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.
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