16If I hadcalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121, and he hadansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me; yet I would notbelieveאַ֝אֲמִ֗ין'a.'a.MinH539that he hadhearkenedיַאֲזִ֥יןya.'a.ZinH238to myvoiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.
17For hebreakethיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me with atempestבִּשְׂעָרָ֥הbis.'a.RahH8183, andmultipliethוְהִרְבָּ֖הve.hir.BahH7235mywoundsפְצָעַ֣יfe.tza.'AiH6482withoutcauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.
18He will notallowיִ֭תְּנֵנִיYi.te.ne.niH5414me totakeהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725mybreathרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307, butfillethיַ֝שְׂבִּעַ֗נִיyas.bi.'A.niH7646me withbitternessמַמְּרֹרִֽים׃ma.me.ro.RimH4472.
19If I speak ofstrengthלְכֹ֣חַle.Kho.achH3581, lo, he isstrongאַמִּ֣יץ'a.MitzH533: and if ofjudgmentלְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טle.mish.PatH4941, who shallsetיוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃yo.'i.De.niH3259me a time to plead ?
20If Ijustifyאֶ֭צְדָּק'Etz.dokH6663myself, my ownmouthפִּ֣יpiH6310shallcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me: if I say, I amperfectתָּֽם־tam-H8535, that also shall prove meperverseוַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי׃Vai.ya'.ke.She.niH6140.
21Though I wereperfectתָּֽם־tam-H8535, yet would I notknowאֵדַ֥ע'e.Da'H3045mysoulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315: I woulddespiseאֶמְאַ֥ס'em.'AsH3988mylifeחַיָּֽי׃chai.YaiH2416.
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