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Job 9:16-35

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.

22This isoneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259thing, therefore Isaidאָמַ֑רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559it, Hedestroyethמְכַלֶּֽה׃me.kha.LehH3615theperfectתָּ֥םtamH8535and thewickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563.

23If thescourgeשׁ֭וֹטShotH7752shallslayיָמִ֣יתya.MitH4191suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597, he willlaughיִלְעָֽג׃yil.'AgH3932at thetrialלְמַסַּ֖תle.ma.SatH4531of theinnocentנְקִיִּ֣םne.ki.YimH5355.

24Theearthאֶ֤רֶץ׀'E.retzH776isgivenנִתְּנָ֬הni.te.NahH5414into thehandבְֽיַד־ve.yad-H3027of thewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563: hecoverethיְכַסֶּ֑הye.kha.SehH3680thefacesפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of itsjudgesשֹׁפְטֶ֥יהָsho.fe.Tei.haH8199; if not,whereאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645, and who is he?

25Now mydaysוְיָמַ֣יve.ya.MaiH3117areswifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043than apostרָ֑ץRatzH7323: they fleeawayבָּֽ֝רְח֗וּba.re.ChuH1272, theyseeרָא֥וּra.'UH7200nogoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

26They are passedawayחָ֭לְפוּChal.fuH2498asעִם־'im-H5973theswiftאֵבֶ֑ה'e.VehH16shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591: as theeagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404thathastethיָט֥וּשׂya.TusH2907to thepreyאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.

27If Isayאָ֭מְרִי'A.me.riH559, I willforgetאֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה'esh.ke.ChahH7911mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879, I will putoffאֶעֶזְבָ֖ה'e.'ez.VahH5800myheavinessפָנַ֣יfa.NaiH6440, andcomfortוְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃ve.'av.Li.gahH1082myself :

28I amafraidיָגֹ֥רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025of all mysorrowsעַצְּבֹתָ֑י'a.tze.vo.TaiH6094, Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou wilt not hold meinnocentתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352.

29If I amwickedאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561, why then do Ilabourאִיגָֽע׃'i.Ga'H3021invainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892?

30If Iwashהִתְרָחַ֥צְתִּיhit.ra.Chatz.tiH7364myselfwithשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950snowwaterבְמֵיve.movH4325 H1119, and make myhandsכַּפָּֽי׃ka.PaiH3709neverבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1252 H1253socleanוַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִיva.ha.zi.Ko.tiH2141;

31Yetאָ֭ז'azH227shalt thouplungeתִּטְבְּלֵ֑נִיtit.be.Le.niH2881me in theditchבַּשַּׁ֣חַתba.Sha.chatH7845, and my ownclothesשַׂלְמוֹתָֽי׃sal.mo.TaiH8008shallabhorוְ֝תִֽעֲב֗וּנִיve.ti.'a.Vu.niH8581me.

32For he is not amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, as I am, that I shouldanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑נּוּ'e.'e.Ne.nuH6030him, and we shouldcomeנָב֥וֹאna.Vo'H935togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

33Neitherisיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426there anymediatorמוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.achH3198between us, that mightlayיָשֵׁ֖תya.ShetH7896hishandיָד֣וֹya.DoH3027upon usbothשְׁנֵֽינוּ׃she.Nei.nuH8147.

34Let him takeawayיָסֵ֣רya.SerH5493hisrodשִׁבְט֑וֹshiv.ToH7626from me, and let not hisfearוְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹve.'e.ma.ToH367terrifyתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me:

35Then would Ispeakאַֽ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696, and notfearאִירָאֶ֑נּוּ'i.ra.'E.nuH3372him; but it is not so with me.

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