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בְּ֭רִית כָּרַ֣תִּי לְעֵינָ֑י וּמָ֥ה אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן עַל־בְּתוּלָֽה׃
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א
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1
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I made a covenant with mine eyes; how then should I look upon a maid?
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וּמֶ֤ה ׀ חֵ֣לֶק אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת שַׁ֝דַּ֗י מִמְּרֹמִֽים׃
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ב
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2
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For what would be the portion of God from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
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הֲלֹא־אֵ֥יד לְעַוָּ֑ל וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
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ג
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3
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Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
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הֲלֹא־ה֭וּא יִרְאֶ֣ה דְרָכָ֑י וְֽכָל־צְעָדַ֥י יִסְפּֽוֹר׃
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ד
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4
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Doth not He see my ways, and count all my steps?
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אִם־הָלַ֥כְתִּי עִם־שָׁ֑וְא וַתַּ֖חַשׁ עַל־מִרְמָ֣ה רַגְלִֽי׃
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ה
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5
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If I have walked with vanity, and my foot hath hasted to deceit--
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יִשְׁקְלֵ֥נִי בְמֹאזְנֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְיֵדַ֥ע אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ תֻּמָּתִֽי׃
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ו
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6
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Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know mine integrity--
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אִ֥ם תִּטֶּ֣ה אַשֻּׁרִי֮ מִנִּ֪י הַ֫דָּ֥רֶךְ וְאַחַ֣ר עֵ֭ינַי הָלַ֣ךְ לִבִּ֑י וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י דָּ֣בַק מֻאֽוּם׃ פ
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ז
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7
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If my step hath turned out of the way, {N} and my heart walked after mine eyes, and if any spot hath cleaved to my hands;
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אֶ֭זְרְעָה וְאַחֵ֣ר יֹאכֵ֑ל וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥י יְשֹׁרָֽשׁוּ׃
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ח
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8
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Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
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אִם־נִפְתָּ֣ה לִ֭בִּי עַל־אִשָּׁ֑ה וְעַל־פֶּ֖תַח רֵעִ֣י אָרָֽבְתִּי׃
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ט
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9
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If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbour's door;
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תִּטְחַ֣ן לְאַחֵ֣ר אִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ יִכְרְע֥וּן אֲחֵרִֽין׃
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י
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10
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Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
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כִּי־הִ֥יא הוא זִמָּ֑ה וְ֝ה֗וּא והיא עָוֺ֥ן פְּלִילִֽים׃
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יא
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11
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For that were a heinous crime; yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
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כִּ֤י אֵ֣שׁ הִ֭יא עַד־אֲבַדּ֣וֹן תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּֽבְכָל־תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י תְשָׁרֵֽשׁ׃
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יב
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12
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For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
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אִם־אֶמְאַ֗ס מִשְׁפַּ֣ט עַ֭בְדִּי וַאֲמָתִ֑י בְּ֝רִבָ֗ם עִמָּדִֽי׃
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יג
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13
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If I did despise the cause of my man-servant, or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me--
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וּמָ֣ה אֶֽ֭עֱשֶׂה כִּֽי־יָק֣וּם אֵ֑ל וְכִֽי־יִ֝פְקֹ֗ד מָ֣ה אֲשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃
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יד
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14
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What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when He remembereth, what shall I answer Him?
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הֲֽ֝לֹא־בַ֭בֶּטֶן עֹשֵׂ֣נִי עָשָׂ֑הוּ וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ בָּרֶ֥חֶם אֶחָֽד׃
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יה
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15
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Did not He that made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb?
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אִם־אֶ֭מְנַע מֵחֵ֣פֶץ דַּלִּ֑ים וְעֵינֵ֖י אַלְמָנָ֣ה אֲכַלֶּֽה׃
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יו
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16
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If I have withheld aught that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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וְאֹכַ֣ל פִּתִּ֣י לְבַדִּ֑י וְלֹא־אָכַ֖ל יָת֣וֹם מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
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יז
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17
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Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof--
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כִּ֣י מִ֭נְּעוּרַי גְּדֵלַ֣נִי כְאָ֑ב וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן אִמִּ֣י אַנְחֶֽנָּה׃
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יח
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18
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Nay, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have been her guide from my mother's womb.
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אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֭וֹבֵד מִבְּלִ֣י לְב֑וּשׁ וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃
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יט
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19
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If I have seen any wanderer in want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
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אִם־לֹ֣א בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי חֲלָצָ֑יו חלצו וּמִגֵּ֥ז כְּ֝בָשַׂי יִתְחַמָּֽם׃
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כ
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20
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If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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אִם־הֲנִיפ֣וֹתִי עַל־יָת֣וֹם יָדִ֑י כִּֽי־אֶרְאֶ֥ה בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר עֶזְרָתִֽי׃
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כא
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21
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If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;
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כְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣ה תִפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃
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כב
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22
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Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
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כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד אֵ֭לַי אֵ֣יד אֵ֑ל וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ לֹ֣א אוּכָֽל׃
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כג
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23
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For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of His majesty I could do nothing.
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אִם־שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָהָ֣ב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃
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כד
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24
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If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold: 'Thou art my confidence';
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אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח כִּי־רַ֣ב חֵילִ֑י וְכִֽי־כַ֝בִּ֗יר מָצְאָ֥ה יָדִֽי׃
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כה
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25
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If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
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אִם־אֶרְאֶ֣ה א֖וֹר כִּ֣י יָהֵ֑ל וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ יָקָ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃
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כו
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26
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If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
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וַיִּ֣פְתְּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לִבִּ֑י וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק יָדִ֣י לְפִֽי׃
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כז
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27
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And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand;
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גַּם־ה֭וּא עָוֺ֣ן פְּלִילִ֑י כִּֽי־כִחַ֖שְׁתִּי לָאֵ֣ל מִמָּֽעַל׃
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כח
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28
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This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have lied to God that is above.
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אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָ֥אוֹ רָֽע׃
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כט
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29
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If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or exulted when evil found him--
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וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
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ל
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30
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Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.
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אִם־לֹ֣א אָ֭מְרוּ מְתֵ֣י אָהֳלִ֑י מִֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מִ֝בְּשָׂר֗וֹ לֹ֣א נִשְׂבָּֽע׃
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לא
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31
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If the men of my tent said not: 'Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat?'
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בַּ֭חוּץ לֹא־יָלִ֣ין גֵּ֑ר דְּ֝לָתַ֗י לָאֹ֥רַח אֶפְתָּֽח׃
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לב
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32
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The stranger did not lodge in the street; my doors I opened to the roadside.
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אִם־כִּסִּ֣יתִי כְאָדָ֣ם פְּשָׁעָ֑י לִטְמ֖וֹן בְּחֻבִּ֣י עֲוֺֽנִי׃
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לג
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33
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If after the manner of men I covered my transgressions, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom--
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כִּ֤י אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ ׀ הָ֘מ֤וֹן רַבָּ֗ה וּבוּז־מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת יְחִתֵּ֑נִי וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם לֹא־אֵ֥צֵא פָֽתַח׃
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לד
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34
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Because I feared the great multitude, and the most contemptible among families terrified me, {N} so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door.
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מִ֤י יִתֶּן־לִ֨י ׀ שֹׁ֘מֵ֤עַֽ לִ֗י הֶן־תָּ֭וִי שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲנֵ֑נִי וְסֵ֥פֶר כָּ֝תַ֗ב אִ֣ישׁ רִיבִֽי׃
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לה
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35
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Oh that I had one to hear me!--Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me-- {N} and that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!
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אִם־לֹ֣א עַל־שִׁ֭כְמִי אֶשָּׂאֶ֑נּוּ אֶֽעֶנְדֶ֖נּוּ עֲטָר֣וֹת לִֽי׃
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לו
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36
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Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown.
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מִסְפַּ֣ר צְ֭עָדַי אַגִּידֶ֑נּוּ כְּמוֹ־נָ֝גִ֗יד אֲקָרֲבֶֽנּוּ׃
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לז
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37
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I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
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אִם־עָ֭לַי אַדְמָתִ֣י תִזְעָ֑ק וְ֝יַ֗חַד תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ יִבְכָּיֽוּן׃
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לח
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38
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If my land cry out against me, and the furrows thereof weep together;
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אִם־כֹּ֭חָהּ אָכַ֣לְתִּי בְלִי־כָ֑סֶף וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלֶ֣יהָ הִפָּֽחְתִּי׃
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לט
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39
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If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed--
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תַּ֤חַת חִטָּ֨ה ׀ יֵ֥צֵא ח֗וֹחַ וְתַֽחַת־שְׂעֹרָ֥ה בָאְשָׁ֑ה תַּ֝֗מּוּ דִּבְרֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃ פ
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מ
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40
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Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. {P}
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