H9002–/וְ–v

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

וְאַחַ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וּ֝בְכַפַּ֗י (וּ֝) u. “and”

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

וְאַחֵ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְֽצֶאֱצָאַ֥י (וְֽ) ve. “and”

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

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

For it `is' a wicked thing, and a judicial iniquity;

וְ֝ה֗וּא (וְ֝) ve. “and”

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

וּֽבְכָל־ (וּֽ) u. “and”

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

וַאֲמָתִ֑י (וַ) va. “and”

Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?

וּמָ֣ה (וּ) u. “and”וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

וְעֵינֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֹכַ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּמִבֶּ֖טֶן (וּ) u. “and”

If I see `any' perishing without clothing, And there is no covering to the needy,

וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּמִגֵּ֥ז (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

For a dread unto me `is' calamity `from' God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ (וּ֝) u. “and”

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

וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם (וְ֝) ve. “and”

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

וְכִֽי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,

וְ֝יָרֵ֗חַ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

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

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

וּבוּז־ (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְסֵ֥פֶר (וְ) ve. “and”

If against me my land doth cry out, And together its furrows weep,

וְ֝יַ֗חַד (וְ֝) ve. “and”

If its strength I consumed without money, And the life of its possessors, I have caused to breathe out,

וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Instead of wheat let a thorn go forth, And instead of barley a useless weed! The words of Job are finished.

וְתַֽחַת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.

וּבִשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (וּ) u. “and”