH2416shallseeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200thelightבָּא֥וֹרba.'orH216.
29Lo, all these thingsGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410oftenפַּעֲמַ֖יִם שָׁל֣וֹשׁpa.'a.Ma.yim sha.Lo.oshH6471H7969workethיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466withmanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397,
30To bringbackלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725hissoulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315from thepitשָׁ֑חַתSha.chatH7845, to beenlightenedלֵ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH215with thelightבְּא֣וֹרbe.'orH216of thelivingהַֽחַיִּים׃Ha.chai.yimH2416.
31Markwellהַקְשֵׁ֖בhak.ShevH7181, OJobאִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovH347,hearkenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me: hold thypeaceהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790, and I willspeakאֲדַבֵּֽר׃'a.da.BerH1696.
32If thouhastיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426any thing tosayמִלִּ֥יןmi.LinH4405,answerהֲשִׁיבֵ֑נִיha.shi.Ve.niH7725me:speakדַּ֝בֵּ֗רda.BerH1696, for Idesireחָפַ֥צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654tojustifyצַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃tza.de.Ke.kaH6663thee.
33If not,hearkenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to me: hold thypeaceהַ֝חֲרֵ֗שׁha.cha.ReshH2790, and I shallteachוַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥va.'a.'a.lef.KhaH502theewisdomחָכְמָֽה׃ סchokh.mahH2451.
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