1Myspiritרוּחִ֣יru.ChiH7307isconsumed,mydaysיָמַ֥יya.MaiH3117areextinct,ThegraveH6913isreadyforme. 2Surelytherearemockerswithme,Andmineeyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869dwelleth upontheirprovocation. 3Givenowapledge,besuretyעָרְבֵ֣נִי'a.re.Ve.niH6148formewiththyself;Whoistherethatwillstrikehandsלְיָדִ֥יle.ya.DiH3027withme? 4Forthou hasthidH6845theirheartלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820fromunderstanding:ThereforeH3651shalt thounotexaltתְרֹמֵֽם׃te.ro.MemH7311them. 5Hethatdenouncethhisfriendsרֵעִ֑יםre.'ImH7453foraprey,Eventheeyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofhischildrenshallfailתִּכְלֶֽנָה׃tikh.Le.nahH3615. 6ButhehathmademeabywordofthepeopleH5971;Andtheyspitinmyfaceלְפָנִ֣יםle.fa.NimH6440. 7Mineeyeעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869alsoisdimbyreasonofsorrow,Andallmymembersareasashadowכַּצֵּ֣לka.TzelH6738. 8Uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477menshallbeastonishedatthis,Andtheinnocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355shallstirH5782uphimselfagainstthegodlessחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611. 9Yetshalltherighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662holdוְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.ChezH270onhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,AndhethathathcleanH2891handsיָ֝דַ֗יִםya.Da.yimH3027shallwaxstrongerandstronger. 10Butasforyouall,comeוּבֹ֣אוּu.Vo.'uH935onnowagain;AndIshallnotfindאֶמְצָ֖א'em.Tza'H4672awiseחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450manamongyou. 11Mydaysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117arepast,mypurposesarebrokenoff,Eventhethoughtsofmyheartלְבָבִֽי׃le.va.ViH3824. 12Theychangethenightלַ֭יְלָהLay.lahH3915intodayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117:Thelightא֝֗וֹר'orH216, saythey,isnearuntothedarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822. 13IfIlookforSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585asmyhouseH1004;IfIhavespreadmycouchinthedarknessבַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822; 14IfIhavesaidtocorruption, Thou artmyfatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1;Totheworm, Thou artmymotherאִמִּ֥י'i.MiH517,andmysisterוַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗יva.'a.cho.TiH269; 15Whereוְ֭אַיֵּהVe.'ai.yehH346thenאֵפ֣וֹ'e.FoH645ismyhopeתִקְוָתִ֑יtik.va.TiH8615? And as formyhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615,whoshallseeit? 16Itshallgoתֵּרַ֑דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381downtothebarsofSheolשְׁאֹ֣לshe.'OlH7585,Whenoncethereisrestinthedustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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