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Job 7:11-21

11Therefore I will notrestrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820mymouthפִּ֥יpiH6310; I willspeakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in theanguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307; I willcomplainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in thebitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

12Am I aseaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220, or awhaleתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577, that thousettestתָשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760awatchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929over me?

13When Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Mybedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shallcomfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me, mycouchמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shalleaseיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375mycomplaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879;

14Then thouscarestוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865me withdreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472, andterrifiestתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me throughvisionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384:

15So that mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315choosethוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977stranglingמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267, anddeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194rather than mylifeמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.

16Iloatheמָ֭אַסְתִּיMa.'as.tiH3988it ; I would notliveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421alwaysלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769: let mealoneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308; for mydaysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117arevanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

17What ismanאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582, that thou shouldestmagnifyתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431him? and that thou shouldestsetתָשִׁ֖יתta.ShitH7896thyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820upon him?

18And that thou shouldestvisitוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485him everymorningלִבְקָרִ֑יםliv.ka.RimH1242, andtryתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974him everymomentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?

19Howlongכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100wilt thou not lookawayתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159from me, nor let mealoneתַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִיtar.Pe.niH7503till Iswallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104myspittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?

20I havesinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398; what shall Idoאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466to thee, O thoupreserverנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341ofmenהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120? why hast thousetשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760me as amarkלְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'H4645against thee, so that I am aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to myself?

21And why dost thou notpardonתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375mytransgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588, and takeawayוְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.VirH5674myiniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771? for now shall Isleepאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901in thedustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083; and thou shalt seek me in themorningוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niH7836, but I shall not be .

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