2Surelyאִם־ לֹ֣א'im- lo'H518H3808mockersהֲ֭תֻלִיםHa.tu.limH2049surround meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978,and my eyesעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869must gazeתָּלַ֥ןta.LanH3885at their rebellionוּ֝בְהַמְּרוֹתָ֗םu.ve.ha.me.ro.TamH4784.
3Giveשִֽׂימָה־si.mah-H7760me,I prayנָּ֭אna'H4994,the pledgeעָרְבֵ֣נִי'a.re.Ve.niH6148Youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973demand.Who elseמִֽי ה֝֗וּאmi Hu'H4310H1931will be my guarantorלְיָדִ֥י יִתָּקֵֽעַ׃le.ya.Di yi.ta.Ke.a'H3027H8628?
4כִּֽי־ki-H3588You have closedצָפַ֣נְתָּtza.Fan.taH6845their mindsלִ֭בָּםLi.bomH3820to understandingמִּשָּׂ֑כֶלmi.Sa.khelH7922;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651You will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808exalt themתְרֹמֵֽם׃te.ro.MemH7311.
5If a man denouncesיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046his friendsרֵעִ֑יםre.'ImH7453for a priceלְ֭חֵלֶקLe.che.lekH2506,the eyesוְעֵינֵ֖יve.'ei.NeiH5869of his childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121will failתִּכְלֶֽנָה׃tikh.Le.nahH3615.
6He has made meוְֽ֭הִצִּגַנִיVe.hi.tzi.ga.niH3322a bywordH4911among the peopleעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971, a manאֶֽהְיֶֽה׃'Eh.YehH1961in whose faceלְפָנִ֣יםle.fa.NimH6440they spitוְתֹ֖פֶתve.To.fetH8611.
7My eyesעֵינִ֑י'ei.NiH5869have grown dimוַתֵּ֣כַהּva.Te.khahH3543with griefמִכַּ֣עַשׂmi.Ka.'asH3708,and my wholeכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605bodyוִֽיצֻרַ֖יvi.tzu.RaiH3338is but a shadowכַּצֵּ֣לka.TzelH6738.
8The uprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477are appalledיָשֹׁ֣מּוּya.Sho.muH8074atעַל־'al-H5921thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063,and the innocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355are stirredיִתְעֹרָֽר׃yit.'o.RarH5782againstעַל־'al-H5921the godlessחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611.
9Yet a righteous oneצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662holdsוְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.ChezH270to his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,and the one with clean handsוּֽטֳהָר־ יָ֝דַ֗יִםu.to.hor- ya.Da.yimH3027H2889growsיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254strongerאֹֽמֶץ׃'O.metzH555.
10Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199come backוּבֹ֣אוּ נָ֑אu.Vo.'u Na'H935H4994and try againתָּ֭שֻׁבוּTa.shu.vuH7725,all of youכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605.For I will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808findאֶמְצָ֖א'em.Tza'H4672a wise manחָכָֽם׃cha.KhamH2450among you.
11My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117have passedעָ֭בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674;my plansזִמֹּתַ֣יzi.mo.TaiH2154are broken offנִתְּק֑וּni.te.KuH5423—even the desiresמ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣יmo.ra.SheiH4180of my heartלְבָבִֽי׃le.va.ViH3824.
12They have turnedיָשִׂ֑ימוּya.Si.muH7760nightלַ֭יְלָהLay.lahH3915into dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117, makinglightא֝֗וֹר'orH216seem nearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138in the faceמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.
13Ifאִם־'im-H518I lookאֲ֭קַוֶּה'A.ka.vehH6960for Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585as my homeבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004,if I spread outרִפַּ֥דְתִּיri.Pad.tiH7502my bedיְצוּעָֽי׃ye.tzu.'AiH3326in darknessבַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,
14and sayקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121to corruptionלַשַּׁ֣חַתla.Sha.chatH7845, ‘Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859aremy fatherאָ֣בִי'A.viH1,’and to the wormלָֽרִמָּֽה׃La.ri.MahH7415, ‘My motherאִמִּ֥י'i.MiH517,’or ‘My sisterוַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗יva.'a.cho.TiH269,’
15whereוְ֭אַיֵּהVe.'ai.yehH346thenאֵפ֣וֹ'e.FoH645is my hopeתִקְוָתִ֑יtik.va.TiH8615?Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can seeיְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ye.shu.Re.nahH7789any hope for meוְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗יve.tik.va.TiH8615?
16Will it go downתֵּרַ֑דְנָהte.Rad.nahH3381to the gatesבַּדֵּ֣יba.DeiH905of Sheolשְׁאֹ֣לshe.'OlH7585אִם־'im-H518?Will we go downנָֽחַת׃ סNa.chatH5181togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162intoעַל־'al-H5921the dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083?”
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