2AsGodאֵ֭ל'elH410liveth,whohathtakenawayהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493myrightמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941,AndtheAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706,whohath vexedmysoulH5315 3(FormylifeisyetH5750wholeinme,Andthespiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433isinmynostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639); 4Surelymylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193shallnotspeakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696unrighteousnessH5766,Neithershallmytongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956utterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423. 5FarbeitfrommethatIshouldjustifyH6663you:TillIdieH1478IwillnotputawayH5493mineintegrityתֻּמָּתִ֣יtu.ma.TiH8538fromme. 6Myrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666Iholdהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388fast,andwillnotletitgoאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503:Myheartלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824shallnotreproachיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778mesolongasIlive. 7Letmineenemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961asthewickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563,AndlethimthatrisethupagainstmebeH1961astheunrighteous. 8Forwhatisthehopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615ofthegodlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611,thoughhegethimgainH1214,WhenGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433taketh awayhissoulH5315? 9WillGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410hearיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085hiscryהַֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹha.tza.'a.ka.toH6818,WhentroubleH6869comethuponhim? 10Willhedelightיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026himselfintheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,Andcallיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121uponGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433atalltimesעֵֽת׃'EtH6256? 11IwillteachH3384youconcerningthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410;ThatwhichiswiththeAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706willInotconceal. 12Behold,allyeyourselveshaveseenH2372it;Whyוְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-H4100thenareye becomealtogethervain? 13Thisistheportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506ofawickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563manH120withGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410,Andtheheritageofoppressors,whichtheyreceiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947fromtheAlmightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706: 14IfhischildrenbemultipliedH7235,itisfortheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;AndhisoffspringshallnotbesatisfiedH7646withbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899. 15ThosethatremainofhimshallbeburiedH6912indeathבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194,Andhiswidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490shallmakenolamentation. 16Thoughheheapupsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701asthedustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083,Andprepareיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559raimentastheclay; 17He mayprepareיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559it,butthejustshallputH3847iton,Andtheinnocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355shalldivideיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505thesilverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701. 18Hebuildethhishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004asthemothכָעָ֣שׁkha.'AshH6211,AndasaboothH5521whichthekeepermaketh. 19Heliethdownיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901richעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223,butheshallnotbegatheredH622tohisfathers;Heopenethhiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869,andheisnot. 20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091overtakeH5381himlikewatersכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;Atempest stealethhimawayinthenightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915. 21Theeastקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921windH6921carriethhimawayH5375,andhedeparteth;Anditsweepethhimoutofhisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725. 22ForGodshallhurlathim,andnotspareH2550:Hewould fainfleeH1272outofhishandמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027. 23Men shallclapיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606theirhandsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709athim,Andshallhissוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319himoutofhisplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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