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.
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