2“As surely as Godאֵ֭ל'elH410livesחַי־chai-H2416,who has deprived me ofהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941—the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706,who has embitteredהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315—
3as long asע֣וֹדodH5750my breathנִשְׁמָתִ֣יnish.ma.TiH5397is stillכָל־khol-H3605within meand the breathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433remains in my nostrilsבְּאַפִּֽי׃be.'a.PiH639כִּֽי־ki-H3588,
4my lipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193will notאִם־'im-H518speakתְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָהte.da.Be.re.nahH1696wickednessעַוְלָ֑ה'av.LahH5766,and my tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗יu.le.sho.NiH3956will notאִם־'im-H518utterיֶהְגֶּ֥הyeh.GehH1897deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.
5I will neverחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486אִם־'im-H518say that you are rightאַצְדִּ֪יק'atz.DikH6663אֶ֫תְכֶ֥ם'et.KhemH853;I will maintainלֹא־ אָסִ֖ירlo'- 'a.SirH3808H5493my integrityתֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃tu.ma.Ti mi.Me.niH8538H4480untilעַד־'ad-H5704I dieאֶגְוָ֑ע'eg.Va'H1478.
The Wicked Man’s Portion
6I will cling toהֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּיHe.che.zak.tiH2388my righteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִ֣יbe.tzid.ka.TiH6666and neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808let goאַרְפֶּ֑הָ'ar.Pe.haH7503.As long as I liveמִיָּמָֽי׃mi.ya.MaiH3117,my conscienceלְ֝בָבִ֗יle.va.ViH3824will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808accuse meיֶחֱרַ֥ףye.che.RafH2778.
7May my enemyאֹ֣יְבִ֑י'o.ye.ViH341beיְהִ֣יye.HiH1961like the wickedכְ֭רָשָׁעKhe.ra.sho'H7563and my opponentוּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥יu.mit.ko.MiH6965like the unjustכְעַוָּֽל׃khe.'a.ValH5767.
8Forכִּ֤יkiH3588whatמַה־mah-H4100isthe hopeתִּקְוַ֣תtik.VatH8615of the godlessחָ֭נֵףCha.nefH2611whenכִּ֣יkiH3588he is cut offיִבְצָ֑עyiv.Tza'H1214,whenכִּ֤יkiH3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433takes awayיֵ֖שֶׁלYe.shelH7953his lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315?
10Will he delightיִתְעַנָּ֑גyit.'a.NagH6026inעַל־'al-H5921the Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706?Will he call uponיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433at allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesאִם־ עֵֽת׃'im- 'EtH6256H518?
11I will instructאוֹרֶ֣ה'o.RehH3384youאֶתְכֶ֣ם'et.KhemH853in the powerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410.I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808concealאֲכַחֵֽד׃'a.kha.ChedH3582the ways ofאֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם־'a.Sher 'i.mo.Sha-H834H5973the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
12Surelyהֵן־hen-H2005all of youכֻּלְּכֶ֣םku.le.KhemH3605have seenחֲזִיתֶ֑םcha.zi.TemH2372itfor yourselvesאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859.Why thenוְלָמָּה־ve.la.mah-H4100do you keep up thisזֶּ֝֗הZehH2088empty talkהֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃He.vel teh.Ba.luH1892H1891?
13Thisזֶ֤ה׀zehH2088isthe wickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563man’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120portionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506fromעִם־'im-H5973Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410—the heritageוְֽנַחֲלַ֥תve.na.cha.LatH5159the ruthlessעָ֝רִיצִ֗ים'a.ri.TzimH6184receiveיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.
14Thoughאִם־'im-H518his sonsבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121are manyיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235,they are destined forלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;and his offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יוve.tze.'e.tza.'AvH6631will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808have enoughיִשְׂבְּעוּ־yis.be.'u-H7646foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
15His survivorsשְׂ֭רִידָיוse.ri.dovH8300will be buriedיִקָּבֵ֑רוּyi.ka.Ve.ruH6912by the plagueבַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetH4194,and their widowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808weep for themתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.
17what he lays upיָ֭כִיןYa.khinH3559,the righteousוְצַדִּ֣יקve.tza.DikH6662will wearיִלְבָּ֑שׁyil.BashH3847,and his silverוְ֝כֶ֗סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701will be dividedיַחֲלֹֽק׃ya.cha.LokH2505by the innocentנָקִ֥יna.KiH5355.
18The houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004he builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129is like a moth’s cocoonכָעָ֣שׁkha.'AshH6211,like a hutוּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הu.khe.su.KahH5521set upעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213by a watchmanנֹצֵֽר׃no.TzerH5341.
19He lies downיִ֭שְׁכַּבYish.kavH7901wealthyעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223,but will do so no moreוְלֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ףve.Lo' ye.'a.SefH3808H622;when he opensפָּקַ֣חpa.KachH6491his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869,all is goneוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'ei.Ne.nuH369.
20Terrorsבַּלָּה֑וֹתba.la.HotH1091overtake himתַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּta.si.Ge.huH5381like a floodכַ֭מַּיִםKha.ma.yimH4325;a tempestסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492sweeps him awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589in the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915.
21The east windקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921carries him awayיִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּyi.sa.'E.huH5375,and he is goneוְיֵלַ֑ךְve.ye.LakhH1980;it sweeps himוִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּvi.sa.'a.Re.huH8175out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
22It hurls itselfוְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְve.yash.LekhH7993against himעָ֭לָיו'A.lavH5921withoutוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808mercyיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550as he flees headlongH1272from its powerמִ֝יָּד֗וֹmi.ya.DoH3027.
23It clapsיִשְׂפֹּ֣קyis.PokH5606its handsכַפֵּ֑ימוֹkha.Pei.movH3709at himעָלֵ֣ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921and hissesוְיִשְׁרֹ֥קve.yish.RokH8319himעָ֝לָ֗יו'a.LavH5921out of his placeמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
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