4Knowest thou [not]this,thatofold,sincemanH120wasplacedH7760uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776, 5Theexultationofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshort,andthejoyH8057oftheungodlymanbutforamomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281? 6Thoughhisheightmountuptotheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060untothecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645, 7LikehisowndungH1561dothheperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6forever;theywhichhaveseenH7200himshallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335ishe? 8Hefliethawayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074asadreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,andisnotfoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672;andischasedawayH5074asavisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384ofthenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915. 9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869whichsawhimshall[seehim]notagainע֝֗וֹדodH5750;andhisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725beholdeth himnomore. 10Hischildrenshallseekthefavourofthepoorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,andhishandsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027restoreH7725hiswealthאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202. 11HisbonesH6106werefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofhisyouthfulstrength;butitshalllieתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901downwithhiminthedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083. 12ThoughwickednessH7451besweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985inhismouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310[and]hehideH3582itunderhistongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956, 13[Though]hespareH2550it,andforsakeH5800itnot,butkeepitwithinhismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441, 14Hisfoodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899isturnedH2015inhisbowelsH4578;itisthegallofaspswithinhim. 15Hehathswallowedבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104downriches,butheshallvomitוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958themupagain:Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410shallcastthemoutofhisbellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990. 17HeshallnotseeH7200streams,riversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104, brooksofhoneyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706andbutter. 18ThatwhichhelabouredforshallherestoreH7725,andnotswallowיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104down;itsrestitutionshallbeaccordingtothevalue,andheshallnotrejoice [therein]. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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