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.
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