11There is a generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755of those who curseיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their fathersאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808blessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288their mothersאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.
12There is a generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755of those who are pureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in their own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869and yet unwashedלֹ֣א רֻחָֽץ׃lo' ru.ChatzH3808H7364of their filthוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.
13There is a generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755—howמָה־mah-H4100haughtyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are their eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869and pretentiousיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375are their glancesוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079—
14there is a generationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755whose teethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are swordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719and whose jawsמְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.TavH4973are knivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979,devouringלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the oppressedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from the earthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776and the needyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from among menמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.
17As for the eyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmocksתִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'AgH3932a fatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1and scornsוְתָב֪וּזve.ta.VuzH936obedienceלִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־li.ka.Hat-H3349to a motherאֵ֥ם'emH517,may the ravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of the valleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158pluck it outיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365and youngבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121vulturesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404devour itוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398.
18Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969thingstoo wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702that I cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808understandיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045:
19the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an eagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the skyבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064,the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of a snakeנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175onעֲלֵ֫י'a.LeiH5921a rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697,the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of a shipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591at seaבְלֶב־ יָ֑םve.lev- YamH3820H3220,and the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with a maidenבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.
20Thisכֵּ֤ן׀kenH3651is the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an adulteressאִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת'i.Shah me.Na.'A.fetH802H5003:She eatsאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398and wipesוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229her mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310and saysוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559, ‘I have doneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808wrongאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.’
23תַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478an unloved womanשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130whoכִּ֣יkiH3588marriesתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166,and a maidservantוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198whoכִּֽי־ki-H3588supplantsתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423her mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.
24Fourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702things on earthהֵ֭ם אָ֑רֶץhem 'A.retzH776H1992are smallקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996,yet theyוְ֝הֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992are exceedinglyמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.MimH2449wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:
25The antsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.limH5244are creaturesעַ֣ם'amH5971of littleלֹא־lo'-H3808strengthעָ֑ז'AzH5794,yet they store upוַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559their foodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899in the summerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;
26the rock badgersשְׁ֭פַנִּיםShe.fa.nimH8227are creaturesעַ֣ם'amH5971of littleלֹא־lo'-H3808powerעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099,yet they makeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760their homesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in the rocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;
27the locustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697have noאֵ֣ין'einH369kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,yet they allכֻּלּֽוֹ׃ku.LoH3605advanceוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318in formationחֹצֵ֣ץcho.TzetzH2686;
28and the lizardשְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mitH8079can be caughtתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.PesH8610in one’s handsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027,yet itוְ֝הִ֗יאve.Hi'H1931is foundin the palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964of kingsמֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428.
29Thereהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992are three thingsשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969that are statelyמֵיטִ֣יבֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in their strideצָ֑עַדTza.'adH6806,and four thatוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702are impressiveמֵיטִ֥בֵיmei.Ti.veiH3190in their walkלָֽכֶת׃La.khetH1980:
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