1Manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120that isbornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802isof fewקְצַ֥רke.TzarH7116daysיָ֝מִ֗יםya.MimH3117,and fullוּֽשְׂבַֽע־u.se.va'-H7649of troubleרֹֽגֶז׃Ro.gezH7267.
2He cometh forthיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318like a flowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731,and is cut downוַיִּמָּ֑לvai.yi.MalH5243:he fleethוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272also as a shadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗לka.TzelH6738,and continuethיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975not.
3And dost thou openפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491thine eyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869upon such an oneזֶ֭הzehH2088,and bringestתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935me into judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941with thee?
4Who can bringיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414a cleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889thingout of an uncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931?not oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
5Seeingאִ֥ם'imH518his daysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117aredeterminedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782,the numberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320arewith thee, thou hast appointedעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213his boundsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706that he cannot passיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674;
6Turnשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159from him, that he may restוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308,till he shall accomplishיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521,as an hirelingכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916,his dayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117.
7For there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615of a treeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086,if it be cut downיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772,that it will sprout againיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498,and that the tender branchוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127thereof will not ceaseתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.
8Though the rootשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328thereof wax oldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in the earthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and the stockגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503thereof dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in the groundוּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רu.ve.'a.FarH6083;
9Yetthrough the scentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it will budיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524,and bring forthוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213boughsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105like a plantנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.
10But manוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diethיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191,and wasteth awayוַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁvai.ye.che.LashH2522:yea, manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120giveth up the ghostוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478, and where is he?
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