H9005–/ל–l

And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

לְפָעֳלָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.

לְשֵׁ֥בֶט (לְ) le. “for”לְאַרְצ֑וֹ (לְ) le. “for”לְ֝חֶ֗סֶד (לְ֝) le. “for”

Will you, with him, make the skies smooth, and strong as a polished looking-glass?

לִשְׁחָקִ֑ים (לִ) li “<to>”

Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to”

How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

ל֭וֹ (ל֭) l “to”

For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.

לָ֭כֵן (לָ֭) La. “<to>”

So that it might take a grip of the skirts of the earth, shaking all the evil-doers out of it?

לֶ֭אֱחֹז (לֶ֭) Le. “to”

Have the doors of death been open to you, or have the door-keepers of the dark ever seen you?

לְ֭ךָ (לְ֭) Le. “to”

Which I have kept for the time of trouble, for the day of war and fighting?

לְעֶת־ (לְ) le. “for”לְי֥וֹם (לְ) le. “for”

By whom has the way been cut for the flowing of the rain, and the flaming of the thunder;

לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף (לַ) la. “for the”לַחֲזִ֥יז (לַ) la. “for”

Causing rain to come on a land where no man is living, on the waste land which has no people;

לְ֭הַמְטִיר (לְ֭) Le. “to”

To give water to the land where there is waste and destruction, and to make the dry land green with young grass?

לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ (לְ) le. “to”וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ (לְ) le. “to”

Has the rain a father? or who gave birth to the drops of night mist?

לַמָּטָ֥ר (לַ) la. “for the”

Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters?

לָעָ֣ב (לָ) la. “to the”

Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?

לְךָ֣ (לְ) le. “to”

Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי (לַ) la. “to the”

When the earth becomes hard as metal, and is joined together in masses?

לַמּוּצָ֑ק (לַ) la. “into <the>”

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,

לְלָבִ֣יא (לְ) le. “for”

Who gives in the evening the meat he is searching for, when his young ones are crying to God; when the young lions with loud noise go wandering after their food?

לָעֹרֵ֗ב (לָ) la. “for the”לִבְלִי־ (לִ) li “for”

Their young ones are strong, living in the open country; they go out and do not come back again.

לָֽמוֹ׃ (לָֽ) la. “to”

He makes sport of the noise of the town; the voice of the driver does not come to his ears;

לַהֲמ֣וֹן (לַ) la. “to”

That she puts her eggs on the earth, warming them in the dust,

לָאָ֣רֶץ (לָ) la. “to the”

She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.

לְּלֹא־ (לְּ) le. “to”לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “[belonging] to”לְרִ֖יק (לְ) le. “[is] to”

For God has taken wisdom from her mind, and given her no measure of knowledge.

לָ֝֗הּ (לָ֝֗) La “to”

When she is shaking her wings on high, she makes sport of the horse and of him who is seated on him.

לַ֝סּ֗וּס (לַ֝) la. “to the”וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”