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?
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