2“Trulyאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551thenכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתֶּם־'a.tem-H859are the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971withוְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗םve.'i.ma.KhemH5973whomwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451itselfwill dieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191!
4I amאֶֽהְיֶ֗ה'eh.YehH1961a laughingstockשְׂחֹ֤קse.ChokH7814to my friendsלְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀le.re.'E.huH7453,though I calledקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121on Godלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433,and He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030.The righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662and upright manתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549is a laughingstockשְׂ֝ח֗וֹקSe.ChokH7814.
5The one at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600scornsבּ֭וּזbuzH937misfortuneלַפִּ֣ידla.PidH6365as the fateלְעַשְׁתּ֣וּת נָ֝כ֗וֹןle.'ash.Tut na.KhonH6248H3559of those whose feetרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272are slippingלְמ֣וֹעֲדֵיle.Mo.'a.deiH4571.
6The tentsאֹֽהָלִ֨ים׀'o.ha.LimH168of robbersלְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗יםle.Sho.de.DimH7703are safeיִשְׁלָ֤יוּyish.La.yuH7951,and those who provokeלְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵיle.mar.Gi.zeiH7264Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410לַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834are secureוּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹתU.va.tu.chotH987—those who carryהֵבִ֖יאhe.Vi'H935their godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433in their handsבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
7Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199askשְׁאַל־ נָ֣אshe.'al- na'H7592H4994the animalsבְהֵמ֣וֹתve.he.MotH929,and they will instruct youוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384;ask the birdsוְע֥וֹףve.'ofH5775of the airהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they will tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046you.
8Orא֤וֹ'oH176speakשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7878to the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and it will teach youוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384;let the fishדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220informוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608you.
9Whichמִ֭יmiH4310of allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428does notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068has doneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213thisזֹּֽאת׃ZotH2063?
10אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834The lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of everyכָּל־kol-H3605living thingחָ֑יChaiH2416is in His handבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027,as well as the breathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindבְּשַׂר־ אִֽישׁ׃be.sar- 'IshH1320H376.
11Does notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808the earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241testתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405as the tongueוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastesיִטְעַם־yit.'am-H2938itsfoodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400?
12Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451is found with the elderlyבִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥יםbi.shi.ShimH3453,and understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394comes with longוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753lifeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117.
13Wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369belong to Godעִ֭מּוֹi.moH5973;counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and understanding are Hisוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.
15Ifהֵ֤ןhenH2005He holds backיַעְצֹ֣רya'.TzorH6113the watersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,they dry upוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001,and if He releases themוִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗םvi.sha.le.ChemH7971,they overwhelmוְיַ֖הַפְכוּve.Ya.haf.khuH2015the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16True wisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454and powerעֹ֣ז'ozH5797belong to Himעִ֭מּוֹi.moH5973.The deceivedשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the deceiverוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686are His.
17He leads counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289awayמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758and makes foolsיְהוֹלֵֽל׃ye.ho.LelH1984of judgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199.
18He loosensפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605the bondsמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148placed by kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428and fastensוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631a beltאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232around their waistsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975.
22He revealsמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540the deep thingsעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013ofמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and bringsוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318deep shadowsצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757into lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216.
23He makes nationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471greatמַשְׂגִּ֣יאmas.Gi'H7679and destroys themוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.DemH6;He enlargesשֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.achH7849nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,then disperses themוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃vai.yan.ChemH5148.
24He deprivesמֵסִ֗ירme.SirH5493the earth’sהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776leadersרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218עַם־'am-H5971of reasonלֵ֭בlevH3820and makes them wanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in a tracklessלֹא־ דָֽרֶךְ׃lo'- Da.rekhH3808H1870wastelandבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414.
25They gropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959in the darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822withoutוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightא֑וֹר'orH216;He makes them staggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582like drunkardsכַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ka.shi.KorH7910.
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