17How oft is the candleנֵר־ner-H5216of the wickedרְשָׁ֘עִ֤יםre.Sha.'ImH7563put outיִדְעָ֗ךְyid.'AkhH1846! and how oftcomethוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935their destructionאֵידָ֑ם'ei.DamH343upon them! Goddistributethיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505sorrowsחֲ֝בָלִ֗יםcha.va.LimH2256in his angerבְּאַפּֽוֹ׃be.'a.PoH639.
18They are as stubbleכְּתֶ֥בֶןke.Te.venH8401beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307,and as chaffוּ֝כְמֹ֗ץu.khe.MotzH4671that the stormסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492carrieth awayגְּנָבַ֥תּוּge.na.Va.tuH1589.
19Godאֱל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433layeth upיִצְפֹּן־yitz.pon-H6845his iniquityאוֹנ֑וֹ'o.NoH205for his childrenלְבָנָ֥יוle.va.NavH1121:he rewardethיְשַׁלֵּ֖םye.sha.LemH7999him, and he shall knowוְיֵדָֽע׃ve.ye.Da'H3045it.
20His eyesעֵינָ֣יוei.novH5869shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200his destructionכִּיד֑וֹki.DoH3589,and he shall drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of the wrathוּמֵחֲמַ֖תu.me.cha.MatH2534of the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
21For what pleasureחֶפְצ֣וֹchef.TzoH2656hathhe in his houseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, when the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of his monthsחֳדָשָׁ֣יוcho.da.ShavH2320is cut off in the midstחֻצָּֽצוּ׃chu.Tza.tzuH2686?
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