6Setהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485over himעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921a wicked manרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;let an accuserוְ֝שָׂטָ֗ןve.sa.TanH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975atעַל־'al-H5921his right handיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225.
7When he is triedבְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ יֵצֵ֣אbe.hi.Sha.fe.tov ye.Tze'H8199H3318,let him be found guiltyרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,and may his prayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605be regardedתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as sinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401.
8May his daysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117beיִֽהְיֽוּ־yih.yu-H1961fewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592;may anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947his positionפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486.
9May his childrenבָנָ֥יוva.NavH1121beיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490and his wifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802a widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.
10May his childrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121wanderH5128as beggarsוְשִׁאֵ֑לוּve.shi.'E.luH7592,seeking sustenanceוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875far from their ruined homesמֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.cha.re.vo.tei.HemH2723.
11May the creditorנ֭וֹשֶׁהNo.o.shehH5383seizeיְנַקֵּ֣שׁye.na.KeshH5367allלְכָל־le.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he owns,and strangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114plunderוְיָבֹ֖זּוּve.ya.Vo.zuH962the fruits of his laborיְגִיעֽוֹ׃ye.gi.'OH3018.
13May his descendantsאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961cut offלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772;may their nameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034be blotted outיִמַּ֥חyi.MachH4229from the nextאַ֝חֵ֗ר'a.CherH312generationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755.
14May the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of his fathersאֲ֭בֹתָיו'A.vo.tavH1be rememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142beforeאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the sinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403of his motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517neverאַל־'al-H408be blotted outתִּמָּֽח׃ti.MachH4229.
15May their sins alwaysתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548remainיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961beforeנֶֽגֶד־ne.ged-H5048the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,that He may cut offוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772their memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143from the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.
16Forיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀'a.SherH834he neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808thoughtזָכַר֮za.KharH2142to showעֲשׂ֪וֹתa.SotH6213kindnessחָ֥סֶדCha.sedH2617,but pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ־vai.yir.Dof 'ish-H7291H376the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041and needyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34andוְנִכְאֵ֨הve.nikh.'EhH3512brokenheartedלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824,even to their deathלְמוֹתֵֽת׃le.mo.TetH4191.
17The cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045thathe lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.HavH157,may it fall on himוַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּva.te.vo.'E.huH935;the blessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293in whichhe refusedוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to delightחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654,may it be farוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368from himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.
18The cursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045thathe woreוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847like a coatכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055,may it soak intoוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935his bodyבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,and into his bonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃be.'atz.mo.TavH6106like oilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081.
19May it beתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961like a robeכְּבֶ֣גֶדke.Ve.gedH899wrapped about himיַעְטֶ֑הya'.TehH5844,like a beltוּ֝לְמֵ֗זַחu.le.Me.zachH4206tiedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296forever around himתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.
20May thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063be the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068rewardפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468to my accusersשֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣תSo.te.nai me.'EtH7853H854,to those who speakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451againstעַל־'al-H5921meנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.
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