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א
נָקְטָה נַפְשִׁי, בְּחַיָּי: אֶעֶזְבָה עָלַי שִׂיחִי; אֲדַבְּרָה, בְּמַר נַפְשִׁי.
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1
My soul is weary of my life; I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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ב
אֹמַר אֶל-אֱלוֹהַּ, אַל-תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי; הוֹדִיעֵנִי, עַל מַה-תְּרִיבֵנִי.
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2
I will say unto Eloheem: Do not condemn me; make me know wherefore Thou contendest with me.
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ג
הֲטוֹב לְךָ, כִּי-תַעֲשֹׁק--כִּי-תִמְאַס, יְגִיעַ כַּפֶּיךָ; וְעַל-עֲצַת רְשָׁעִים הוֹפָעְתָּ.
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3
Is it good unto Thee that Thou shouldest oppress, that Thou shouldest despise the work of Thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
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ד
הַעֵינֵי בָשָׂר לָךְ: אִם-כִּרְאוֹת אֱנוֹשׁ תִּרְאֶה.
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4
Hast Thou eyes of flesh? or seest Thou as man seeth?
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ה
הֲכִימֵי אֱנוֹשׁ יָמֶיךָ: אִם-שְׁנוֹתֶיךָ, כִּימֵי גָבֶר.
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5
Are Thy days as the days of man, or Thy years as a man's days,
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ו
כִּי-תְבַקֵּשׁ לַעֲונִי; וּלְחַטָּאתִי תִדְרוֹשׁ.
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6
That Thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin,
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ז
עַל-דַּעְתְּךָ, כִּי-לֹא אֶרְשָׁע; וְאֵין מִיָּדְךָ מַצִּיל.
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7
Although Thou knowest that I shall not be condemned; and there is none that can deliver out of Thy hand?
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ח
יָדֶיךָ עִצְּבוּנִי, וַיַּעֲשׂוּנִי; יַחַד סָבִיב, וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי.
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8
Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me together round about; yet Thou dost destroy me!
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ט
זְכָר-נָא, כִּי-כַחֹמֶר עֲשִׂיתָנִי; וְאֶל-עָפָר תְּשִׁיבֵנִי.
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9
Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; and wilt Thou bring me into dust again?
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י
הֲלֹא כֶחָלָב, תַּתִּיכֵנִי; וְכַגְּבִנָּה, תַּקְפִּיאֵנִי.
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10
Hast Thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
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יא
עוֹר וּבָשָׂר, תַּלְבִּישֵׁנִי; וּבַעֲצָמוֹת וְגִידִים, תְּשֹׂכְכֵנִי.
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11
Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.
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יב
חַיִּים וָחֶסֶד, עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי; וּפְקֻדָּתְךָ, שָׁמְרָה רוּחִי.
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12
Thou hast granted me life and favour, and Thy providence hath preserved my spirit.
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יג
וְאֵלֶּה, צָפַנְתָּ בִלְבָבֶךָ; יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי-זֹאת עִמָּךְ.
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13
Yet these things Thou didst hide in Thy heart; I know that this is with Thee;
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יד
אִם-חָטָאתִי וּשְׁמַרְתָּנִי; וּמֵעֲונִי, לֹא תְנַקֵּנִי.
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14
If I sin, then Thou markest me, and Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
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טו
אִם-רָשַׁעְתִּי, אַלְלַי לִי-- וְצָדַקְתִּי, לֹא-אֶשָּׂא רֹאשִׁי;
שְׂבַע קָלוֹן, וּרְאֵה עָנְיִי.
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15
If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head--
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being filled with ignominy and looking upon mine affliction.
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טז
וְיִגְאֶה, כַּשַּׁחַל תְּצוּדֵנִי; וְתָשֹׁב, תִּתְפַּלָּא-בִי.
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16
And if it exalt itself, Thou huntest me as a lion; and again Thou showest Thyself marvellous upon me.
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יז
תְּחַדֵּשׁ עֵדֶיךָ, נֶגְדִּי, וְתֶרֶב כַּעַשְׂךָ, עִמָּדִי; חֲלִיפוֹת וְצָבָא עִמִּי.
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17
Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, and increasest Thine indignation upon me; host succeeding host against me.
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יח
וְלָמָּה מֵרֶחֶם, הֹצֵאתָנִי; אֶגְוַע, וְעַיִן לֹא-תִרְאֵנִי.
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18
Wherefore then hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb? Would that I had perished, and no eye had seen me!
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יט
כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא-הָיִיתִי אֶהְיֶה; מִבֶּטֶן, לַקֶּבֶר אוּבָל.
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I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.
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כ
הֲלֹא-מְעַט יָמַי יחדל (וַחֲדָל); ישית (וְשִׁית) מִמֶּנִּי, וְאַבְלִיגָה מְּעָט.
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20
Are not my days few? Cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
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כא
בְּטֶרֶם אֵלֵךְ, וְלֹא אָשׁוּב-- אֶל-אֶרֶץ חֹשֶׁךְ וְצַלְמָוֶת.
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21
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
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כב
אֶרֶץ עֵפָתָה, כְּמוֹ אֹפֶל--צַלְמָוֶת, וְלֹא סְדָרִים; וַתֹּפַע כְּמוֹ-אֹפֶל.
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22
A land of thick darkness, as darkness itself; a land of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
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