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à áÌÀøÄéú, ëÌÈøÇúÌÄé ìÀòÅéðÈé; åÌîÈä àÆúÀáÌåÉðÅï, òÇì-áÌÀúåÌìÈä.
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1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; how then should I look upon a maid?
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á åÌîÆä, çÅìÆ÷ àÁìåÉäÌÇ îÄîÌÈòÇì; åÀðÇçÂìÇú ùÑÇãÌÇé, îÄîÌÀøÉîÄéí.
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2 For what would be the portion of God from above, and the heritage of the Almighty from on high?
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â äÂìÉà-àÅéã ìÀòÇåÌÈì; åÀðÅëÆø, ìÀôÉòÂìÅé àÈåÆï.
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3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
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ã äÂìÉà-äåÌà, éÄøÀàÆä ãÀøÈëÈé; åÀëÈì-öÀòÈãÇé éÄñÀôÌåÉø.
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4 Doth not He see my ways, and count all my steps?
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ä àÄí-äÈìÇëÀúÌÄé òÄí-ùÑÈåÀà; åÇúÌÇçÇùÑ òÇì-îÄøÀîÈä øÇâÀìÄé.
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5 If I have walked with vanity, and my foot hath hasted to deceit--
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å éÄùÑÀ÷ÀìÅðÄé áÀîÉàæÀðÅé-öÆãÆ÷; åÀéÅãÇò àÁìåÉäÌÇ, úÌËîÌÈúÄé.
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6 Let me be weighed in a just balance, that God may know mine integrity--
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æ àÄí úÌÄèÌÆä àÇùÌÑËøÄé, îÄðÌÄé äÇãÌÈøÆêÀ:
åÀàÇçÇø òÅéðÇé, äÈìÇêÀ ìÄáÌÄé; åÌáÀëÇôÌÇé, ãÌÈáÇ÷ îàåÌí.
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7 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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ç àÆæÀøÀòÈä, åÀàÇçÅø éÉàëÅì; åÀöÆàÁöÈàÇé éÀùÑÉøÈùÑåÌ.
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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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è àÄí-ðÄôÀúÌÈä ìÄáÌÄé, òÇì-àÄùÌÑÈä; åÀòÇì-ôÌÆúÇç øÅòÄé àÈøÈáÀúÌÄé.
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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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é úÌÄèÀçÇï ìÀàÇçÅø àÄùÑÀúÌÄé; åÀòÈìÆéäÈ, éÄëÀøÀòåÌï àÂçÅøÄéï.
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10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
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éà ëÌÄé-äåà (äÄéà) æÄîÌÈä; åäéà (åÀäåÌà), òÈåÉï ôÌÀìÄéìÄéí.
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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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éá ëÌÄé àÅùÑ äÄéà, òÇã-àÂáÇãÌåÉï úÌÉàëÅì; åÌáÀëÈì-úÌÀáåÌàÈúÄé úÀùÑÈøÅùÑ.
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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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éâ àÄí-àÆîÀàÇñ--îÄùÑÀôÌÇè òÇáÀãÌÄé, åÇàÂîÈúÄé: áÌÀøÄáÈí, òÄîÌÈãÄé.
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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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éã åÌîÈä àÆòÁùÒÆä, ëÌÄé-éÈ÷åÌí àÅì; åÀëÄé-éÄôÀ÷Éã, îÈä àÂùÑÄéáÆðÌåÌ.
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14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? And when He remembereth, what shall I answer Him?
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èå äÂìÉà-áÇáÌÆèÆï, òÉùÒÅðÄé òÈùÒÈäåÌ; åÇéÀëËðÆðÌåÌ, áÌÈøÆçÆí àÆçÈã.
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15 Did not He that made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb?
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èæ àÄí-àÆîÀðÇò, îÅçÅôÆõ ãÌÇìÌÄéí; åÀòÅéðÅé àÇìÀîÈðÈä àÂëÇìÌÆä.
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16 If I have withheld aught that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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éæ åÀàÉëÇì ôÌÄúÌÄé ìÀáÇãÌÄé; åÀìÉà-àÈëÇì éÈúåÉí îÄîÌÆðÌÈä.
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17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof--
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éç ëÌÄé îÄðÌÀòåÌøÇé, âÌÀãÅìÇðÄé ëÀàÈá; åÌîÄáÌÆèÆï àÄîÌÄé àÇðÀçÆðÌÈä.
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18 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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éè àÄí-àÆøÀàÆä àåÉáÅã, îÄáÌÀìÄé ìÀáåÌùÑ; åÀàÅéï ëÌÀñåÌú, ìÈàÆáÀéåÉï.
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19 If I have seen any wanderer in want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
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ë àÄí-ìÉà áÅøÀëåÌðÄé çÂìÈöÈå; åÌîÄâÌÅæ ëÌÀáÈùÒÇé, éÄúÀçÇîÌÈí.
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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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ëà àÄí-äÂðÄéôåÉúÄé òÇì-éÈúåÉí éÈãÄé: ëÌÄé-àÆøÀàÆä áÇùÌÑÇòÇø, òÆæÀøÈúÄé.
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21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;
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ëá ëÌÀúÅôÄé, îÄùÌÑÄëÀîÈä úÄôÌåÉì; åÀàÆæÀøÉòÄé, îÄ÷ÌÈðÈä úÄùÌÑÈáÅø.
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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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ëâ ëÌÄé ôÇçÇã àÅìÇé, àÅéã àÅì; åÌîÄùÌÒÀàÅúåÉ, ìÉà àåÌëÈì.
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23 For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of His majesty I could do nothing.
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ëã àÄí-ùÒÇîÀúÌÄé æÈäÈá ëÌÄñÀìÄé; åÀìÇëÌÆúÆí, àÈîÇøÀúÌÄé îÄáÀèÇçÄé.
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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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ëä àÄí-àÆùÒÀîÇç, ëÌÄé-øÇá çÅéìÄé; åÀëÄé-ëÇáÌÄéø, îÈöÀàÈä éÈãÄé.
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25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
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ëå àÄí-àÆøÀàÆä àåÉø, ëÌÄé éÈäÅì; åÀéÈøÅçÇ, éÈ÷Èø äÉìÅêÀ.
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26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
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ëæ åÇéÌÄôÀúÌÀ áÌÇñÌÅúÆø ìÄáÌÄé; åÇúÌÄùÌÑÇ÷ éÈãÄé ìÀôÄé.
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27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, and my mouth hath kissed my hand;
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ëç âÌÇí-äåÌà, òÈåÉï ôÌÀìÄéìÄé: ëÌÄé-ëÄçÇùÑÀúÌÄé ìÈàÅì îÄîÌÈòÇì.
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28 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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ëè àÄí-àÆùÒÀîÇç, áÌÀôÄéã îÀùÒÇðÀàÄé; åÀäÄúÀòÉøÇøÀúÌÄé, ëÌÄé-îÀöÈàåÉ øÈò.
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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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ì åÀìÉà-ðÈúÇúÌÄé ìÇçÂèÉà çÄëÌÄé-- ìÄùÑÀàÉì áÌÀàÈìÈä ðÇôÀùÑåÉ.
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30 Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse.
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ìà àÄí-ìÉà àÈîÀøåÌ, îÀúÅé àÈäÃìÄé; îÄé-éÄúÌÅï îÄáÌÀùÒÈøåÉ, ìÉà ðÄùÒÀáÌÈò.
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31 If the men of my tent said not: 'Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat?'
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ìá áÌÇçåÌõ, ìÉà-éÈìÄéï âÌÅø; ãÌÀìÈúÇé, ìÈàÉøÇç àÆôÀúÌÈç.
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32 The stranger did not lodge in the street; my doors I opened to the roadside.
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ìâ àÄí-ëÌÄñÌÄéúÄé ëÀàÈãÈí ôÌÀùÑÈòÈé-- ìÄèÀîåÉï áÌÀçËáÌÄé òÂåÉðÄé.
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33 If after the manner of men I covered my transgressions, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom--
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ìã ëÌÄé àÆòÁøåÉõ, äÈîåÉï øÇáÌÈä-- åÌáåÌæ-îÄùÑÀôÌÈçåÉú éÀçÄúÌÅðÄé;
åÈàÆãÌÉí, ìÉà-àÅöÅà ôÈúÇç.
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34 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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ìä îÄé éÄúÌÆï-ìÄé, ùÑÉîÅòÇ ìÄé-- äÆï-úÌÈåÄé, ùÑÇãÌÇé éÇòÂðÅðÄé;
åÀñÅôÆø ëÌÈúÇá, àÄéùÑ øÄéáÄé.
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35 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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ìå àÄí-ìÉà òÇì-ùÑÄëÀîÄé, àÆùÌÒÈàÆðÌåÌ; àÆòÆðÀãÆðÌåÌ òÂèÈøåÉú ìÄé.
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36 Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown.
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ìæ îÄñÀôÌÇø öÀòÈãÇé, àÇâÌÄéãÆðÌåÌ; ëÌÀîåÉ-ðÈâÄéã, àÂ÷ÈøÀáÆðÌåÌ.
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37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
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ìç àÄí-òÈìÇé, àÇãÀîÈúÄé úÄæÀòÈ÷; åÀéÇçÇã, úÌÀìÈîÆéäÈ éÄáÀëÌÈéåÌï.
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38 If my land cry out against me, and the furrows thereof weep together;
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ìè àÄí-ëÌÉçÈäÌ, àÈëÇìÀúÌÄé áÀìÄé-ëÈñÆó; åÀðÆôÆùÑ áÌÀòÈìÆéäÈ äÄôÌÈçÀúÌÄé.
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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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î úÌÇçÇú çÄèÌÈä, éÅöÅà çåÉçÇ--åÀúÇçÇú-ùÒÀòÉøÈä áÈàÀùÑÈä: úÌÇîÌåÌ, ãÌÄáÀøÅé àÄéÌåÉá.
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40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and noisome weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. {P}
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