10Thereforeלָכֵ֤ן׀la.KhenH3651listenשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085to me,O menאַ֥נֲשֵׁ֥י'a.na.SheiH582of understandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824.Far be itחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410to do wrongמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562,and from the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706to act unjustlyמֵעָֽוֶל׃me.'A.velH5766.
11Forכִּ֤יkiH3588according to a man’s deedsפֹ֣עַל אָ֭דָםFo.'al 'A.domH120H6467He repaysיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999him;according to a man’sאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376waysוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734He brings consequencesיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672.
12Indeedאַף־'af-H637,it is trueאָמְנָ֗ם'a.me.NamH551that Godאֵ֥ל'elH410does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808act wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,and the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
13Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310gave Him chargeפָקַ֣דfa.KadH6485עָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921over the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310appointedשָׂ֝֗םSamH7760Him overthe wholeכֻּלָּֽהּ׃ku.LahH3605worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398?
14Ifאִם־'im-H518He were to setיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760His heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820to itאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413and withdrawיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622His Spiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and breathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ אֵלָ֥יוve.nish.ma.To 'e.LavH5397H413,
16Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you have understandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085thisזֹּ֑אתZotH2063;listen toהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְק֣וֹלha.'a.Zi.nah le.KolH238H6963my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.
17Couldהַאַ֬ףha.'AfH637one who hatesשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130justiceמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941governיַחֲב֑וֹשׁ וְאִם־ya.cha.Vo.osh ve.'im-H2280H518?Will you condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561the justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662and mighty Oneכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524,
19whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808partialנָשָׂ֨א׀ פְּנֵ֥יna.Sa' pe.NeiH5375H6440to princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269and does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808favorנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771overלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440poorדָ֑לDalH1800?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are allכֻּלָּֽם׃ku.LamH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027.
20They dieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191in an instantרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281,in the middleוַחֲצ֪וֹתva.cha.TzotH2676of the nightלָ֥יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915.The peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971convulseיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607and pass awayוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674;the mightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47are removedוְיָסִ֥ירוּve·ya·Si·ruH5493withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808human handבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.
21Forכִּי־ki-H3588His eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areonעַל־'al-H5921the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and He seesיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200his every stepוְֽכָל־ צְעָדָ֥יוve.khol tze.'a.DavH3605H6806.
22There is noאֵֽין־'ein-H369darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822orוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369deep shadowצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757whereשָׁ֝֗םSamH8033the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205can hideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641.
23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410need notלֹ֣א עַל־lo' 'al-H3808H5921examineיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376furtherע֑וֹדodH5750orhave him approachלַהֲלֹ֥ךְ אֶל־la.ha.Lokh 'el-H1980H413for judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
24He shattersיָרֹ֣עַya.Ro.a'H7489the mightyכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808inquiryחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714and sets upוַיַּעֲמֵ֖דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975othersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312in their placeתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.
25Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,He recognizesיַ֭כִּירYa.kirH5234their deedsמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566;He overthrowsוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015themin the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915and they are crushedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792.
27becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־ כֵּ֭ן'a.Sher 'al- kenH834H5921H3651they turned asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from Himמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310and had noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919for anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of His waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870.
28They caused the cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of the poorדָּ֑לDalH1800to comeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935before Himעָ֭לָיו'A.lavH5921,and He heardיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the outcryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
29But when Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931remains silentיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252,whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can condemn Himיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561?When He hidesוְיַסְתֵּ֣רve.yas.TerH5641His faceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can see Himיְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּye.shu.Re.nuH7789?Yet He watches overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921bothיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120and nationגּ֖וֹי וְעַל־Goy ve.'al-H1471H5921,
30that godlessחָנֵ֗ףcha.NefH2611menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120should not ruleמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427or lay snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170for the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.
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