11Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did I not perishלֹּ֣א אָמ֑וּתlo' 'a.MutH3808H4191at birthמֵרֶ֣חֶםme.Re.chemH7358;why did I not dieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478as I cameיָצָ֣אתִיya.Tza.tiH3318from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990?
12Whyמַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'H4069were there kneesבִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yimH1290to receive meקִדְּמ֣וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923, andוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100breastsשָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yimH7699thatכִּ֣יkiH3588I should be nursedאִינָֽק׃'i.NakH3243?
13Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258I would be lying downשָׁכַ֣בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901in peaceוְאֶשְׁק֑וֹטve.'esh.KotH8252;I would be asleepיָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּיya.Shan.tiH3462andאָ֤ז׀'azH227at restיָנ֬וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117
14withעִם־'im-H5973kingsמְ֭לָכִיםMe.la.khimH4428and counselorsוְיֹ֣עֲצֵיve.Yo.'a.tzeiH3289of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,who builtהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129for themselvescities now in ruinsחֳרָב֣וֹתcho.ra.VotH2723,
15orא֣וֹ'oH176withעִם־'i.m.Sa-H5973princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269who had goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,who filledהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםha.mal.'ImH4390their housesבָּתֵּיהֶ֣םba.tei.HemH1004with silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
16Orא֤וֹ'oH176why wasאֶהְיֶ֑ה'eh.YehH1961I notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hiddenטָ֭מוּןTa.munH2934like a stillborn childכְנֵ֣פֶלkhe.Ne.felH5309,like an infantכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםke.'o.le.LimH5768who neverלֹא־lo'-H3808seesרָ֥אוּRa.'uH7200daylightאֽוֹר׃'orH216?
18The captivesאֲסִירִ֣ים'a.si.RimH615enjoyיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162their easeשַׁאֲנָ֑נוּsha.'a.Na.nuH7599;they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hearשָׁ֝מְע֗וּSham.'UH8085the voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the oppressorנֹגֵֽשׂ׃no.GesH5065.
19Both smallקָטֹ֣ןka.TonH6996and greatוְ֭גָדוֹלVe.ga.dolH1419are thereשָׁ֣ם ה֑וּאsham Hu'H8033H1931,and the slaveוְ֝עֶ֗בֶדve.'E.vedH5650is freedחָפְשִׁ֥יcha.fe.ShiH2670from his masterמֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃me.'a.do.NavH113.
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