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א
בְּרִית, כָּרַתִּי לְעֵינָי; וּמָה אֶתְבּוֹנֵן, עַל-בְּתוּלָה.
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1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; how then should I look upon a maid?
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ב
וּמֶה, חֵלֶק אֱלוֹהַּ מִמָּעַל; וְנַחֲלַת שַׁדַּי, מִמְּרֹמִים.
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2
For what would be the portion of Eloheem from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
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ג
הֲלֹא-אֵיד לְעַוָּל; וְנֵכֶר, לְפֹעֲלֵי אָוֶן.
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3
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
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ד
הֲלֹא-הוּא, יִרְאֶה דְרָכָי; וְכָל-צְעָדַי יִסְפּוֹר.
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4
Doth not He see my ways, and count all my steps?
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ה
אִם-הָלַכְתִּי עִם-שָׁוְא; וַתַּחַשׁ עַל-מִרְמָה רַגְלִי.
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5
If I have walked with vanity, and my foot hath hasted to deceit--
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ו
יִשְׁקְלֵנִי בְמֹאזְנֵי-צֶדֶק; וְיֵדַע אֱלוֹהַּ, תֻּמָּתִי.
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6
Let me be weighed in a just balance, that Eloheem may know mine integrity--
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ז
אִם תִּטֶּה אַשֻּׁרִי, מִנִּי הַדָּרֶךְ:
וְאַחַר עֵינַי, הָלַךְ לִבִּי; וּבְכַפַּי, דָּבַק מאוּם.
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7
If my step hath turned out of the way,
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and my heart walked after mine eyes, and if any spot hath cleaved to my hands;
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ח
אֶזְרְעָה, וְאַחֵר יֹאכֵל; וְצֶאֱצָאַי יְשֹׁרָשׁוּ.
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8
Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
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ט
אִם-נִפְתָּה לִבִּי, עַל-אִשָּׁה; וְעַל-פֶּתַח רֵעִי אָרָבְתִּי.
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9
If my heart have been enticed unto a woman, and I have lain in wait at my neighbour's door;
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י
תִּטְחַן לְאַחֵר אִשְׁתִּי; וְעָלֶיהָ, יִכְרְעוּן אֲחֵרִין.
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10
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
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יא
כִּי-הוא (הִיא) זִמָּה; והיא (וְהוּא), עָון פְּלִילִים.
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11
For that were a heinous crime; yea, it were an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
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יב
כִּי אֵשׁ הִיא, עַד-אֲבַדּוֹן תֹּאכֵל; וּבְכָל-תְּבוּאָתִי תְשָׁרֵשׁ.
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12
For it is a fire that consumeth unto destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
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יג
אִם-אֶמְאַס--מִשְׁפַּט עַבְדִּי, וַאֲמָתִי: בְּרִבָם, עִמָּדִי.
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13
If I did despise the cause of my man-servant, or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me--
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יד
וּמָה אֶעֱשֶׂה, כִּי-יָקוּם אֵל; וְכִי-יִפְקֹד, מָה אֲשִׁיבֶנּוּ.
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14
What then shall I do when Eloheem riseth up? And when He remembereth, what shall I answer Him?
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טו
הֲלֹא-בַבֶּטֶן, עֹשֵׂנִי עָשָׂהוּ; וַיְכֻנֶנּוּ, בָּרֶחֶם אֶחָד.
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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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טז
אִם-אֶמְנַע, מֵחֵפֶץ דַּלִּים; וְעֵינֵי אַלְמָנָה אֲכַלֶּה.
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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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יז
וְאֹכַל פִּתִּי לְבַדִּי; וְלֹא-אָכַל יָתוֹם מִמֶּנָּה.
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Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof--
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יח
כִּי מִנְּעוּרַי, גְּדֵלַנִי כְאָב; וּמִבֶּטֶן אִמִּי אַנְחֶנָּה.
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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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יט
אִם-אֶרְאֶה אוֹבֵד, מִבְּלִי לְבוּשׁ; וְאֵין כְּסוּת, לָאֶבְיוֹן.
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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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כ
אִם-לֹא בֵרְכוּנִי חֲלָצָו; וּמִגֵּז כְּבָשַׂי, יִתְחַמָּם.
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20
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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כא
אִם-הֲנִיפוֹתִי עַל-יָתוֹם יָדִי: כִּי-אֶרְאֶה בַשַּׁעַר, עֶזְרָתִי.
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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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כב
כְּתֵפִי, מִשִּׁכְמָה תִפּוֹל; וְאֶזְרֹעִי, מִקָּנָה תִשָּׁבֵר.
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22
Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
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כג
כִּי פַחַד אֵלַי, אֵיד אֵל; וּמִשְּׂאֵתוֹ, לֹא אוּכָל.
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For calamity from Eloheem was a terror to me, and by reason of His majesty I could do nothing.
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כד
אִם-שַׂמְתִּי זָהָב כִּסְלִי; וְלַכֶּתֶם, אָמַרְתִּי מִבְטַחִי.
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24
If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold: 'Thou art my confidence';
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כה
אִם-אֶשְׂמַח, כִּי-רַב חֵילִי; וְכִי-כַבִּיר, מָצְאָה יָדִי.
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If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
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כו
אִם-אֶרְאֶה אוֹר, כִּי יָהֵל; וְיָרֵחַ, יָקָר הֹלֵךְ.
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If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
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כז
וַיִּפְתְּ בַּסֵּתֶר לִבִּי; וַתִּשַּׁק יָדִי לְפִי.
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And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand;
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כח
גַּם-הוּא, עָון פְּלִילִי: כִּי-כִחַשְׁתִּי לָאֵל מִמָּעַל.
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This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have lied to Eloheem that is above.
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כט
אִם-אֶשְׂמַח, בְּפִיד מְשַׂנְאִי; וְהִתְעֹרַרְתִּי, כִּי-מְצָאוֹ רָע.
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29
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or exulted when evil found him--
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ל
וְלֹא-נָתַתִּי לַחֲטֹא חִכִּי-- לִשְׁאֹל בְּאָלָה נַפְשׁוֹ.
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30
Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.
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לא
אִם-לֹא אָמְרוּ, מְתֵי אָהֳלִי; מִי-יִתֵּן מִבְּשָׂרוֹ, לֹא נִשְׂבָּע.
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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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לב
בַּחוּץ, לֹא-יָלִין גֵּר; דְּלָתַי, לָאֹרַח אֶפְתָּח.
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The stranger did not lodge in the street; my doors I opened to the roadside.
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לג
אִם-כִּסִּיתִי כְאָדָם פְּשָׁעָי-- לִטְמוֹן בְּחֻבִּי עֲונִי.
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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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לד
כִּי אֶעֱרוֹץ, הָמוֹן רַבָּה-- וּבוּז-מִשְׁפָּחוֹת יְחִתֵּנִי;
וָאֶדֹּם, לֹא-אֵצֵא פָתַח.
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Because I feared the great multitude, and the most contemptible among families terrified me,
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so that I kept silence, and went not out of the door.
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לה
מִי יִתֶּן-לִי, שֹׁמֵעַ לִי-- הֶן-תָּוִי, שַׁדַּי יַעֲנֵנִי;
וְסֵפֶר כָּתַב, אִישׁ רִיבִי.
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Oh that I had one to hear me!--Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me--
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and that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!
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לו
אִם-לֹא עַל-שִׁכְמִי, אֶשָּׂאֶנּוּ; אֶעֶנְדֶנּוּ עֲטָרוֹת לִי.
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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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לז
מִסְפַּר צְעָדַי, אַגִּידֶנּוּ; כְּמוֹ-נָגִיד, אֲקָרְבֶנּוּ.
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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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לח
אִם-עָלַי, אַדְמָתִי תִזְעָק; וְיַחַד, תְּלָמֶיהָ יִבְכָּיוּן.
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If my land cry out against me, and the furrows thereof weep together;
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לט
אִם-כֹּחָהּ, אָכַלְתִּי בְלִי-כָסֶף; וְנֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלֶיהָ הִפָּחְתִּי.
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39
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed--
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מ
תַּחַת חִטָּה, יֵצֵא חוֹחַ--וְתַחַת-שְׂעֹרָה בָאְשָׁה: תַּמּוּ, דִּבְרֵי אִיּוֹב.
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40
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
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