14A despairing manלַמָּ֣סla.MasH4523should havethe kindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617of his friendמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453,even if he forsakesיַעֲזֽוֹב׃ya.'a.ZovH5800the fearוְיִרְאַ֖תve.yir.'AtH3374of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
15Butmy brothersאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251are as faithlessבָּגְד֣וּba.ge.DuH898asכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644wadisנָ֑חַלNa.chalH5158,as seasonal streamsכַּאֲפִ֖יק נְחָלִ֣יםka.'a.Fik ne.cha.LimH650H5158that overflowיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674,
16darkenedהַקֹּדְרִ֥יםha.ko.de.RimH6937becauseמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480of the iceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140and the inflowעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921of meltingיִתְעַלֶּם־yit.'a.lem-H5956snowשָֽׁלֶג׃Sha.legH7950,
17but ceasingנִצְמָ֑תוּnitz.Ma.tuH6789in the dry seasonבְּ֭עֵת יְזֹרְב֣וּBe.'et ye.zo.re.VuH6256H2215andvanishingנִדְעֲכ֥וּnid.'a.KhuH1846from their channelsמִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃mi.me.ko.MamH4725in the heatבְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹbe.chu.MoH2552.
18Caravansאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734turn asideיִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּyi.La.fe.tuH3943from their routesדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870;they goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927into the wastelandבַתֹּ֣הוּva.To.huH8414and perishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.duH6.
19The caravansאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of Temaתֵּמָ֑אte.Ma'H8485lookהִ֭בִּיטוּHi.bi.tuH5027for water;the travelersהֲלִיכֹ֥תha.li.KhotH1979of Shebaשְׁ֝בָ֗אShe.Va'H7614hopeקִוּוּ־ki.vu-H6960to find it.
20They are confoundedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they had hopedבָטָ֑חva.TachH982;their arrivalבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ'a.Dei.haH5704brings disappointmentוַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃vai.yech.Pa.ruH2659.
21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258you areהֱיִ֣יתֶםhe.Yi.temH1961of no helpH3808;you seeתִּֽרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200terrorחֲ֝תַ֗תcha.TatH2866,and you are afraidוַתִּירָֽאוּ׃va.ti.Ra.'uH3372.
22Have I everהֲֽכִי־hakhi-H3588saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, ‘Give me somethingהָ֣בוּHa.vuH3051;offer me a bribeשִׁחֲד֥וּ בַעֲדִֽי׃shi.cha.Du va.'a.DiH7809H1157from your wealthוּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗םu.mi.ko.cha.KhemH3581;
23deliver meוּמַלְּט֥וּנִיu.ma.le.Tu.niH4422from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the enemyצָ֑רTzarH6862;redeem meתִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃tif.Du.niH6299from the graspוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the ruthlessעָרִיצִ֣ים'a.ri.TzimH6184’?
24Teach meה֭וֹרוּנִיHo.ru.niH3384,and Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589will be silentאַחֲרִ֑ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790.Help me understandהָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nuH995howוּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-H4100I have erredשָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִיSha.Gi.tiH7686.
25Howמַה־mah-H4100painfulנִּמְרְצ֥וּnim.re.TzuH4834arehonestיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561!But whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100does your argumentיּוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198proveהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198?
26Do you intendתַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּtach.ShouH2803to correctהַלְהוֹכַ֣חhal.ho.KhachH3198my wordsמִלִּ֣יםmi.LimH4405,and treat as windוּ֝לְר֗וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307my cryאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561of despairנֹאָֽשׁ׃no.'AshH2976?
27You would even cast lotsתַּפִּ֑ילוּta.Pi.luH5307for an orphanיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490and barterוְ֝תִכְר֗וּve.tikh.RuH3739awayאַף־'af-H5921H637your friendרֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃Rei.'a.KhemH7453.
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