7When I went outבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176gateשַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי־Sha.'ar 'a.lei-H8179H5921and tookאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the public squareבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339,
8the young menנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288saw meרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200and withdrewוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244,and the old menוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453roseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965to their feetעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
9The princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269refrainedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113from speakingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405and coveredיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760their mouthsלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310with their handsוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709.
10The voicesקוֹל־kol-H6963of the noblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057were hushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244,and their tonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roofs of their mouthsלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11Forכִּ֤יkiH3588thoseאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241who heard meשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085called me blessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833,and those whoוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869saw meרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200commended meוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749,
12becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I rescuedאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041who cried outמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490who had noוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808helperעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826.
13The dying manאֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א'O.ved 'a.Lai ta.Vo'H6H5921H935blessed meבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293,and I made the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.
14I put onלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothed meוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847;justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941was my robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and my turbanוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
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