7When I went outבְּצֵ֣אתִיbe.Tze.tiH3318to the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179through the cityקָ֑רֶתKa.retH7176, whenI preparedאָכִ֥ין'a.KhinH3559my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mo.sha.ViH4186in the streetבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבba.re.ChovH7339!
8The young menנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288sawרָא֣וּנִיra.'U.niH7200me, and hidוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּve.nech.Ba.'uH2244themselves: and the agedוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםVi.shi.shimH3453aroseקָ֣מוּKa.muH6965, andstood upעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.
9The princesשָׂ֭רִיםSa.rimH8269refrainedעָצְר֣וּ'a.tze.RuH6113talkingבְמִלִּ֑יםve.mi.LimH4405,and laidיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760theirhandוְ֝כַ֗ףve.KhafH3709on their mouthלְפִיהֶֽם׃le.fi.HemH6310.
10The noblesנְגִידִ֥יםne.gi.DimH5057heldנֶחְבָּ֑אוּnech.Ba.'uH2244their peaceקוֹל־kol-H6963,and their tongueוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.le.sho.NamH3956cleavedדָּבֵֽקָה׃da.Ve.kahH1692to the roof of their mouthלְחִכָּ֥םle.chi.KamH2441.
11When the earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241heardשָׁ֭מְעָהSham.'ahH8085me,then it blessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיva.te.'a.she.Re.niH833me; and when the eyeוְעַ֥יִןve.'A.yinH5869sawרָ֝אֲתָ֗הra.'a.TahH7200me,it gave witnessוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃va.te.'i.De.niH5749to me:
12Because I deliveredאֲ֭מַלֵּט'A.ma.letH4422the poorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041that criedמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַme.sha.Ve.a'H7768,and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםve.ya.TomH3490, and him that hadnone to helpעֹזֵ֥ר'o.ZerH5826him.
13The blessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293of him that was ready to perishאֹ֭בֵד'O.vedH6cameתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935upon me: and I caused the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה'al.ma.NahH490heartוְלֵ֖בve.LevH3820to sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃'ar.NinH7442.
14I putלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיLa.vash.tiH3847on righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and it clothedוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיvai.yil.ba.She.niH3847me: my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃mish.pa.TiH4941wasas a robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim.'IlH4598and a diademוְ֝צָנִ֗יףve.tza.NifH6797.
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