1But now they that areyoungerצְעִירִ֥ים לְיָ֫מִ֥יםtze.'i.Rim le.Ya.MimH3117H6810than I have me in derisionשָֽׂחֲק֣וּsa.cha.KuH7832,whose fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1I would have disdainedמָאַ֥סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988to have setלָ֝שִׁ֗יתla.ShitH7896with the dogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611of my flockצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629.
2Yea, wheretoלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100mightthe strengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of their handsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027profitme, in whom old ageכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3624was perishedאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6?
3For wantבְּחֶ֥סֶרbe.Che.serH2639and famineוּבְכָפָ֗ןu.ve.kha.FanH3720they weresolitaryגַּ֫לְמ֥וּדgal.MudH1565;fleeingהַֽעֹרְקִ֥יםha.'o.re.KimH6207into the wildernessצִיָּ֑הtzi.YahH6723in former timeאֶ֝֗מֶשׁ'E.meshH570desolateשׁוֹאָ֥הsho.'AhH7722and wasteוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃u.me.sho.'AhH4875.
4Who cut upהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםha.ko.te.FimH6998mallowsמַלּ֣וּחַma.Lu.achH4408by the bushesשִׂ֑יחַSi.achH7880,and juniperרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574rootsוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328fortheir meatלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899.
5They were driven forthיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּye.go.Ra.shuH1644from amongגֵּ֥וgevH1460men, (they criedיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321after them as aftera thiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590;)
6To dwellלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931in the cliftsבַּעֲר֣וּץba.'a.RutzH6178of the valleysנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158, incavesחֹרֵ֖יcho.ReiH2356of the earthעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083, and inthe rocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710.
7Among the bushesשִׂיחִ֥יםsi.ChimH7880they brayedיִנְהָ֑קוּyin.Ha.kuH5101;under the nettlesחָר֣וּלcha.RulH2738they were gathered togetherיְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃ye.su.Pa.chuH5596.
8They werechildrenבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of foolsנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036,yea, childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of base menשֵׁ֑םShemH8034:they were vilerנִ֝כְּא֗וּni.ke.'UH5217than the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9And now am I their songנְגִינָתָ֣םne.gi.na.TamH5058,yea, I am their bywordלְמִלָּֽה׃le.mi.LahH4405.
10They abhorתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me, they flee farרָ֣חֲקוּRa.cha.kuH7368from me, and spareחָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuH2820not to spitרֹֽק׃RokH7536in my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
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