4Knowest thounotthisofoldtime,SincemanH120wasplacedH7760uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776, 5Thatthetriumphingofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshort,AndthejoyH8057ofthegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611butforamomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281? 6Thoughhisheightmountuptotheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Andhisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060untothecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645; 7Yetheshallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverlikehisowndungH1561:TheythathaveseenH7200himshallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335ishe? 8Heshallflyיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074asadreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,andshallnotbefoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672: Yea,heshallbechasedawayH5074asavisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384ofthenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915. 9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869whichsawhimshallseehimnomore;Neithershallhisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725anymorebeholdhim. 10Hischildrenshallseekthefavorיְרַצּ֣וּye.ra.TzuH7521ofthepoorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,Andhishandsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027shallgivebackתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725hiswealthאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202. 12ThoughwickednessH7451besweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985inhismouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310,ThoughhehideH3582itunderhistongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956, 13ThoughhespareH2550it,andwillnotletitgo,Butkeepitstillwithinhismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441; 14Yethisfoodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899inhisbowelsH4578isturnedH2015,Itisthegallofaspswithinhim. 15Hehathswallowedבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104downriches,andheshallvomitוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958themupagain;Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410willcastthemoutofhisbellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990. 16HeshallsuckH3243thepoisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219ofasps:Theviper’sאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956shallslayתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026him. 17Heshallnotlookיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200upontheriversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104,Theflowingstreamsofhoneyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706andbutter. 18ThatwhichhelaboredforshallherestoreH7725,andshallnotswallowיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104itdown; Accordingtothesubstancethathehath gotten,heshallnotrejoice. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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