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Psalms 49:5-12

5Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should I fearאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372in timesבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117of troubleרָ֑עRa'H7451,when wickedעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771usurpersH6120surround meיְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ye.su.Be.niH5437?

6They trustהַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.ChimH982inעַל־'al-H5921their wealthחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2428and boastיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃yit.ha.La.luH1984in their greatוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230richesעָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.RamH6239.

7Noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376can possibly redeemH6299his brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251orלֹא־lo'-H3808payיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414his ransomכָּפְרֽוֹ׃ka.fe.RoH3724to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430.

8For the redemptionפִּדְי֥וֹןpid.YonH6306of his soulנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315is costlyוְ֭יֵקַרVe.ye.karH3365,and neverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769can payment sufficeוְחָדַ֥לve.cha.DalH2308,

9that he should live onוִֽיחִי־ ע֥וֹדvi.chi- odH2421 H5750foreverלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331and notלֹ֖אlo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200decayהַשָּֽׁחַת׃ha.Sha.chatH7845.

10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588it is clearH7200that wiseחֲכָ֘מִ֤יםcha.Kha.MimH2450men dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,and the foolishכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684and the senselessוָבַ֣עַרva.Va.'arH1198bothיַ֤חַדYa.chadH3162perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6and leaveוְעָזְב֖וּve.'a.ze.VuH5800their wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312.

11Their gravesקִרְבָּ֤םkir.BamH7130are their eternalלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769homesבָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ba.Tei.movH1004—their dwellingsמִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָםMish.ke.no.tomH4908for endless generationsH1755—even thoughעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921theirlandsאֲדָמֽוֹת׃'a.da.MotH127were their namesakesקָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗םka.re.'U vish.mo.TamH7121 H8034.

12But a manוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120,despite his wealthבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366,cannotבַּל־bal-H1077endureיָלִ֑יןya.LinH3885;he is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929that perishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.

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