1“Is notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808manלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582consigned to laborצָבָ֣אtza.Va'H6635onעֲלֵיal-H5921earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Are not his daysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117like thoseיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117of a hired handשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916?
2Like a slaveכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650he longs forיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602shadeצֵ֑לTzelH6738;like a hirelingוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916he waits forיְקַוֶּ֥הye.ka.VehH6960his wagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467.
3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I am allottedהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391of futilityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723,and nightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915of miseryעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999are appointedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487to me.
4Whenאִם־'im-H518I lie downשָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901I thinkוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559: ‘Whenמָתַ֣יma.TaiH4970will I get upאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965?’But the nightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153drags onוּמִדַּד־u.mi.dad-H4058,and I toss and turnוְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּי נְדֻדִ֣יםve.sa.Va'.ti ne.du.DimH7646H5076untilעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704dawnנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.
6My daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117are swifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanמִנִּי־mi.ni-H4480a weaver’s shuttleאָ֑רֶג'A.regH708;they come to an endוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.
7Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142thatכִּי־ki-H3588my lifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416is but a breathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307.My eyesעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808againתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200happinessטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.
8The eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869that beholds meרֹ֑אִיRo.'iH7210will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer see meתְ֭שׁוּרֵנִיTe.shu.re.niH7789.You will lookעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869for me,but I will be no moreוְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ve.'ei.Ne.niH369.
9As a cloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051vanishesכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615and is goneוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651he who goes downיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381to Sheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808come back upיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927.
10He neverלֹא־ ע֣וֹדlo'- odH3808H5750returnsיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to his houseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004;his placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725וְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808remembers himיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234no moreע֣וֹדodH5750.
11Thereforeגַּם־gam-H1571Iאֲנִי֮'a.NiH589will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808restrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820my mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310;I will speakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in the anguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;I will complainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in the bitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
12Am Iאָ֭נִי'A.niH589the seaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220,orאִם־'im-H518the monster of the deepתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588You must keep me underתָשִׂ֖ים עָלַ֣יta.Sim 'a.LaiH7760H5921guardמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929?
13Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I thinkאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559my bedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210will comfort meתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162and my couchמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904will easeיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879,
14then You frighten meוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865with dreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472and terrify meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204with visionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384,
15so that Iנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315would preferוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977stranglingמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267and deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194over my life in this bodyמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.
16I loatheמָ֭אַסְתִּיMa.'as.tiH3988my life!I would notלֹא־lo'-H3808liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421foreverלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.Leave me aloneחֲדַ֥ל מִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיcha.Dal mi.Me.niH2308H4480,forכִּי־ki-H3588my daysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117are buta breathהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.
17Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582thatכִּ֣יkiH3588You should exalt himתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431,thatוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588You should setתָשִׁ֖יתta.ShitH7896Your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820upon himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413,
18that You attend to himוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485every morningלִבְקָרִ֑יםliv.ka.RimH1242, andtest himתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974every momentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?
19Will You neverכַּ֭מָּה לֹא־Ka.mah lo'-H4100H3808look awayתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159from meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,orלֹֽא־lo'-H3808leave me aloneתַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִיtar.Pe.niH7503toעַד־'ad-H5704swallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104my spittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?
20If I have sinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,whatמָ֤הmahH4100have I doneאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466to You,O watcherנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341of mankindהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120?Whyלָ֤מָהLa.mahH4100have You made meשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760Yourtargetלְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'H4645,so that I amוָאֶהְיֶ֖הva.'eh.YehH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to Youעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921?
21Whyוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100do You notלֹא־lo'-H3808pardonתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375my transgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588and take awayוְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.VirH5674אֶת־'et-H853my iniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771?Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588soonעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258I will lie downאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901in the dustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083;You will seek meוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niH7836,but I will be no moreוְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ פve.'ei.Ne.niH369.”
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