3Should your babblingבַּ֭דֶּיךָBa.dei.khaH907put othersמְתִ֣יםme.TimH4962to silenceיַחֲרִ֑ישׁוya.cha.Ri.shvH2790?Will you scoffוַ֝תִּלְעַ֗גva.til.'AgH3932withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369rebukeמַכְלִֽם׃makh.LimH3637?
4You have saidוַ֭תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, ‘My doctrineלִקְחִ֑יlik.ChiH3948issoundזַ֣ךְzakhH2134,and I amהָיִ֥יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961pureוּ֝בַ֗רu.VarH1249in Your sightבְעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.’
6and discloseוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046to youthe secretsתַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹתta.'a.lu.MotH8587of wisdomחָכְמָה֮chokh.mahH2451,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588true wisdomלְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥הle.Tu.shi.YahH8454has two sidesכִפְלַ֪יִםkhif.La.yimH3718.Knowוְדַ֡עve.Da'H3045then thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433exactsיַשֶּׁ֥הya.ShehH5382from you lessthan your iniquityמֵעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃me.'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771deserves.
7Can you fathomתִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672the deep thingsהַחֵ֣קֶרha.Che.kerH2714of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433orאִ֤ם עַד־'im 'ad-H518H5704discoverתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672the limitsתַּכְלִ֖יתtakh.LitH8503of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706?
8They are higherגָּבְהֵ֣יga.ve.HeiH1363than the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064—whatמַה־mah-H4100can you doתִּפְעָ֑לtif.'AlH6466?They are deeperעֲמֻקָּ֥ה'a.mu.KahH6013than Sheolמִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹלmi.she.'olH7585—whatמַה־mah-H4100can you knowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045?
9Their measureמִדָּ֑הּmi.DahH4055is longerאֲרֻכָּ֣ה'a.ru.KahH752thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776and widerוּ֝רְחָבָ֗הu.re.cha.VahH7342than the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.
10Ifאִם־'im-H518He comes alongיַחֲלֹ֥ףya.cha.LofH2498to imprison youוְיַסְגִּ֑ירve.yas.GirH5462,or convenes a courtוְ֝יַקְהִ֗ילve.yak.HilH6950,whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can stop Himיְשִׁיבֶֽנּוּ׃ye.shi.Ve.nuH7725?
11Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588Heה֭וּאhu'H1931knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045the deceitשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723of menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962.If He seesוַיַּרְא־vai.yar'-H7200iniquityאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205,does He notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808take noteיִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃yit.bo.NanH995?
12But a witlessנָ֭בוּבNa.vuvH5014manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376can no more become wiseיִלָּבֵ֑בyi.la.VevH3823than the coltוְעַ֥יִרve.'A.yirH5895of a wild donkeyפֶּ֝֗רֶאPe.re'H6501can be bornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205a manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120!
13As for youאַ֭תָּ֗ה'a.TahH859,ifאִם־'im-H518you directהֲכִינ֣וֹתָha.khi.No.taH3559your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820and lift upוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֖u.fa.ras.TaH6566your handsכַּפֶּֽךָ׃ka.Pe.khaH3709to Himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413,
14ifאִם־'im-H518you put awayהַרְחִיקֵ֑הוּhar.chi.Ke.huH7368the iniquityאָ֣וֶן'A.venH205in your handבְּ֭יָדְךָBe.ya.de.khaH3027,and allow noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408injusticeעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766to dwellתַּשְׁכֵּ֖ןtash.KenH7931in your tentsבְּאֹהָלֶ֣יךָbe.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,
16Forכִּי־ki-H3588youאַ֭תָּה'A.tahH859will forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911yourmiseryעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999,recallingתִזְכֹּֽר׃tiz.KorH2142it only as watersכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325gone byעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674.
17Your lifeחָ֑לֶדCha.ledH2465will be brighterיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965than noondayוּֽ֭מִצָּהֳרַיִםU.mi.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672;its darknessתָּ֝עֻ֗פָהta.'U.fahH5774will beתִּהְיֶֽה׃tih.YehH1961like the morningכַּבֹּ֥קֶרka.Bo.kerH1242.
18You will be secureוּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּU.va.tach.taH982,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615,and you will look aroundוְ֝חָפַרְתָּ֗ve.cha.far.taH2658and lie downתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901in safetyלָבֶ֥טַחla.Ve.tachH983.
19You will lie downוְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּVe.ra.vatz.taH7257withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369fearמַחֲרִ֑ידma.cha.RidH2729,and manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227will courtוְחִלּ֖וּve.chi.LuH2470your favorפָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440.
20But the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563will failתִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615,and escapeוּ֭מָנוֹסU.ma.nosH4498will elude themאָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם'a.Vad min.HemH6H4480;they will hopeוְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗םve.tik.va.TamH8615for their last breathמַֽפַּח־ נָֽפֶשׁ׃ פma.pach- Na.feshH4646H5315.”
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