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HEB וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

KJV Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

2

HEB חַי־אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃

KJV As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

3

HEB כִּֽי־כָל־ע֣וֹד נִשְׁמָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְר֖וּחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃

KJV All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

4

HEB אִם־תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה שְׂפָתַ֣י עַוְלָ֑ה וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗י אִם־יֶהְגֶּ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה׃

KJV My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

5

HEB חָלִ֣ילָה לִּי֮ אִם־אַצְדִּ֪יק אֶ֫תְכֶ֥ם עַד־אֶגְוָ֑ע לֹא־אָסִ֖יר תֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

KJV God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

6

HEB בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֑הָ לֹֽא־יֶחֱרַ֥ף לְ֝בָבִ֗י מִיָּמָֽי׃

KJV My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

7

HEB יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל׃

KJV Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

8

HEB כִּ֤י מַה־תִּקְוַ֣ת חָ֭נֵף כִּ֣י יִבְצָ֑ע כִּ֤י יֵ֖שֶׁל אֱל֣וֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

KJV For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

9

HEB הַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀ אֵ֑ל כִּֽי־תָב֖וֹא עָלָ֣יו צָרָֽה׃

KJV Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

10

HEB אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּ֥י יִתְעַנָּ֑ג יִקְרָ֖א אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃

KJV Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

11

HEB אוֹרֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֣ם בְּיַד־אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲכַחֵֽד׃

KJV I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

12

HEB הֵן־אַתֶּ֣ם כֻּלְּכֶ֣ם חֲזִיתֶ֑ם וְלָמָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃

KJV Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?

13

HEB זֶ֤ה׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָ֖ם רָשָׁ֥ע׀ עִם־אֵ֑ל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת עָ֝רִיצִ֗ים מִשַּׁדַּ֥י יִקָּֽחוּ׃

KJV This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.

14

HEB אִם־יִרְבּ֣וּ בָנָ֣יו לְמוֹ־חָ֑רֶב וְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יו לֹ֣א יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃

KJV If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

15

HEB שְׂ֭רִידָיו בַּמָּ֣וֶת יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃

KJV Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.

16

HEB אִם־יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃

KJV Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

17

HEB יָ֭כִין וְצַדִּ֣יק יִלְבָּ֑שׁ וְ֝כֶ֗סֶף נָקִ֥י יַחֲלֹֽק׃

KJV He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

18

HEB בָּנָ֣ה כָעָ֣שׁ בֵּית֑וֹ וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה נֹצֵֽר׃

KJV He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

19

HEB עָשִׁ֣יר יִ֭שְׁכַּב וְלֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ף עֵינָ֖יו פָּקַ֣ח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

KJV The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

20

HEB תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם בַּלָּה֑וֹת לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה׃

KJV Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.

21

HEB יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ קָדִ֣ים וְיֵלַ֑ךְ וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

KJV The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

22

HEB וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ עָ֭לָיו וְלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל מִ֝יָּד֗וֹ בָּר֥וֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃

KJV For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

23

HEB יִשְׂפֹּ֣ק עָלֵ֣ימוֹ כַפֵּ֑ימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק עָ֝לָ֗יו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

KJV Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.