2“How longאָ֤נָה׀'A.nahH575untilעַד־'ad-H5704you endתְּשִׂימ֣וּן קִנְצֵ֣יte.si.Mun kin.TzeiH7760H7078these speechesלְמִלִּ֑יןle.mi.LinH4405?Show some senseתָּ֝בִ֗ינוּta.Vi.nuH995,and thenוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310we can talkנְדַבֵּֽר׃ne.da.BerH1696.
3Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069are we regardedנֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּnech.Shav.nuH2803as cattleכַבְּהֵמָ֑הkha.be.he.MahH929,as stupidנִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּnit.Mi.nuH2933in your sightבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869?
4You who tearטֹֽרֵ֥ףto.RefH2963yourselfנַפְשׁ֗וֹnaf.ShoH5315in angerבְּאַ֫פּ֥וֹbe.'A.PoH639—should the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776be forsakenתֵּעָ֣זַבte.'A.zavH5800on your accountהַ֭לְמַעַנְךָHal.ma.'an.khaH4616,or the rocksצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697be movedוְיֶעְתַּק־ve.ye'.tak-H6275from their placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725?
5Indeedגַּ֤םgamH1571,the lampא֣וֹר'orH216of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563is extinguishedיִדְעָ֑ךְyid.'AkhH1846;the flameשְׁבִ֣יבshe.VivH7632of his fireאִשּֽׁוֹ׃'i.ShoH784does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808glowיִ֝גַּ֗הּyi.GahH5050.
6The lightא֭וֹר'orH216in his tentבְּאָהֳל֑וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168grows darkחָשַׁ֣ךְcha.ShakhH2821,and the lampוְ֝נֵר֗וֹve.ne.RoH5216beside himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921goes outיִדְעָֽךְ׃yid.'AkhH1846.
7His vigorousאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202strideצַעֲדֵ֣יtza.'a.DeiH6806is shortenedיֵֽ֭צְרוּYe.tze.ruH3334,and his own schemesעֲצָתֽוֹ׃a.tza.ToH6098trip him upוְֽתַשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּve.tash.li.Khe.huH7993.
8Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588his own feetבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272lead himשֻׁלַּ֣חshu.LachH7971into a netבְּרֶ֣שֶׁתbe.Re.shetH7568,and he wandersיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980intoוְעַל־ve.'a.lS-H5921its meshשְׂ֝בָכָ֗הSe.va.KhahH7639.
10A nooseחַבְל֑וֹchav.LoH2256is hiddenטָמ֣וּןta.MunH2934in the groundבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and a trapוּ֝מַלְכֻּדְתּ֗וֹu.mal.kud.ToH4434lies inעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921his pathנָתִֽיב׃na.TivH5410.
11Terrorsבַלָּה֑וֹתva.la.HotH1091frighten himבִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּbi.'a.Tu.huH1204on every sideסָ֭בִיבSa.vivH5439and harassוֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּve.he.fi.Tzu.huH6327his every stepלְרַגְלָֽיו׃le.rag.LavH7272.
12His strengthאֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH202isיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961depletedרָעֵ֥בra.'EvH7457,and calamityוְ֝אֵ֗ידve.'EidH343isreadyנָכ֥וֹןna.KhonH3559at his sideלְצַלְעֽוֹ׃le.tzal.'OH6761.
13It devoursיֹ֭אכַלYo.khalH398patchesבַּדֵּ֣יba.DeiH905of his skinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785;the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194devoursיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398his limbsבַּ֝דָּ֗יוba.DavH905.
14He is tornיִנָּתֵ֣קyi.na.TekH5423from the shelterמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009of his tentמֵ֭אָהֳלוֹme.'o.ho.loH168and is marched offוְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּve.tatz.'i.De.huH6805to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of terrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ba.la.HotH1091.
15Fireמִבְּלִיmi.be.li-H1097residesתִּשְׁכּ֣וֹןtish.KonH7931in his tentבְּ֭אָהֳלוֹbe.'o.ho.loH168;burning sulfurגָפְרִֽית׃ga.fe.RitH1614rains downיְזֹרֶ֖הye.zo.RehH2219onעַל־'al-H5921his dwellingנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116.
16The rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328beneath himמִ֭תַּחַתMi.ta.chatH8478dry upיִבָ֑שׁוּyi.Va.shuH3001,and the branchesקְצִירֽוֹ׃ke.tzi.RoH7105above himוּ֝מִמַּ֗עַלu.mi.Ma.'alH4605wither awayיִמַּ֥לyi.MalH5243.
17The memory of himזִֽכְרוֹ־zikh.rov-H2143perishesאָ֭בַד'A.vadH6fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, and he hasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034inעַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the landחֽוּץ׃ChutzH2351.
18He is drivenיֶ֭הְדְּפֻהוּYeh.de.fu.huH1920from lightמֵא֣וֹרme.'orH216intoאֶל־'el-H413darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and is chasedיְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃ye.ni.Du.huH5074from the inhabited worldוּֽמִתֵּבֵ֥לu.mi.te.VelH8398.
19He has noלֹ֘אlo'H3808offspringנִ֤יןninH5209וְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808or posterityנֶ֣כֶדNe.khedH5220among his peopleבְּעַמּ֑וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369survivorשָׂ֝רִ֗ידSa.RidH8300where he once livedבִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃bim.gu.RavH4033.
20Those in the westאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314are appalledנָשַׁ֣מּוּna.Sha.muH8074atעַל־'al-H5921his fateי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,while those in the eastוְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים אָ֣חֲזוּve.kad.mo.Nim 'A.cha.zuH6931H270tremble in horrorשָֽׂעַר׃Sa.'arH8178.
21Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389suchאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428is the dwellingמִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908of the wickedעַוָּ֑ל'a.ValH5767andוְ֝זֶ֗הve.ZehH2088the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of one who does notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַֽע־ya.da'-H3045Godאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410.”
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