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?
11Asthe watersמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325failאָֽזְלוּ־'a.ze.lu-H235from the seaיָ֑םYamH3220,and the floodוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104decayethיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and drieth upוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001:
12So manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376lieth downשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901,and risethיָ֫ק֥וּםya.KumH6965not: till the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064beno moreבִּלְתִּ֣יbil.TiH1115,they shall not awakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974,nor be raised outיֵ֝עֹ֗רוּye.'O.ruH5782of their sleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.
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