2“Listen carefullyH8085to my wordsמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405;let thisזֹ֝֗אתZotH2063beוּתְהִי־u.te.hi-H1961your consolationתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575to me.
3Bear with meשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375while Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;then, afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310I have spokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696,you may go on mockingתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932.
4Is myהֶ֭אָנֹכִיHe.'a.no.khiH595complaintשִׂיחִ֑י וְאִם־si.Chi ve.'im-H7879H518against a manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120?Then whyמַ֝דּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069should I notלֹא־ רוּחִֽי׃lo'- ru.ChiH3808H7307be impatientתִקְצַ֥רtik.TzarH7114?
5Lookפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437at meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413and be appalledוְהָשַׁ֑מּוּve.ha.Sha.muH8074;putוְשִׂ֖ימוּve.Si.muH7760your handיָ֣דyadH3027overעַל־'al-H5921your mouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
6Whenוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I rememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142,terrorוְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּיve.niv.Hal.tiH926takes holdוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270,and my bodyבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320trembles in horrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427.
7Whyמַדּ֣וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563live onיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,growing oldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275andגַּם־gam-H1571increasingגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396in powerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428?
8Their descendantsזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233are establishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559around themלִפְנֵיהֶ֣ם עִמָּ֑םlif.nei.Hem 'i.MamH5973H6440,and their offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.
9Their homesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004are safeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965from fearמִפָּ֑חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343;noוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808rod of punishmentשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626from Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433isupon themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.
10Their bullsשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794breedעִ֭בַּר'I.barH5674withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808failיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602;their cowsפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510bear calvesתְּפַלֵּ֥טte.fa.LetH6403and do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808miscarryתְשַׁכֵּֽל׃te.sha.KelH7921.
11They send forthיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971their little onesעֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.HemH5759like a flockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629;their childrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206skip aboutיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540,
12singingיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375to the tambourineכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596and lyreוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658and making merryוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the fluteעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.
13They spendH1086their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896and go downיֵחָֽתּוּ׃ye.Cha.tuH5181to Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585in peaceוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281.
14Yet they sayוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410: ‘Leave us aloneס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּsur mi.Me.nuH5493H4480!For we have noלֹ֣אlo'H3808desireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654to knowוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847Your waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
15Whoמַה־mah-H4100is the Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588we should serve Himנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647,and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100would we gainנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276ifכִּ֣יkiH3588we prayנִפְגַּע־nif.ga'-H6293to Him?’
16Stillהֵ֤ןhenH2005,their prosperityטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808in their own handsבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027,so I stay farרָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Ra.cha.kah Me.niH7368H4480from the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
17How oftenכַּמָּ֤ה׀ka.MahH4100is the lampנֵר־ner-H5216of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563put outיִדְעָ֗ךְyid.'AkhH1846?Does disasterאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343comeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935upon themעָלֵ֣ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921?Does God, in His angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639,apportionיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505destructionחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256?
18Areיִהְי֗וּyih.YuH1961they like strawכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,like chaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671swept awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589by a stormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492?
19It is said thatGodאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433lays upיִצְפֹּן־yitz.pon-H6845one’s punishmentאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for his childrenלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121.Let God repay the manיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999himselfאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413,so he will know itוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045.
20Let his eyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his own destructionכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589;let him drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354for himselfthe wrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
21Forכִּ֤יkiH3588whatמַה־mah-H4100does he careחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656about his householdבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004after himאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310,when the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320has run outחֻצָּֽצוּ׃chu.Tza.tzuH2686?
22Can anyone teachיְלַמֶּד־ye.la.med-H3925knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847to Godהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410,since Heוְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931judgesיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199those on highרָמִ֥יםra.MimH7311?
23One manזֶ֗הZehH2088diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191full of vigorבְּעֶ֣צֶם תֻּמּ֑וֹbe.'E.tzem tu.MoH6106H8537,completelyכֻּ֝לּ֗וֹku.LoH3605secureשַׁלְאֲנַ֥ןshal.'a.NanH7946and at easeוְשָׁלֵֽיו׃ve.sha.LeivH7961.
24His bodyעֲ֭טִינָיו'A.ti.navH5845is well nourishedמָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑בmal.'U cha.LavH4390H2461,and his bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֣יוatz.mo.TavH6106arerichיְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃ye.shu.KehH8248with marrowוּמֹ֖חַu.Mo.achH4221.
25Yet another manוְזֶ֗הve.ZehH2088diesיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191in the bitternessמָרָ֑הma.RahH4751of his soulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315,having neverוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808tastedאָ֝כַ֗ל'a.KhalH398prosperityבַּטּוֹבָֽה׃ba.to.VahH2896.
27Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045your thoughts full wellמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םmach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284,the schemes by whichוּ֝מְזִמּ֗וֹתu.me.zi.MotH4209you would wrongתַּחְמֹֽסוּ׃tach.Mo.suH2554meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921.
28Forכִּ֤יkiH3588you sayתֹֽאמְר֗וּto.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֥ה'ai.YehH346now is the nobleman’sנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081houseבֵית־veit-H1004,and whereוְ֝אַיֵּ֗הve.'ai.YehH346are the tentsאֹ֤הֶל׀'O.helH168in which the wickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563dwellמִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹתmish.ke.NotH4908?’
29Have you neverהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808askedשְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּםShe.'el.temH7592those who travelע֣וֹבְרֵיov.reiH5674the roadsדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870?Do you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808acceptתְנַכֵּֽרוּ׃te.na.Ke.ruH5234their reportsוְ֝אֹתֹתָ֗םve.'o.to.TamH226?
30Indeedכִּ֤יkiH3588,the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451man is sparedיֵחָ֣שֶׂךְye.Cha.sekhH2820from the dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117of calamityאֵ֭יד'eidH343,deliveredיוּבָֽלוּ׃yu.Va.luH2986from the dayלְי֖וֹםle.YomH3117of wrathעֲבָר֣וֹתa.va.RotH5678.
31Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310denouncesיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046his behaviorדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870toעַל־'al-H5921his faceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440?Whoמִ֣יmiH4310repaysיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999himfor what heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931has doneעָ֝שָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213?
32Heוְ֭הוּאVe.hu'H1931is carriedיוּבָ֑לyu.ValH2986to the graveלִקְבָר֣וֹתlik.va.RotH6913,and watch is keptיִשְׁקֽוֹד׃yish.KodH8245overוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921his tombגָּדִ֥ישׁga.DishH1430.
33The clodsרִגְבֵ֫יrig.VeiH7263of the valleyנָ֥חַלNa.chalH5158are sweetמָֽתְקוּ־ma.te.ku-H4985to him;everyoneכָּל־ אָדָ֣םkol- 'a.DamH3605H120followsיִמְשׁ֑וֹךְyim.ShokhH4900behind himוְ֭אַחֲרָיוVe.'a.cha.ravH310,and those before himוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440are withoutאֵ֣ין'einH369numberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557.
34So howוְ֭אֵיךְVe.'eikhH349can you comfort meתְּנַחֲמ֣וּנִיte.na.cha.Mu.niH5162with empty wordsהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892?For your answersוּ֝תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶ֗םu.te.shu.vo.tei.KhemH8666remainנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604full offalsehoodמָֽעַל׃ סMa.'alH4604.”
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