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Job continued his discourse, saying:
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וַיֹּ֣סֶף
אִ֭יּוֹב
שְׂאֵ֥ת
מְשָׁל֗וֹ
וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
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If only I could be as in months gone by, in the days when God watched over me,
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מִֽי־
יִתְּנֵ֥נִי
כְיַרְחֵי־
קֶ֑דֶם
כִּ֝ימֵ֗י
אֱל֣וֹהַּ
יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃
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when his lamp shone above my head, and I walked through darkness by his light!
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בְּהִלּ֣וֹ
נֵ֭רוֹ
עֲלֵ֣י
רֹאשִׁ֑י
לְ֝אוֹרוֹ
אֵ֣לֶךְ
חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
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I would be as I was in the days of my youth when God's friendship rested on my tent,
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
הָ֭יִיתִי
בִּימֵ֣י
חָרְפִּ֑י
בְּס֥וֹד
אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ
עֲלֵ֣י
אָהֳלִֽי׃
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when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
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בְּע֣וֹד
שַׁ֭דַּי
עִמָּדִ֑י
סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י
נְעָרָֽי׃
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when my feet were bathed in curds and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!
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בִּרְחֹ֣ץ
הֲלִיכַ֣י
בְּחֵמָ֑ה
וְצ֥וּר
יָצ֥וּק
עִ֝מָּדִ֗י
פַּלְגֵי־
שָֽׁמֶן׃
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When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the town square,
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בְּצֵ֣אתִי
שַׁ֣עַר
עֲלֵי־
קָ֑רֶת
בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב
אָכִ֥ין
מוֹשָׁבִֽי׃
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the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.
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רָא֣וּנִי
נְעָרִ֣ים
וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ
וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים
קָ֣מוּ
עָמָֽדוּ׃
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City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.
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שָׂ֭רִים
עָצְר֣וּ
בְמִלִּ֑ים
וְ֝כַ֗ף
יָשִׂ֥ימוּ
לְפִיהֶֽם׃
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The noblemen's voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
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קוֹל־
נְגִידִ֥ים
נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ
וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם
לְחִכָּ֥ם
דָּבֵֽקָה׃
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When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.
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כִּ֤י
אֹ֣זֶן
שָׁ֭מְעָה
וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי
וְעַ֥יִן
רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה
וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃
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For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
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כִּֽי־
אֲ֭מַלֵּט
עָנִ֣י
מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ
וְ֝יָת֗וֹם
וְֽלֹא־
עֹזֵ֥ר
לֽוֹ׃
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The dying blessed me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice.
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בִּרְכַּ֣ת
אֹ֭בֵד
עָלַ֣י
תָּבֹ֑א
וְלֵ֖ב
אַלְמָנָ֣ה
אַרְנִֽן׃
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I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
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צֶ֣דֶק
לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי
וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי
כִּֽמְעִ֥יל
וְ֝צָנִ֗יף
מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃
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I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.
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עֵינַ֣יִם
הָ֭יִיתִי
לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר
וְרַגְלַ֖יִם
לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ
אָֽנִי׃
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I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.
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אָ֣ב
אָ֭נֹכִֽי
לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים
וְרִ֖ב
לֹא־
יָדַ֣עְתִּי
אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃
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I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
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וָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה
מְתַלְּע֣וֹת
עַוָּ֑ל
וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו
אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ
טָֽרֶף׃
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So I thought, "I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand.
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וָ֭אֹמַר
עִם־
קִנִּ֣י
אֶגְוָ֑ע
וְ֝כַח֗וֹל
אַרְבֶּ֥ה
יָמִֽים׃
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My roots will have access to water, and the dew will rest on my branches all night.
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שָׁרְשִׁ֣י
פָת֣וּחַ
אֱלֵי־
מָ֑יִם
וְ֝טַ֗ל
יָלִ֥ין
בִּקְצִירִֽי׃
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My whole being will be refreshed within me, and my bow will be renewed in my hand."
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כְּ֭בוֹדִי
חָדָ֣שׁ
עִמָּדִ֑י
וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י
בְּיָדִ֥י
תַחֲלִֽיף׃
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Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my advice.
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לִֽי־
שָׁמְע֥וּ
וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ
וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ
לְמ֣וֹ
עֲצָתִֽי׃
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After a word from me they did not speak again; my speech settled on them like dew.
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אַחֲרֵ֣י
דְ֭בָרִי
לֹ֣א
יִשְׁנ֑וּ
וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ
תִּטֹּ֥ף
מִלָּתִֽי׃
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They waited for me as for the rain and opened their mouths as for spring showers.
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וְיִֽחֲל֣וּ
כַמָּטָ֣ר
לִ֑י
וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם
פָּעֲר֥וּ
לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃
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If I smiled at them, they couldn't believe it; they were thrilled at the light of my countenance.
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אֶשְׂחַ֣ק
אֲ֭לֵהֶם
לֹ֣א
יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ
וְא֥וֹר
פָּ֝נַ֗י
לֹ֣א
יַפִּילֽוּן׃
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I directed their course and presided as chief. I lived as a king among his troops, like one who comforts those who mourn.
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אֶֽבֲחַ֣ר
דַּרְכָּם֮
וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב
רֹ֥אשׁ
וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן
כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ
בַּגְּד֑וּד
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
אֲבֵלִ֣ים
יְנַחֵֽם׃
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