2Should a wise manהֶֽחָכָ֗םhe.cha.KhamH2450utterיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030vainר֑וּחַRu.achH7307knowledgeדַֽעַת־da.'at-H1847,and fillוִֽימַלֵּ֖אvi.ma.Le'H4390his bellyבִּטְנֽוֹ׃bit.NoH990with the east windקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921?
3Should he reasonהוֹכֵ֣חַho.Khe.achH3198with unprofitableיִסְכּ֑וֹןyis.KonH5532talkבְּ֭דָבָרBe.da.vorH1697?or with speechesוּ֝מִלִּ֗יםu.mi.LimH4405wherewith he can do no goodיוֹעִ֥ילyo.'IlH3276?
5For thy mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310utterethיְאַלֵּ֣ףye.'a.LefH502thine iniquityעֲוֹנְךָ֣'a.vo.ne.KhaH5771,and thou choosestוְ֝תִבְחַ֗רve.tiv.CharH977the tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of the craftyעֲרוּמִֽים׃'a.ru.MimH6175.
6Thine own mouthפִ֣יךָFi.khaH6310condemnethיַרְשִֽׁיעֲךָ֣yar.shi.'a.KhaH7561thee, and not I: yea, thine own lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193testifyיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030against thee.
7Artthou the firstהֲרִאישׁ֣וֹןha.ri.yo.ShonH7223manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120thatwas bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205?or wast thou madeחוֹלָֽלְתָּ׃cho.Lal.taH2342beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440the hillsגְבָע֣וֹתge.va.'otH1389?
8Hast thou heardתִּשְׁמָ֑עtish.Ma'H8085the secretהַבְס֣וֹדhav.SodH5475of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433?and dost thou restrainוְתִגְרַ֖עve.tig.Ra'H1639wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451to thyself?
9What knowestיָּ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou, that we knowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045not? whatunderstandestתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995thou, which is not in us?
10With us areboth the grayheadedשָׂ֣בsavH7867and very agedיָשִׁ֣ישׁya.ShishH3453men, muchכַּבִּ֖ירka.BirH3524elderיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117than thy fatherמֵאָבִ֣יךָme.'a.Vi.khaH1.
11Arethe consolationsתַּנְחֻמ֣וֹתtan.chu.MotH8575of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410smallהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592with thee? is there any secretלָאַ֥טla.'AtH328thingוְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697with thee?
12Why doth thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820carry thee awayיִּקָּחֲךָ֥yi.ka.cha.KhaH3947?and what do thy eyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869wink atיִּרְזְמ֥וּןyir.ze.MunH7335,
14What ismanאֱנ֥וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,that he should be cleanיִזְכֶּ֑הyiz.KehH2135? and he which isbornיְל֣וּדye.LudH3205of a womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802,that he should be righteousיִ֝צְדַּ֗קyitz.DakH6663?
15Behold, he putteth no trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in his saintsבִּ֭קְדֹשָׁיוbik.do.shovH6918;yea, the heavensוְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִםve.sha.Ma.yimH8064are not cleanזַכּ֥וּza.KuH2141in his sightבְעֵינָֽיו׃ve.'ei.NavH5869.
16How much more abominableנִתְעָ֥בnit.'AvH8581and filthyוְֽנֶאֱלָ֑חve.ne.'e.LachH444ismanאִישׁ־'ish-H376,which drinkethשֹׁתֶ֖הsho.TehH8354iniquityעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766like waterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325?
17I will shewאֲחַוְךָ֥'a.chav.KhaH2331thee, hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085me; and that whichI have seenחָ֝זִ֗יתִיcha.Zi.tiH2372I will declareוַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃va.'a.sa.Pe.rahH5608;
18Which wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450men have toldיַגִּ֑ידוּya.Gi.duH5046from their fathersמֵאֲבוֹתָֽם׃me.'a.vo.TamH1,and have not hidכִֽ֝חֲד֗וּkhi.cha.DuH3582it:
19Unto whom alone the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776was givenנִתְּנָ֣הni.te.NahH5414,and no strangerזָ֣רzarH2114passedעָ֖בַר'A.varH5674amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.
20The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563man travailethמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342with pain all hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117,and the numberוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557of yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141is hiddenנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845to the oppressorלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.
21A dreadfulפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343soundקוֹל־kol-H6963isin his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241:in prosperityבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703shall comeיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
22He believethיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539not that he shall returnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725out of darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,and he is waitedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822for of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23He wandereth abroadנֹ֘דֵ֤דno.DedH5074for breadלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899, saying, Where is it?he knowethיָדַ֓ע׀ya.Da'H3045that the dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822is readyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559at his handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.
24Troubleצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691shall make him afraidיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204;they shall prevailתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630against him, as a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264to the battleלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593.
25For he stretcheth outנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027against Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,and strengthenethיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃yit.ga.BarH1396himself against the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
26He runnethיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323upon him, even on hisneckבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677,upon the thickבַּ֝עֲבִ֗יba.'a.ViH5672bossesגַּבֵּ֥יga.BeiH1354of his bucklersמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043:
27Because he coverethכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680his faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440with his fatnessבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459,and makethוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213collops of fatפִּימָ֣הpi.MahH6371on hisflanksכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689.
28And he dwellethוַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀vai.yish.KonH7931in desolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892, andin housesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004which no man inhabitethיֵ֣שְׁבוּYe.she.vuH3427,which are readyהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to become heapsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29He shall not be richיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,neither shall his substanceחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428continueיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965,neither shall he prolongיִטֶּ֖הyi.TehH5186the perfectionמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512thereof upon the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He shall not departיָס֨וּר׀ya.SurH5493out of darknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;the flameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957shall dry upתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001his branchesיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127,and by the breathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shall he go awayוְ֝יָס֗וּרve.ya.SurH5493.
31Let not him that is deceivedנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582trustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539in vanityבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723:for vanityשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723shall be his recompenceתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545.
32It shall be accomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeH3808his timeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,and his branchוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712shall not be greenרַעֲנָֽנָה׃ra.'a.Na.nahH7488.
33He shall shake offיַחְמֹ֣סyach.MosH2554his unripe grapeבִּסְר֑וֹbis.RoH1154as the vineכַּגֶּ֣פֶןka.Ge.fenH1612,and shall cast offוְיַשְׁלֵ֥ךְve.yash.LekhH7993his flowerנִצָּתֽוֹ׃ni.tza.ToH5328as the oliveכַּ֝זַּ֗יִתka.Za.yitH2132.
34For the congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of hypocritesחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611shall bedesolateגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,and fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784shall consumeאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398the tabernaclesאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168of briberyשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.
35They conceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029mischiefעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999,and bring forthוְיָ֣לֹדve.Ya.lodH3205vanityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,and their bellyוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990preparethתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559deceitמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.
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