1“Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069does the Almightyמִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.daiH7706notלֹא־lo'-H3808reserveנִצְפְּנ֣וּnitz.pe.NuH6845times for judgmentעִתִּ֑ים'i.TimH6256?Why may those who know Himוְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ovH3045neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372His daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117?
3They drive awayיִנְהָ֑גוּyin.Ha.guH5090the donkeyחֲמ֣וֹרcha.MorH2543of the fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490and take the widow’sאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794in pledgeיַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyach.be.LuH2254.
4They pushיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186the needyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34off the roadמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870and force allיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162the poorעֲנִיֵּי־'a.ni.yei-H6035of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776into hidingחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244.
5Indeedהֵ֤ןhenH2005, likewild donkeysפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501in the desertבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057,the poor goיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318to workבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467foragingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836for foodלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964;the wastelandעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160is foodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for their childrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288.
6They gatherיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114fodderבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in the fieldsבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704and gleanיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953the vineyardsוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of the wickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
7Withoutמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,they spend the nightיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174;they have noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369coveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682against the coldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.
8Drenchedיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372by mountainהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022rainsמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230,they huddleחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263against the rocksצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for wantוּֽמִבְּלִ֥יu.mi.be.LiH1097of shelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.
9The fatherless infantיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490is snatchedיִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.luH1497from the breastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699;the nursing childוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041is seized for a debtיַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yach.Bo.luH2254.
10Withoutבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097clothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830,they wander aboutהִ֭לְּכוּHi.le.khuH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174.They carryנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375the sheavesעֹֽמֶר׃'O.merH6016,but still go hungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםu.re.'e.VimH7457.
11They crush olivesיַצְהִ֑ירוּyatz.Hi.ruH6671withinבֵּין־bein-H996their wallsשׁוּרֹתָ֥םshu.ro.TamH7791;they treadדָּ֝רְכ֗וּda.re.KhuH1869the winepressesיְקָבִ֥יםye.ka.VimH3342,but go thirstyוַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃vai.yitz.Ma.'uH6770.
12From the cityמֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,menמְתִ֨ים׀me.TimH4962groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuH5008,and the soulsוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-H5315of the woundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491cry outתְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'H7768,yet Godוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahH433chargesיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760no oneלֹא־lo'-H3808with wrongdoingתִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahH8604.
13Then thereהֵ֤מָּה׀He.mahH1992areהָיוּ֮ha.YuH1961those who rebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־be.mo.re.Dei-H4775against the lightא֥וֹר'orH216,notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowingהִכִּ֥ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234its waysדְרָכָ֑יו וְלֹ֥אde.ra.Khav ve.Lo'H1870H3808or stayingיָ֝שְׁב֗וּya.she.VuH3427on its pathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin.ti.vo.TavH5410.
14When daylightלָא֡וֹרla.'orH216is gone,the murdererרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523risesיָ֘ק֤וּםya.KumH6965to killיִֽקְטָל־yik.tol-H6991the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34;in the nightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915he isיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961like a thiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃kha.ga.NavH1590.
15The eyeוְעֵ֤יןve.'EinH5869of the adultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀no.'EfH5003watchesשָׁ֤מְרָֽהSha.me.rahH8104for twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399.Thinkingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559, ‘Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869will see meתְשׁוּרֵ֣נִיte.shu.Re.niH7789,’he coversוְסֵ֖תֶר יָשִֽׂים׃ve.Se.ter ya.SimH5643H7760his faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440.
17Forכִּ֤יkiH3588to them,deep darknessצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757is theirיַחְדָּ֨ו׀yach.DavH3162morningבֹּ֣קֶרBo.kerH1242;surelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are friends withיַ֝כִּ֗ירya.KirH5234the terrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal.HotH1091of darknessצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757!
18Theyה֤וּא׀hu'H1931are but foamקַֽל־kal-H7031onעַל־'al-H5921the surfaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of the waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325;their portionחֶלְקָתָ֣םchel.ka.TamH2513of the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776is cursedתְּקֻלַּ֣לte.ku.LalH7043,so that no oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808turnsיִ֝פְנֶהYif.nehH6437towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870their vineyardsכְּרָמִֽים׃ke.ra.MimH3754.
19As droughtצִיָּ֤הtzi.YahH6723andגַם־gam-H1571heatחֹ֗םChomH2527consumeיִגְזְל֥וּyig.ze.LuH1497the melting snowמֵֽימֵי־ שֶׁ֗לֶגmei.mei- She.legH4325H7950,so Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585steals those who have sinnedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398.
20The wombרֶ֨חֶם׀Re.chemH7358forgets themיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyish.Ka.Che.huH7911;the wormרִמָּ֗הri.MahH7415feeds on themמְתָ֘ק֤וֹme.Ta.KoH4985;they are rememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreע֥וֹדodH5750.So injusticeעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766is brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רva.ti.sha.VerH7665like a treeכָּעֵ֣ץka.'EtzH6086.
21They preyרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462on the barrenעֲ֭קָרָה'A.ka.rahH6135and childlessלֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑דlo' te.LedH3808H3205,and show noלֹ֣אlo'H3808kindnessיְיֵטִֽיב׃ye.ye.TivH3190to the widowוְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הve.'al.ma.NahH490.
22Yet by His powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581,God drags awayוּמָשַׁ֣ךְu.ma.ShakhH4900the mightyאַבִּירִ֣ים'a.bi.RimH47;though rising upיָ֝ק֗וּםya.KumH6965,they have noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808assuranceיַאֲמִ֥יןya.'a.MinH539of lifeבַּֽחַיִּֽין׃Ba.chai.YinH2416.
23He givesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414thema sense of securityלָ֭בֶטַח וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןLa.ve.tach ve.yi.sha.'EnH983H8172,but His eyesוְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּve.'ei.Nei.huH5869are onעַל־'al-H5921their waysדַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar.khei.HemH1870.
24They are exaltedר֤וֹמּוּRo.muH7426for a momentמְּעַ֨ט׀me.'AtH4592,then they are goneוְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּve.'ei.Ne.nuH369;they are brought lowוְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּve.hu.me.KhuH4355and gathered upיִקָּפְצ֑וּןyi.ka.fe.TzunH7092like all othersכַּכֹּ֥לka.KolH3605;they are cut offיִמָּֽלוּ׃yi.Ma.luH5243like headsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁu.khe.RoshH7218of grainשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641.
25Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518this is not soלֹ֣אlo'H3808,thenאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645whoמִ֣יmiH4310can prove me a liarיַכְזִיבֵ֑נִיyakh.zi.Ve.niH3576and reduceוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760my wordsמִלָּתִֽי׃ סmi.la.TiH4405to nothingלְ֝אַ֗לle.'AlH408?”
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