2Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁ֭מוֹעַSha.mo.a'H8085my speechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,and let this be your consolationsתַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃tan.Chu.mo.tei.KhemH8575.
3Sufferשָׂ֭אוּנִיSa.'u.niH5375me that I may speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696;and afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310that I have spokenדַּבְּרִ֣יda.be.RiH1696,mock onתַלְעִֽיג׃tal.'IgH3932.
4As for me, ismy complaintשִׂיחִ֑יsi.ChiH7879to manלְאָדָ֣םle.'a.DamH120? and if it were so,why should not my spiritרוּחִֽי׃ru.ChiH7307be troubledתִקְצַ֥רtik.TzarH7114?
5Markפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437me, and be astonishedוְהָשַׁ֑מּוּve.ha.Sha.muH8074,and layוְשִׂ֖ימוּve.Si.muH7760yourhandיָ֣דyadH3027upon yourmouthפֶּֽה׃PehH6310.
6Even when I rememberזָכַ֥רְתִּיza.Khar.tiH2142I am afraidוְנִבְהָ֑לְתִּיve.niv.Hal.tiH926,and tremblingפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427taketh hold onוְאָחַ֥זve.'a.ChazH270my fleshבְּ֝שָׂרִ֗יbe.sa.RiH1320.
7Wherefore do the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563liveיִחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421,become oldעָ֝תְק֗וּ'a.te.KuH6275,yea, are mightyגָּ֥בְרוּGa.ve.ruH1396in powerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428?
8Their seedזַרְעָ֤םzar.'AmH2233is establishedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559in their sightלִפְנֵיהֶ֣םlif.nei.HemH6440with them, and their offspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֗םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.
10Their bullשׁוֹר֣וֹsho.RoH7794genderethעִ֭בַּר'I.barH5674,and failethיַגְעִ֑לyag.'IlH1602not; their cowפָּ֝רָת֗וֹpa.ra.ToH6510calvethתְּפַלֵּ֥טte.fa.LetH6403,and casteth not her calfתְשַׁכֵּֽל׃te.sha.KelH7921.
11They send forthיְשַׁלְּח֣וּye.sha.le.ChuH7971their little onesעֲוִילֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.lei.HemH5759like a flockכַ֭צֹּאןKha.tzonH6629,and their childrenוְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םve.yal.dei.HemH3206danceיְרַקֵּדֽוּן׃ye.ra.ke.DunH7540.
12They takeיִ֭שְׂאוּYis.'uH5375the timbrelכְּתֹ֣ףke.TofH8596and harpוְכִנּ֑וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,and rejoiceוְ֝יִשְׂמְח֗וּve.yis.me.ChuH8055at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of the organעוּגָֽב׃'u.GavH5748.
13They spendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.luH1086H3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117in wealthבַטּ֣וֹבva.TovH2896,and in a momentוּ֝בְרֶ֗גַעu.ve.Re.ga'H7281go downיֵחָֽתּוּ׃ye.Cha.tuH5181H2865to the graveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.
14Therefore they sayוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Godלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493from us; for we desireחָפָֽצְנוּ׃cha.Fa.tze.nuH2654not the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַתve.Da.'atH1847of thy waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
15What isthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֥יsha.DaiH7706,that we should serveנַֽעַבְדֶ֑נּוּna.'av.De.nuH5647him? and what profitנּ֝וֹעִ֗ילno.'IlH3276should we have, if we prayנִפְגַּע־nif.ga'-H6293unto him?
16Lo, their goodטוּבָ֑םtu.VamH2898isnot in their handבְיָדָ֣םve.ya.DamH3027:the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563is farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
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