17Shall mortal manהַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁHa.'e.no.oshH582be more justיִצְדָּ֑קyitz.DakH6663than Godמֵאֱל֣וֹהַme.'e.Lo.haH433?shall a manגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397be more pureיִטְהַר־yit.har-H2891than his makerמֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּme.'o.Se.huH6213?
18Behold, he put no trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539in his servantsבַּ֭עֲבָדָיוBa.'a.va.davH5650;and his angelsוּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יוu.ve.mal.'a.KhavH4397he chargedיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760with follyתָּהֳלָֽה׃to.ho.LahH8417:
19How much lessאַ֤ף׀'afH637inthem that dwellשֹׁכְנֵ֬יsho.khe.NeiH7931in housesבָֽתֵּי־va.tei-H1004of clayחֹ֗מֶרCho.merH2563,whose foundationיְסוֹדָ֑םye.so.DamH3247isin the dustבֶּעָפָ֥רbe.'a.FarH6083, whichare crushedיְ֝דַכְּא֗וּםye.da.ke.'UmH1792beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the mothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211?
20They are destroyedיֻכַּ֑תּוּyu.Ka.tuH3807from morningמִבֹּ֣קֶרmi.Bo.kerH1242to eveningלָעֶ֣רֶבla.'E.revH6153:they perishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6for everלָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331without any regardingמֵ֝שִׂ֗יםme.SimH7760it.
21Doth not their excellencyיִתְרָ֣םyit.RamH3499which isin them go awayנִסַּ֣עni.Sa'H5265?they dieיָ֝מ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,even without wisdomבְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.
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