2“Soלָ֭כֵןLa.khenH3651my anxious thoughtsשְׂעִפַּ֣יse.'i.PaiH5587compel me to answerיְשִׁיב֑וּנִיye.shi.Vu.niH7725,becauseוּ֝בַעֲב֗וּרu.va.'a.VurH5668of the turmoilח֣וּשִׁיChu.shiH2363within me.
3I have heardאֶשְׁמָ֑ע וְ֝ר֗וּחַ'esh.Ma' ve.Ru.achH8085H7307a rebukeמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148that insults meכְּלִמָּתִ֣יke.li.ma.TiH3639,and my understandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥יmi.bi.na.TiH998prompts a replyיַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.Ne.niH6030.
4Do you not knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thatהֲזֹ֣אתha.ZotH2063fromמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480antiquityעַ֑ד'AdH5703,sinceמִנִּ֤יmi.NiH4480manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120was placedשִׂ֖יםsimH7760onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
5כִּ֤יkiH3588the triumphרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563has been briefמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138and the joyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611momentaryעֲדֵי־ רָֽגַע׃'a.dei- Ra.ga'H5704H7281?
6Thoughאִם־'im-H518his arroganceשִׂיא֑וֹsi.'OH7863reachesיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and his headוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218touchesיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060the cloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645,
7he will perishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331,like his own dungכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561;those who had seen himרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200will askיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Where is heאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335?’
8He will fly awayיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774like a dreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808to be foundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672;he will be chased awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074like a visionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384in the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
9The eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869thatsaw himשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805will see him noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808moreתוֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254,and his placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֝֗וֹדodH5750behold himתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789.
10His sonsבָּ֭נָיוBa.navH1121will seek the favorיְרַצּ֣וּye.ra.TzuH7521of the poorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,for his own handsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027must returnתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725his wealthאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202.
12Thoughאִם־'im-H518evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451is sweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in his mouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310and he concealsיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582it underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478his tongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956,
13though he cannot bearיַחְמֹ֣ל עָ֭לֶיהָ וְלֹ֣אyach.Mol 'A.lei.ha ve.Lo'H2550H5921H3808to let it goיַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהya.'az.Ve.nahH5800and keepsוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513it inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his mouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441,
14yet in his stomachבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578his foodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899soursנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015into the venomמְרוֹרַ֖תme.ro.RatH4846of cobrasפְּתָנִ֣יםpe.ta.NimH6620within himבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130.
15He swallowsבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104wealthחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428but vomits it outוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958;Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410will force itיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423from his stomachמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.
16He will suckיִינָ֑קyi.NakH3243the poisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219of cobrasפְּתָנִ֥יםpe.ta.NimH6620;the fangsלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of a viperאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660will kill himתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026.
17He will notאַל־'al-H408enjoyיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200the streamsבִפְלַגּ֑וֹתvif.la.GotH6390,the riversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104flowing withנַ֝חֲלֵ֗יna.cha.LeiH5158honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706and creamוְחֶמְאָֽה׃ve.chem.'AhH2529.
18He must returnמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725the fruit of his laborיָ֭גָעYa.go'H3022withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808consuming itיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104;he cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808enjoyיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965the profitsכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428of his tradingתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545.
19Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has oppressedרִ֭צַּץRi.tzatzH7533andforsakenעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800the poorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800;he has seizedגָּ֝זַ֗לga.ZalH1497housesבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004he did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808buildיִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃yi.ve.Ne.huH1129.
20Becauseכִּ֤י׀kiH3588his appetiteבְּבִטְנ֑וֹbe.vit.NoH990is neverלֹא־lo'-H3808satisfiedיָדַ֣ע שָׁלֵ֣וya.Da' sha.LevH3045H7961,he cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808escapeיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422with his treasureבַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹba.cha.mu.DoH2530.
21Nothingאֵין־'ein-H369is leftשָׂרִ֥ידsa.RidH8300for him to consumeלְאָכְל֑וֹle.'a.khe.LoH398;thusעַל־ כֵּ֝֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651his prosperityטוּבֽוֹ׃tu.VoH2898will notלֹא־lo'-H3808endureיָחִ֥ילya.ChilH2342.
22In the midstבִּמְלֹ֣אותbim.LotH4390of his plentyשִׂ֭פְקוֹSif.kovH5607,he will be distressedיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3334;the fullכָּל־kol-H3605forceיַ֖דyadH3027of miseryעָמֵ֣ל'a.MelH6001will come upon himתְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935.
23When heיְהִ֤י׀ye.HiH1961has filledלְמַלֵּ֬אle.ma.Le'H4390his stomachבִטְנ֗וֹvit.NoH990,God will ventיְֽשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971His furyחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹcha.Ron 'a.PoH2740H639upon him,raining it downוְיַמְטֵ֥רve.yam.TerH4305on himעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921as he eatsבִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃bil.chu.MoH3894.
24Though he fleesיִ֭בְרַחYiv.rachH1272from an ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270weaponמִנֵּ֣שֶׁקmi.Ne.shekH5402,a bronze-tippedנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154arrowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198will pierce himתַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּtach.le.Fe.huH2498.
25It is drawnשָׁלַף֮sha.LafH8025out ofוַיֵּצֵ֪אvai.ye.Tze'H3318his backמִגֵּ֫וָ֥הmi.Ge.VahH1465,the gleaming pointוּ֭בָרָקU.va.rokH1300from his liverמִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹmi.me.ro.ra.ToH4846.Terrorsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH367comeיַהֲלֹ֗ךְya.ha.LokhH1980over himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921.
26Totalכָּל־kol-H3605darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822is reservedטָמ֪וּןta.MunH2934for his treasuresלִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יוlitz.Pu.NavH6845.A fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784unfannedלֹֽא־ נֻפָּ֑חlo'- nu.PachH3808H5301H3415will consume himתְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּTe.'a.khe.le.huH398and devour what is leftשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300in his tentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃be.'o.ho.LoH168.
27The heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064will exposeיְגַלּ֣וּye.ga.LuH1540his iniquityעֲוֹנ֑וֹa.vo.NoH5771,and the earthוְ֝אֶ֗רֶץve.'E.retzH776will rise upמִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥הmit.ko.Ma.MahH6965against him.
28The possessionsיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004will be removedיִ֭גֶלYi.gelH1540,flowing awayנִ֝גָּר֗וֹתni.ga.RotH5064on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of God’s wrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
29Thisזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088is the wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man’sאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506from Godמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,the inheritanceוְנַחֲלַ֖תve.na.cha.LatH5159Godמֵאֵֽל׃ פme.'ElH410has appointed himאִמְר֣וֹ'im.RoH561.”
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