H9005–/ל–l

If your children have done evil against him, then their punishment is from his hand.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”

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

לְדֹ֣ר (לְ) le. “of”לְחֵ֣קֶר (לְ) le. “to”

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

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to”

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

וְלִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

He is full of strength before the sun, and his branches go out over his garden.

לִפְנֵי־ (לִ) li “<to>”

If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.

לָרִ֣יב (לָ) la. “to”

Who gives orders to the sun, and it does not give its light; and who keeps the stars from shining.

לַ֭חֶרֶס (לַ֭) La. “to the”

By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:

לְבַדּ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “<to>”

Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

לִ֝מְשֹׁפְטִ֗י (לִ֝) li “to”

If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?

לְכֹ֣חַ (לְ) le. “to”לְ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט (לְ֝) le. “to”

If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.

לְמַסַּ֖ת (לְ) le. “<to>”

You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?

לָמָּה־ (לָ) la. “<to>”

What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?

לְךָ֨׀ (לְ) le. “to”

Have you eyes of flesh, or do you see as man sees?

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “[belong] to”

That you take note of my sin, searching after my wrongdoing,

לַעֲוֹנִ֑י (לַ) la. “for”וּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥י (לְ) le. “for”

That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.

לִ֗י (לִ֗) L “to”

Why then did you make me come out of my mother's body? It would have been better for me to have taken my last breath, and for no eye to have seen me,

וְלָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”

And for me to have been as if I had not been; to have been taken from my mother's body straight to my last resting-place.

לַקֶּ֥בֶר (לַ) la. “to the”

And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!

לְךָ֨׀ (לְ) le. “to”לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה (לְֽ) le. “[belongs] to”לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “to”

And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

לָבֶ֥טַח (לָ) la. “to”

But I have a mind as well as you; I am equal to you: yes, who has not knowledge of such things as these?

לִ֤י (לִ֤) l “[belongs] to”

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

לְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀ (לְ) le. “to”לֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּ (לֶ֭) Le. “to”

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

לַפִּ֣יד (לַ) la. “[belongs] to <the>”לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת (לְ) le. “to”לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵי (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”

There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.

לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים (לְ) le. “of”לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי (לְ) le. “[belong] to”לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (לַ) la. “to”