1“I loatheנָֽקְטָ֥הna.ke.TahH5354my ownנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315lifeבְּחַ֫יָּ֥יbe.Chai.YaiH2416;I will expressאֶֽעֶזְבָ֣ה עָלַ֣י'e.'ez.Vah 'a.LaiH5800H5921my complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879and speakאֲ֝דַבְּרָה֗'a.da.be.rahH1696in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
2I will sayאֹמַ֣ר'o.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433:Do notאַל־'al-H408condemn meתַּרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561!Let me knowהֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִיho.di.'E.niH3045whyעַ֣ל מַה־'al mah-H5921H4100You prosecute meתְּרִיבֵֽנִי׃te.ri.Ve.niH7378.
3Does it pleaseהֲט֤וֹבha.TovH2896Youכִּֽי־ki-H3588to oppress meתַעֲשֹׁ֗ק כִּֽי־ta.'a.Shok ki-H6231H3588,to rejectתִ֭מְאַסTim.'asH3988the workיְגִ֣יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of Your handsכַּפֶּ֑יךָ וְעַל־ka.Pei.kha ve.'al-H3709H5921and favorהוֹפָֽעְתָּ׃ho.Fa.'e.taH3313the schemesעֲצַ֖ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563?
4Do You have eyesהַעֵינֵ֣יha.'ei.NeiH5869of fleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320אִם־'im-H518?Do You seeכִּרְא֖וֹתkir.'otH7200as manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582seesתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200?
5Are Your daysהֲכִימֵ֣יha.khi.MeiH3117like thoseיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117of aאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582mortal,orאִם־'i.moSh-H518Your yearsשְׁ֝נוֹתֶ֗יךָShe.no.Tei.khaH8141like thoseכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117of a manגָֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397,
6thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588You should seekתְבַקֵּ֥שׁte.va.KeshH1245my iniquityלַעֲוֹנִ֑יla.'a.vo.NiH5771and search outתִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃tid.Ro.oshH1875my sinוּ֭לְחַטָּאתִ֥יu.le.cha.ta.TiH2403—
7thoughעַֽל־'al-H5921You knowדַּ֭עְתְּךָDa'.te.khaH1847thatכִּי־ki-H3588I am notלֹ֣אlo'H3808guiltyאֶרְשָׁ֑ע'er.Sha'H7561,and there is noוְאֵ֖יןve.'EinH369deliveranceמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337from Your handמִיָּדְךָ֣mi.ya.de.KhaH3027?
8Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027shaped meעִ֭צְּבוּנִי'I.tze.vu.niH6087and altogetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162formed meוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִיvai.ya.'a.Su.niH6213.Would You now turnסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439and destroy meוַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃Va.te.va.le.'E.niH1104?
9Pleaseנָ֭אna'H4994rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142thatכִּי־ki-H3588You molded meעֲשִׂיתָ֑נִי'a.si.Ta.niH6213like clayכַחֹ֣מֶרkha.Cho.merH2563.Would You now return meתְּשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃te.shi.Ve.niH7725toוְֽאֶל־ve.'el-H413dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083?
10Did You notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808pour me outתַּתִּיכֵ֑נִיta.ti.Khe.niH5413like milkכֶ֭חָלָבkhe.cha.loH2461,and curdle meתַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃tak.pi.'E.niH7087like cheeseוְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗הve.khag.ge.vi.NahH1385?
11You clothed meתַּלְבִּישֵׁ֑נִיtal.bi.She.niH3847with skinע֣וֹרorH5785and fleshוּ֭בָשָׂרU.va.sorH1320,and knit me togetherתְּסֹכְכֵֽנִי׃te.so.khe.Khe.niH5526with bonesוּֽבַעֲצָמ֥וֹתu.va.'a.tza.MotH6106and sinewsוְ֝גִידִ֗יםve.gi.DimH1517.
12You have grantedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978lifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416and loving devotionוָ֭חֶסֶדVa.che.sedH2617,and Your careוּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗u.fe.ku.da.te.chaH6486has preservedשָֽׁמְרָ֥הsha.me.RahH8104my spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307.
13Yet You concealedצָפַ֣נְתָּtza.Fan.taH6845theseוְ֭אֵלֶּהVe.'e.lehH428thingsin Your heartבִלְבָבֶ֑ךָvil.va.Ve.khaH3824,and I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063wasin Yourעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973mind:
14Ifאִם־'im-H518I sinnedחָטָ֥אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,You would take noteוּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִיu.she.mar.Ta.niH8104,and would notלֹ֣אlo'H3808acquit meתְנַקֵּֽנִי׃te.na.Ke.niH5352of my iniquityוּ֝מֵעֲוֹנִ֗יu.me.'a.vo.NiH5771.
15Ifאִם־'im-H518I am guiltyרָשַׁ֡עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561,woeאַלְלַ֬י'a.LaiH480to me!And even if I am righteousוְ֭צָדַקְתִּיVe.tza.dak.tiH6663,I cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808liftאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218. I amfullשְׂבַ֥עse.Va'H7649of shameקָ֝ל֗וֹןka.LonH7036and aware ofוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7202my afflictionעָנְיִֽי׃'a.ne.YiH6040.
16Should I hold my head highוְ֭יִגְאֶהVe.yig.'ehH1342,You would hunt meתְּצוּדֵ֑נִיte.tzu.De.niH6679like a lionכַּשַּׁ֣חַלka.Sha.chalH7826,and againוְ֝תָשֹׁ֗בve.ta.ShoH7725display Your powerתִּתְפַּלָּא־tit.pa.la'-H6381against me.
17You produce newתְּחַדֵּ֬שׁte.cha.DeshH2318witnessesעֵדֶ֨יךָ׀'e.Dei.khaH5707against meנֶגְדִּ֗יneg.DiH5048and multiplyוְתֶ֣רֶבve.Te.revH7235Your angerכַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָKa.'as.khaH3708toward meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978.Hardshipsוְצָבָ֣אve.tza.Va'H6635assault meעִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH5973in wave after waveחֲלִיפ֖וֹתcha.li.FotH2487.
18Why thenוְלָ֣מָּהve.La.mahH4100did You bring meהֹצֵאתָ֑נִיho.tze.Ta.niH3318from the wombמֵ֭רֶחֶםMe.re.chemH7358?Oh, that I had diedאֶ֝גְוַ֗ע'eg.Va'H1478,and noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869had seen meתִרְאֵֽנִי׃tir.'E.niH7200!
19If onlyכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I had neverלֹא־lo'-H3808comeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961to beאֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961,but had been carriedאוּבָֽל׃'u.ValH2986from the wombמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990to the graveלַקֶּ֥בֶרla.Ke.verH6913.
20Are my daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592?Withdrawוַחֲדָ֑ל וְשִׁ֥יתve.che.Dal ya.shitH2308H7896from meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,that I may have a little comfortוְאַבְלִ֥יגָהve.'av.Li.gahH1082מְּעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592,
22to a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of utter darknessעֵיפָ֨תָה׀ כְּמ֥וֹ אֹ֗פֶל'ei.Fa.tah ke.Mo 'O.felH5890H3644H652,of deep shadowצַ֭לְמָוֶתTzal.ma.vetH6757and disorderוְלֹ֥א סְדָרִ֗יםve.Lo' se.da.RimH3808H5468,where even the lightוַתֹּ֥פַעva.To.fa'H3313is likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644darknessאֹֽפֶל׃ פ'O.felH652.”
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