H9002–/וְ–v

How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

My words may seem wrong to you, but the words of him who has no hope are for the wind.

וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ (וּ֝) u. “and”

Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Now then, let your eyes be turned to me, for truly I will not say what is false to your face.

וְ֭עַתָּה (וְ֭) Ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Let your minds be changed, and do not have an evil opinion of me; yes, be changed, for my righteousness is still in me.

וְשׁ֥וּבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Has not man his ordered time of trouble on the earth? and are not his days like the days of a servant working for payment?

וְכִימֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:

וּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗יר (וּ֝) u. “and”

So I have for my heritage months of pain to no purpose, and nights of weariness are given to me.

וְלֵיל֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

My flesh is covered with worms and dust; my skin gets hard and then is cracked again.

וְג֣וּשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

The eye of him who sees me will see me no longer: your eyes will be looking for me, but I will be gone.

וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

He will not come back to his house, and his place will have no more knowledge of him.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then you send dreams to me, and visions of fear;

וּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹת (וּֽ) u. “and”

What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,

וְכִי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

וּמֶ֤ה׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְתַעֲבִ֪יר (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

How long will you say these things, and how long will the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

וְר֥וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.

וְיָשָׁ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And though your start was small, your end will be very great.

וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers:

וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ן (וְ֝) ve. “and”

(For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:)

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Will they not give you teaching, and say words of wisdom to you?

וּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗ם (וּ֝) u. “and”

When it is still green, without being cut down, it becomes dry and dead before any other plant.

וְלִפְנֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:

וְתִקְוַ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.

וּבֵ֥ית (וּ) u. “and”