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Psalms 50:16-20

16To the wicked, howeverוְלָ֤רָשָׁ֨ע׀ve.La.ra.Sha'H7563,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saysאָ֘מַ֤ר'a.MarH559, “What rightמַה־mah-H4100have youto reciteלְסַפֵּ֣רle.sa.PerH5608My statutesחֻקָּ֑יchu.KaiH2706and to bearוַתִּשָּׂ֖אva.ti.Sa'H5375My covenantבְרִיתִ֣יve.ri.TiH1285onעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921your lipsפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310?

17For youוְ֭אַתָּהVe.'a.tahH859hateשָׂנֵ֣אתָsa.Ne.taH8130My instructionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148and castוַתַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְva.tash.LekhH7993My wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697behind youאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

18Whenאִם־'im-H518you seeרָאִ֣יתָra.'I.taH7200a thiefגַ֭נָּבga.noH1590,you befriendוַתִּ֣רֶץva.Ti.retzH7521himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973,and throw in your lotחֶלְקֶֽךָ׃chel.Ke.chaH2506withוְעִ֖םve.'ImH5973adulterersמְנָאֲפִ֣יםme.na.'a.FimH5003.

19You unleashשָׁלַ֣חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971your mouthפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310for evilבְרָעָ֑הve.ra.'AhH7451and harnessתַּצְמִ֥ידtatz.MidH6775your tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנְךָ֗u.le.shon.khaH3956to deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.

20You sitתֵּ֭שֵׁבTe.shevH3427and malignתְדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696your brotherבְּאָחִ֣יךָbe.'a.Chi.khaH251;youתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414slanderדֹּֽפִי׃Do.fiH1848your own mother’sאִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH517sonבְּבֶֽן־be.ven-H1121.

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