2“Does a wiseהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450man answerיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030with emptyר֑וּחַRu.achH7307counselדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847or fillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390his bellyבִּטְנֽוֹ׃bit.NoH990with the hot east windקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921?
3Should he argueהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198with uselessלֹ֣א יִסְכּ֑וֹןlo' yis.KonH3808H5532wordsבְּ֭דָבָרBe.da.vorH1697or speechesוּ֝מִלִּ֗יםu.mi.LimH4405that serve noלֹא־lo'-H3808purposeיוֹעִ֥ילyo.'IlH3276?
5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588your iniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771instructsיְאַלֵּ֣ףye.'a.LefH502your mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,and you chooseוְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.CharH977the languageלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the craftyעֲרוּמִֽים׃'a.ru.MimH6175.
6Your own mouthפִ֣יךָFi.khaH6310,notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808mineאָ֑נִי'A.niH589,condemns youיַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣yar.shi.'a.KhaH7561;your own lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193testifyיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030against you.
7Were you the firstהֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןha.ri.yo.ShonH7223manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120ever bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205?Were you brought forthחוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃cho.Lal.taH2342beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?
8Do you listen inתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085on the councilהַבְס֣וֹדhav.SodH5475of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433or limitוְתִגְרַ֖עve.tig.Ra'H1639wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451to yourselfאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413?
9Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you knowיָּ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045that we do notוְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑עve.Lo' ne.Da'H3808H3045?What do you understandתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995that is notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808clear to usעִמָּ֥נוּ הֽוּא׃'i.Ma.nu Hu'H5973H1931?
10Bothגַּם־gam-H1571the gray-hairedשָׂ֣בsavH7867andגַּם־gam-H1571the agedיָשִׁ֣ישׁya.ShishH3453are on our side—men much olderכַּבִּ֖יר יָמִֽים׃ka.Bir ya.MimH3524H3117than your fatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.
11Are the consolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410not enoughהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592for youמִ֭מְּךָMi.me.khaH4480,even wordsוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697spokengentlyלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328to youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?
12Whyמַה־mah-H4100has your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carried you awayיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947,and whyוּֽמַה־u.mah-H4100do your eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869flashיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,
13so thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you turnתָשִׁ֣יבta.ShivH7725your spiritרוּחֶ֑ךָru.Che.khaH7307againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410and pour such wordsמִלִּֽין׃mi.LinH4405fromוְהֹצֵ֖אתָve.ho.Tze.taH3318your mouthמִפִּ֣יךָmi.Pi.khaH6310?
14Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is manאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588he should be pureיִזְכֶּ֑הyiz.KehH2135,or one bornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802,thatוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588he should be righteousיִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitz.DakH6663?
15Ifהֵ֣ןhenH2005God puts noלֹ֣אlo'H3808trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in His holy onesבִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיוbik.do.shovH6918,if even the heavensוְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִםve.sha.Ma.yimH8064are notלֹא־lo'-H3808pureזַכּ֥וּza.KuH2141in His eyesבְעֵינָֽיו׃ve.'ei.NavH5869,
16how much lessאַ֭ף כִּֽי־'af ki-H637H3588manאִישׁ־'ish-H376,who is vileנִתְעָ֥בnit.'AvH8581and corruptוְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.LachH444,who drinksשֹׁתֶ֖הsho.TehH8354injusticeעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325?
17Listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085to meand I will inform youאֲחַוְךָ֥'a.chav.KhaH2331.I will describeוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608whatוְזֶֽה־ve.zeh-H2088I have seenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372,
18whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was declaredיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046by wise menחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450and was notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808concealedכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582from their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1,
20A wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man writhes in painמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342allכָּל־kol-H3605hisה֣וּאhu'H1931daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117;only a fewוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141are reservedנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845for the ruthlessלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.
21Soundsקוֹל־kol-H6963of terrorפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343fill his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241;in his prosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703attacks himיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935.
24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691terrify himיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204,overwhelming himתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630like a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428poisedעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to attackלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593.
25Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has stretched outנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410and has vaunted himselfיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396againstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706,
26rushingיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323headlongבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677at Himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413with a thickבַּ֝עֲבִ֗יba.'a.ViH5672,studdedגַּבֵּ֥יga.BeiH1354shieldמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043.
27Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588his faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440is coveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680with fatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459and his waistlineכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689bulgesוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213with fleshפִּימָ֣ה עֲלֵי־pi.Mah 'a.lei-H6371H5921,
28he will dwellוַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀vai.yish.KonH7931in ruinedנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,in abandonedלֹא־ יֵ֣שְׁבוּlo'- Ye.she.vuH3808H3427אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834housesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004destinedהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to become rubbleלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29He will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer be richיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238;his wealthחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808endureיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965.His possessionsמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808overspreadיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186the landלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808escapeיָס֨וּר׀ya.SurH5493fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the darknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;the flameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957will witherתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001his shootsיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127,and the breathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of God’s mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310will carry him awayוְ֝יָס֗וּרve.ya.SurH5493.
31Let him notאַל־'al-H408deceive himselfנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582with trustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539in emptinessבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723,forכִּי־ki-H3588emptinessשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723will beתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961his rewardתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545.
32It will be paid in fullתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeבְּֽלֹא־be.lo'-H3808his timeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,and his branchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808flourishרַעֲנָֽנָה׃ra.'a.Na.nahH7488.
33He will be like a vineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612stripped ofיַחְמֹ֣סyach.MosH2554its unripe grapesבִּסְר֑וֹbis.RoH1154,like an olive treeכַּ֝זַּ֗יִתka.Za.yitH2132that shedsוְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.yash.LekhH7993its blossomsנִצָּתֽוֹ׃ni.tza.ToH5328.
34Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the companyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611will bebarrenגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,and fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784will consumeאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398the tentsאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168of briberyשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.
35They conceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029troubleעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999and give birth toוְיָ֣לֹדve.Ya.lodH3205evilאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205;their wombוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990is pregnant withתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559deceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.”
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