4Knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou notthis of oldעַ֑ד'AdH5703,since manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120was placedשִׂ֖יםsimH7760upon earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
5That the triumphingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138,and the joyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of the hypocriteחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611butfor a momentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281?
6Though his excellencyשִׂיא֑וֹsi.'OH7863mount upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and his headוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060unto the cloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645;
7Yethe shall perishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6for everלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331like his own dungכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561:they which have seenרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200him shall sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335is he?
8He shall fly awayיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774as a dreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,and shall not be foundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672:yea, he shall be chased awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074as a visionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
9The eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869also whichsawשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805him shall see himno moreתוֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254;neither shall his placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725any more beholdתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789him.
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