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?’
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