8Pleaseכִּֽי־ נָ֭אki- na'H4994H3588inquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592of pastרִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonH7223generationsלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755and considerוְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןve.kho.NenH3559the discoveriesלְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerH2714of their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1.
9Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588weאֲ֭נַחְנוּ'A.nach.nuH587were bornyesterdayתְמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543and knowנֵדָ֑ע כִּ֤יne.Da' kiH3045H3588nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808;our daysיָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776are but a shadowצֵ֖לtzelH6738.
10Will theyהֵ֣םhemH1992notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808teach youי֭וֹרוּךָYo.ru.khaH3384and tellיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559you,and speakיוֹצִ֥אוּ מִלִּֽים׃yo.Tzi.'u mi.LimH3318H4405from their understandingוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.BamH3820?
11Does papyrusגֹּ֭מֶאGo.me'H1573growהֲיִֽגְאֶה־ha.yig.'eh-H1342where there is noבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808marshבִצָּ֑הvi.TzahH1207?Do reedsאָ֥חוּ'A.chuH260flourishיִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-H7685withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325?
13Suchכֵּ֗ןKenH3651is the destinyאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of allכָּל־kol-H3605who forgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;so the hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611will perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.
14Hisאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834confidenceכִּסְל֑וֹkis.LoH3689is fragileיָק֥וֹטya.KotH6990;his securityמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009is in a spider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
15He leansיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172onעַל־'al-H5921his webבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,but it gives wayוְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑דve.Lo' ya.'a.ModH3808H5975;he holds fastיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388,but it does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808endureיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.
16Heה֭וּאhu'H1931is a well-watered plantרָטֹ֣בra.ToH7373inלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the sunshineשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,spreadingתֵצֵֽא׃te.Tze'H3318its shootsיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127overוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the gardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.
17His rootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328wrapיְסֻבָּ֑כוּye.su.Ba.khuH5440aroundעַל־'al-H5921the rock heapגַּ֭לgalH1530;he looks forיֶחֱזֶֽה׃ye.che.ZehH2372a home amongבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004the stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68.
18Ifאִם־'im-H518he is uprootedיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,it will disownוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him,saying, ‘I neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808saw youרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200.’
19Surelyהֶן־hen-H2005thisה֭וּאhu'H1931is the joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870;yet othersאַחֵ֥ר'a.CherH312will springיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779from the dustוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083.
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