7Wherefore dothewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,Becomeold, yea, waxmightyinpower? 8TheirseedH2233isestablishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559withthemintheirsight,Andtheiroffspringזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233beforetheireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869. 9TheirhousesH1004aresafefromfearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343,Neitheristherodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433uponthem. 10Theirbullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794gendereth,andfailethnot;Theircowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calveth,andcastethnothercalf. 11Theysendיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971forthH7971theirlittleoneslikeaflockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,AndtheirchildrenH3206dance. 12Theysingtothetimbrelandharpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,Andrejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055atthesoundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofthepipe. 13Theyspendtheirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperity,Andinamomentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281theygodowntoSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585. 14AndtheysayH559untoGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493fromus;Forwedesireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654nottheknowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847ofthywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870. 15WhatistheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,thatweshouldserveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him?AndwhatprofitH3276shouldwehave,ifwepray untohim? 16Lo,theirprosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnotintheirhandבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027:Thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isfarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368fromme. 17HowH4100oftisitthatthelampנֵר־ner-H5216ofthewickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563isputout?Thattheircalamityאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343comethuponthem?ThatGod distributeth sorrowsinhisangerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639? 18ThattheyareH1961asstubblebeforethewindר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,Andaschaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671thatthestorm carriethaway? 19Ye say,Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layethuphisiniquityforhischildren. Lethimrecompenseituntohimself,thathemayknowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it: 20Lethisownעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869eyesH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200hisdestruction,Andlethimdrinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354ofthewrathH2534oftheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706. 21ForwhatcarethheforhishouseH1004afterhim,Whenthenumberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557ofhismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320iscut off? American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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