11There isa generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatcursethיְקַלֵּ֑לye.ka.LelH7043their fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1,and doth not blessיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288their motherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517.
12There isa generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755that arepureטָה֣וֹרta.HorH2889in their own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, and yetis not washedרֻחָֽץ׃ru.ChatzH7364from their filthinessוּ֝מִצֹּאָת֗וֹu.mi.tzo.'a.ToH6675.
13There isa generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755,O how loftyרָמ֣וּra.MuH7311are their eyesעֵינָ֑יו'ei.NavH5869!and their eyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יוve.'af.'a.PavH6079are lifted upיִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃yi.na.Se.'uH5375.
14There isa generationדּ֤וֹר׀DorH1755,whose teethשִׁנָּיו֮shi.NavH8127are asswordsחֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719,and their jaw teethמְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.TavH4973asknivesוּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.LotH3979,to devourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398the poorעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041from off the earthמֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and the needyוְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34from amongmenמֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.DamH120.
15The horseleachלַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀la.'a.lu.KahH5936hath twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבָנוֹת֮va.nOtH1323, crying,Giveהַ֤ב׀havH3051,giveהַ֥בhavH3051.There are threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things thatare never satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהtis.Ba'.nahH7646, yea,fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702thingssayאָ֥מְרוּ'A.me.ruH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952:
16The graveשְׁאוֹל֮she.'OlH7585;and the barrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫רve.'O.TzerH6115wombרָ֥חַםRa.chamH7356;the earthאֶ֭רֶץ'E.retzH776thatis not filledשָׂ֣בְעָהSa.ve.'ahH7646with waterמַּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;and the fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784thatsaithאָ֥מְרָה'A.me.rahH559not, It isenoughהֽוֹן׃HonH1952.
17The eyeעַ֤יִן׀'A.yinH5869thatmockethתִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'AgH3932at hisfatherלְאָב֮le.'AvH1,and despisethוְתָב֪וּזve.ta.VuzH936to obeyלִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־li.ka.Hat-H3349hismotherאֵ֥ם'emH517,the ravensעֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-H6158of the valleyנַ֑חַלNa.chalH5158shall pick it outיִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.haH5365,and the youngבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121eaglesנָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sherH5404shall eatוְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haH398it.
18There be threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969things whichare too wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'UH6381for me, yea, fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'H702which I knowיְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.TimH3045not:
19The wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an eagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ha.Ne.sherH5404in the airבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ba.sha.ma.YimH8064;the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of a serpentנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5175upon a rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697;the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of a shipאֳנִיָּ֥ה'o.ni.YahH591in the midstבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220;and the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of a manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397with a maidבְּעַלְמָֽה׃be.'al.MahH5959.
20Such isthe wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of an adulterousמְנָ֫אָ֥פֶתme.Na.'A.fetH5003womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802;she eatethאָ֭כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398,and wipethוּמָ֣חֲתָהu.Ma.cha.tahH4229her mouthפִ֑יהָFi.haH6310,and saithוְ֝אָמְרָ֗הve.'a.me.RahH559,I have doneפָעַ֥לְתִּיfa.'Al.tiH6466no wickednessאָֽוֶן׃ פ'A.venH205.
21For threeשָׁ֭לוֹשׁSha.lo.oshH7969thingsthe earthאֶ֑רֶץ'E.retzH776is disquietedרָ֣גְזָהRa.ge.zahH7264,and for fourאַ֝רְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702whichit cannotתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201bearשְׂאֵֽת׃se.'EtH5375:
22For a servantעֶ֭בֶד'E.vedH5650when he reignethיִמְל֑וֹךְyim.LokhH4427;and a foolוְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.ValH5036when he is filledיִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-H7646with meatלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899;
23For an odiousשְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ahH8130womanwhen she is marriedתִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'ElH1166;and an handmaidוְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.ChahH8198that is heirתִירַ֥שׁti.RashH3423to her mistressגְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.TahH1404.
24There be fourאַרְבָּ֣עָה'ar.Ba.'ahH702things which arelittleקְטַנֵּי־ke.ta.nei-H6996upon the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, but they areexceedingמְחֻכָּמִֽים׃me.chu.ka.MimH2449wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450:
25The antsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםHa.ne.ma.limH5244area peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971not strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794,yet they prepareוַיָּכִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559their meatלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899in the summerבַקַּ֣יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019;
26The coniesשְׁ֭פַנִּיםShe.fa.nimH8227are buta feebleעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099folkעַ֣ם'amH5971,yet makeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760they their housesבֵּיתָֽם׃bei.TamH1004in the rocksבַסֶּ֣לַעva.Se.la'H5553;
27The locustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הla.'ar.BehH697have no kingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,yet go they forthוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318all of them by bandsחֹצֵ֣ץcho.TzetzH2686;
28The spiderשְׂ֭מָמִיתSe.ma.mitH8079taketh holdתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂte.ta.PesH8610with her handsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbe.ya.Da.yimH3027,and is in kings’מֶֽלֶךְ׃ פMe.lekhH4428palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964.
29There be threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969thingswhich goצָ֑עַדTza.'adH6806wellH3190,yea, fourוְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702are comelyH2895in goingH3212:
30A lionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918which isstrongestגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368among beastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929,and turneth not awayיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725forמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440any;
31A greyhoundזַרְזִ֣יר מָתְנַ֣יִםzar.Zir ma.te.Na.yimH2223H4975;an he goatתָ֑יִשׁTa.yishH8495alsoאוֹ־'ov-H176;and a kingוּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428, against whom there isno rising upאַלְק֥וּם'al.KumH510.
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