H9020–י–y

My skin hath been black upon me, And my bone hath burned from heat,

ע֭וֹרִי (י) i “my”וְעַצְמִי־ (י) i- “my”

And my harp doth become mourning, And my organ the sound of weeping.

כִּנֹּרִ֑י (י) i “my”וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י (י) i “my”

A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?

לְעֵינָ֑י (י) i “my”

Doth not He see my ways, And all my steps number?

דְרָכָ֑י (י) i “my”צְעָדַ֥י (י) i “my”

If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,

רַגְלִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

תֻּמָּתִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

If my step doth turn aside from the way, And after mine eyes hath my heart gone, And to my hands cleaved hath blemish,

אַשֻּׁרִי֮ (י֮) i “my”עֵ֭ינַי (י) i “my”לִבִּ֑י (י) i “my”וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י (י) i “my”

Let me sow -- and another eat, And my products let be rooted out.

וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥י (י) i “my”

If my heart hath been enticed by woman, And by the opening of my neighbour I laid wait,

לִ֭בִּי (י) i “my”רֵעִ֣י (י) I “my”

Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

אִשְׁתִּ֑י (י) i “my”

For a fire it `is', to destruction it consumeth, And among all mine increase doth take root,

תְּב֖וּאָתִ֣י (י) i “my”

If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,

עַ֭בְדִּי (י) i “my”וַאֲמָתִ֑י (י) i “my”

And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,

פִּתִּ֣י (י) i “my”

(But from my youth He grew up with me as `with' a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)

מִ֭נְּעוּרַי (י) i “my”אִמִּ֣י (י) i “my”

If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,

כְּ֝בָשַׂי (י) i “my”

If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in `him' the gate of my court,

יָדִ֑י (י) i “my”עֶזְרָתִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

My shoulder from its blade let fall, And mine arm from the bone be broken.

כְּ֭תֵפִי (י) i “my”וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י (י) I “my”

If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, `My trust,'

כִּסְלִ֑י (י) i “my”מִבְטַחִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

If I rejoice because great `is' my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,

חֵילִ֑י (י) i “my”יָדִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

And my heart is enticed in secret, And my hand doth kiss my mouth,

לִבִּ֑י (י) i “my”יָדִ֣י (י) i “my”לְפִֽי׃ (י) i “my”

Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.

חִכִּ֑י (י) i “my”

If not -- say ye, O men of my tent, `O that we had of his flesh, we are not satisfied.'

אָהֳלִ֑י (י) i “my”

In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.

דְּ֝לָתַ֗י (י) i “my”

If I have covered as Adam my transgressions, To hide in my bosom mine iniquity,

פְּשָׁעָ֑י (י) i “my”בְּחֻבִּ֣י (י) i “my”עֲוֹֽנִי׃ (י) i “my”

Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.

תָּ֭וִי (י) i “my”רִיבִֽי׃ (י) i “my”