11Can the rushגֹּ֭מֶאGo.me'H1573grow upהֲיִֽגְאֶה־ha.yig.'eh-H1342without mireבִצָּ֑הvi.TzahH1207?canH7685the flagאָ֥חוּ'A.chuH260growיִשְׂגֶּה־yis.geh-H7685withoutבְלִי־ve.li-H1097waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325?
12Whilst it isyet in his greennessבְ֭אִבּוֹve.'i.boH3, andnot cut downיִקָּטֵ֑ףyi.ka.TefH6998,it witherethיִיבָֽשׁ׃yi.VashH3001beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440any otherherbחָצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682.
13So arethe pathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of all that forgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410;and the hypocrite’sחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611hopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615shall perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6:
14Whose hopeכִּסְל֑וֹkis.LoH3689shall be cut offיָק֥וֹטya.KotH6990,and whose trustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009shall bea spider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
15He shall leanיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172upon his houseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004,but it shall not standיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975:he shall holdיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388it fast, but it shall not endureיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.
16He isgreenרָטֹ֣בra.ToH7373beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121,and his branchיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127shooteth forthתֵצֵֽא׃te.Tze'H3318in his gardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.
18If he destroyיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104him from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, then itshall denyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying,I have not seenרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200thee.
19Behold, this isthe joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of his wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,and out of the earthוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083shall othersאַחֵ֥ר'a.CherH312growיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779.
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