1Callקְֽרָא־ke.ra'-H7121now;isthereanythatwillanswerעוֹנֶ֑ךָּo.Ne.kaH6030thee?Andtowhichoftheholyמִקְּדֹשִׁ֣יםmi.ke.do.ShimH6918onesH6918wilt thouturnתִּפְנֶֽה׃tif.NehH6437? 2Forvexation killeththefoolishman,Andjealousyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068slayeththesillyone. 3IhaveseenH7200thefoolishtakingrootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.RishH8327:Butsuddenlyפִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'OmH6597Icursedhishabitation. 4HischildrenarefarH7368fromsafetyמִיֶּ֑שַׁעmi.Ye.sha'H3468,Andtheyarecrushedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּve.yid.da.ke.'UH1792inthegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179,NeitheristhereanytodeliverH5337them: 5Whoseharvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105thehungryH7456eatethup,Andtakethitevenoutofthethornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791;Andthesnare gapethfortheirsubstance. 6Forafflictioncomethnotforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318fromthedustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,Neitherdothtroubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999springH6779outofthegroundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127; 8Butasforme,Iwouldseekאֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'ed.RoshH1875untoGodאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430,AnduntoGodH430wouldIcommitmycauseH1700; 9Whodoethgreatגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419thingsH1419andunsearchable, MarvellousthingsH1419withoutnumberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557: 10Whogivethrainמָ֭טָרMa.torH4306upontheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Andsendethwatersמַ֝יִםMa.yimH4325uponthefields; 11Sothathesettethuponhighלְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.RomH4791thosethatarelowH8217,AndthosethatmournH6937areexaltedH7682tosafetyיֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha'H3468. 12Hefrustrateththedevicesofthecraftyעֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.MimH6175,Sothattheirhandsיְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.HemH3027cannotperformtheirenterprise. 13He takeththewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450intheir own craftiness;Andthecounselוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098ofthecunningiscarried headlong. 14Theymeetיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ye.fa.ge.shu-H6298withdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822intheday-time,Andgropeיְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּye.mash.ShuH4959atnoonday asinthenightוְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָהve.kha.Lay.lahH3915. 15Buthesavethfromtheswordמֵ֭חֶרֶבMe.che.revH2719oftheirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֑םmi.pi.HemH6310,Eventheneedyאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34fromthehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027ofthemightyH2389. 16Sothepoorלַדַּ֣לla.DalH1800hathhopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,Andiniquitystoppethhermouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310. 17Behold,happyisthemanwhomGodאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433correcteth: ThereforedespisenotthouthechasteningH4148oftheAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706. 18Forhemaketh sore,andbindethup;Hewoundeth,andhishandsוְיָדָ֥יוve.ya.dovH3027makewhole. 19Hewilldeliverיַצִּילֶ֑ךָּya.tzi.Le.kaH5337theeinsixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337troubles; Yea,insevenוּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀u.ve.She.va'H7651thereshallnoevilH7451touchיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060thee. 20Infamineבְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oH7458hewillredeemH6299theefromdeathמִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194;AndinwarH4421fromthepoweroftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719. 21Thou shaltbehidH2244fromthescourgeH7752ofthetongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956;Neithershalt thoubeafraidתִירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372ofdestructionמִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmi.ShodH7701whenitcometh. 22Atdestructionלְשֹׁ֣דle.ShodH7701anddearth thou shaltlaughתִּשְׂחָ֑קtis.ChakH7832;Neithershalt thoubeafraidתִּירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372ofthebeastsoftheearthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776. 23Forthou shaltbeinleaguewiththestonesH68ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704;Andthebeastsofthefieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704shallbeatpeacewiththee. 24Andthou shaltknowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045thatthytentאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ'o.ho.Le.khaH168isinpeaceH7965;Andthou shaltvisitוּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥u.fa.kad.TaH6485thy fold,andshaltmissH6485nothing. 25Thou shaltknowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045alsothatthyseedH2233shallbegreatH7227,Andthineoffspringזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233asthegrassH6212oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 26Thou shaltcomeH935tothygraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913inafullage,Likeasashockofgrain comethininitsseason. 27Lothis,wehavesearchedH2713it,soitis;Hearשְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּהShe.ma.'E.nahH8085it,andknowדַֽע־da'-H3045thouitforthy good. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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