10Therefore hearkenשִׁמְע֫וּshim.'UH8085unto me, ye menאַ֥נֲשֵׁ֥י'a.na.SheiH582of understandingלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824:far be itחָלִ֖לָהcha.Li.lahH2486from Godלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410, that he should dowickednessמֵרֶ֗שַׁעme.Re.sha'H7562; and fromthe Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֥יve.sha.DaiH7706, that he should commitiniquityמֵעָֽוֶל׃me.'A.velH5766.
11For the workפֹ֣עַלFo.'alH6467of a manאָ֭דָם'A.domH120shall he renderיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999unto him, and cause every manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376to findיַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.nuH4672according to hiswaysוּֽכְאֹ֥רַחu.khe.'O.rachH734.
12Yea, surelyאָמְנָ֗ם'a.me.NamH551Godאֵ֥ל'elH410will not do wickedlyיַרְשִׁ֑יעַyar.Shi.a'H7561,neither will the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּ֥תye.'a.VetH5791judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
13Who hath given him a chargeפָקַ֣דfa.KadH6485over the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?or who hath disposedשָׂ֝֗םSamH7760the whole worldתֵּבֵ֥לte.VelH8398?
14If he setיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760his heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820upon man, ifhe gatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622unto himself his spiritרוּח֥וֹru.ChoH7307and his breathוְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹve.nish.ma.ToH5397;
16If now thou hastunderstandingבִּ֥ינָהBi.nahH998,hearשִׁמְעָה־shim.'ah-H8085this: hearkenהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of my wordsמִלָּֽי׃mi.LaiH4405.
17Shall even he that hatethשׂוֹנֵ֣אso.Ne'H8130rightמִשְׁפָּ֣טmish.PatH4941governיַחֲב֑וֹשׁya.cha.Vo.oshH2280?and wilt thou condemnתַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃tar.Shi.a'H7561him that is mostכַּבִּ֣ירka.BirH3524justצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662?
18Is it fitto sayהַאֲמֹ֣רha.'a.MorH559to a kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, Thou artwickedבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100? andto princesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081, Ye areungodlyרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563?
19How much less to himthat acceptethנָשָׂ֨א׀na.Sa'H5375not the personsפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269,nor regardethנִכַּר־ni.kar-H5234the richשׁ֭וֹעַSho.a'H7771more thanלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the poorדָ֑לDalH1800? for they all arethe workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027.
20In a momentרֶ֤גַע׀Re.ga'H7281shall they dieיָמֻתוּ֮ya.mu.TuH4191,and the peopleעָ֣ם'amH5971shall be troubledיְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּye.go.'a.ShuH1607at midnightוַחֲצ֪וֹת לָ֥יְלָהva.cha.Tzot La.ye.lahH3915H2676,and pass awayוְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּve.ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674:and the mightyאַ֝בִּ֗יר'a.BirH47shall be taken awayוְיָסִ֥ירוּve·ya·Si·ruH5493without handבְיָֽד׃ve.YadH3027.
21For his eyesעֵ֭ינָיו'Ei.navH5869areupon the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,and he seethיִרְאֶֽה׃yir.'EhH7200all his goingsצְעָדָ֥יוtze.'a.DavH6806.
22There isno darknessחֹ֭שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,nor shadow of deathצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757,where the workersפֹּ֣עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205may hideלְהִסָּ֥תֶרle.hi.Sa.terH5641themselves.
23For he will not layיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760upon manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376more than right;that he should enterלַהֲלֹ֥ךְla.ha.LokhH1980into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941with Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410.
24He shall break in piecesיָרֹ֣עַya.Ro.a'H7489mighty menכַּבִּירִ֣יםka.bi.RimH3524without numberחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH2714,and setוַיַּעֲמֵ֖דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975othersאֲחֵרִ֣ים'a.che.RimH312in their stead.
25Therefore he knowethיַ֭כִּירYa.kirH5234their worksמַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶ֑םma'.ba.dei.HemH4566,and he overturnethוְהָ֥פַךְve.Ha.fakhH2015themin the nightלַ֝֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915,so that they are destroyedוְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃ve.yid.da.Ka.'uH1792.
26He strikethסְפָקָ֗םse.fa.KamH5606them asתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478wicked menרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563in the openבִּמְק֥וֹםbim.KomH4725sightרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200of others;
27Because they turned backסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493from himמֵֽאַחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,and would not considerהִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃his.Ki.luH7919any of his waysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870:
28So that they cause the cryצַֽעֲקַת־tza.'a.kat-H6818of the poorדָּ֑לDalH1800to comeלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935unto him, and he hearethיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the cryוְצַעֲקַ֖תve.tza.'a.KatH6818of the afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
29When he giveth quietnessיַשְׁקִ֨ט׀yash.KitH8252,who then can make troubleיַרְשִׁ֗עַyar.Shi.a'H7561?and when he hidethוְיַסְתֵּ֣רve.yas.TerH5641hisfaceפָּ֭נִיםPa.nimH6440,who then can beholdיְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּye.shu.Re.nuH7789him? whether it be doneagainst a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471,or against a manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120onlyיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162:
30That the hypocriteאָדָ֥ם חָנֵ֗ף'a.Dam cha.NefH2611H120reignמִ֭מְּלֹךְMi.me.lokhH4427not, lest the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971be ensnaredמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheiH4170.
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