1“Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120,who is bornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802,is shortקְצַ֥רke.TzarH7116of daysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117and fullוּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'-H7649of troubleרֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gezH7267.
2Like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731,he comes forthיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318,then withers awayוַיִּמָּ֑לvai.yi.MalH5243;like a fleeting shadowוַיִּבְרַ֥ח כַּ֝צֵּ֗לvai.yiv.Rach ka.TzelH6738H1272,he does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808endureיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975.
3Do You openפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869וְאֹ֘תִ֤יve.'O.TiH853to one like thisזֶ֭הzehH2088?Will You bring himתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941אַף־'af-H637beforeעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973Youעַל־'al-H5921?
5Sinceאִ֥ם'imH518his daysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117aredeterminedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782and the numberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320iswith Youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854,and since You have setעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213limitsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706that he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808exceedיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674,
6look awayשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159from himמֵעָלָ֣יוme.'a.LavH5921and let him restוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,soעַד־'ad-H5704he can enjoyיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117as a hired handכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916.
7Forכִּ֤יkiH3588there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615for a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086:Ifאִֽם־'im-H518it is cut downיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772,it will sproutיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498againוְע֣וֹדve.'odH5750,and its tender shootsוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808failתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.
8Ifאִם־'im-H518its rootsשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328grow oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776and its stumpגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the soilוּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רu.ve.'a.FarH6083,
9at the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will budיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524and put forthוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213twigsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a saplingנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.
10But a manוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191and is laid lowוַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁvai.ye.che.LashH2522;heאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120breathes his lastוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478,and where is heוְאַיּֽוֹ׃ve.'ai.YoH335?
11As waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325disappearsאָֽזְלוּ־'a.ze.lu-H235fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the seaיָ֑םYamH3220and a riverוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104becomes parchedיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and dryוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001,
12so a manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376lies downשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901and does notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808riseיָ֫ק֥וּםya.KumH6965.Untilעַד־'ad-H5704the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064are no moreבִּלְתִּ֣יbil.TiH1115,he will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be awakenedיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808rousedיֵ֝עֹ֗רוּye.'O.ruH5782from sleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.
13If onlyמִ֤י יִתֵּ֨ן׀mi yi.TenH4310H5414You would hide meתַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִיtatz.pi.Ne.niH6845in Sheolבִּשְׁא֬וֹלbish.'olH7585and conceal meתַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִיTas.ti.re.niH5641untilעַד־'ad-H5704Your angerאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639has passedשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725!If only You would appointתָּ֤שִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896a timeחֹ֣קchokH2706for meand then remember meוְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ve.tiz.ke.Re.niH2142!
14Whenאִם־'im-H518a manגֶּ֗בֶרGe.verH1397diesיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191,will he liveהֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥הha.Yich.YehH2421again?Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my hard serviceצְבָאִ֣יtze.va.'IH6635I will waitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176,untilעַד־'ad-H5704my renewalחֲלִיפָתִֽי׃cha.li.fa.TiH2487comesבּ֝֗וֹאBo'H935.
15You will callתִּ֭קְרָאTik.ra'H7121,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030;You will desireתִכְסֹֽף׃tikh.SofH3700the workלְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
16Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588thenעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258You would countתִּסְפּ֑וֹרtis.PorH5608my stepsצְעָדַ֣יtze.'a.DaiH6806,but would notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808keep trackתִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104ofעַל־'al-H5921my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403.
17My transgressionפִּשְׁעִ֑יpish.'IH6588would be sealedחָתֻ֣םcha.TumH2856in a bagבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872,and You would coverוַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗לva.tit.PolH2950overעַל־'al-H5921my iniquityעֲוֹנִֽי׃'a.vo.NiH5771.
18Butוְ֭אוּלָםVe.'u.lomH199as a mountainהַר־har-H2022erodesנוֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307and crumblesיִבּ֑וֹלyi.BolH5034and a rockוְ֝צ֗וּרve.TzurH6697is dislodgedיֶעְתַּ֥קye'.TakH6275from its placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725,
20You foreverלָ֭נֶצַחLa.ne.tzachH5331overpower himתִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630,and he passes onוַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְvai.ya.ha.LokhH1980;You changeמְשַׁנֶּ֥הme.sha.NehH8138his countenanceפָ֝נָ֗יוfa.NavH6440and send him awayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Va.te.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
21If his sonsבָ֭נָיוVa.navH1121receive honorיִכְבְּד֣וּyikh.be.DuH3513,he does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808know itיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045;if they are brought lowוְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּve.yitz.'a.RuH6819,he is unawareוְֽלֹא־ יָבִ֥יןve.lo'- ya.VinH3808H995.
22He feels onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389the painיִכְאָ֑בyikh.'AvH3510of his own bodyבְּ֭שָׂרוֹbe.sa.roH1320and mournsתֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פte.'e.ValH56only forעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921himselfוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ עָלָ֥יוve.naf.Sho 'a.LavH5315H5921.”
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