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Psalms 49:1-4

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085this, all yepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971;give earהַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238, all yeinhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the worldחָֽלֶד׃Cha.ledH2465:

2Both lowבְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָםbe.Nei 'A.domH120 H1121and highבְּנֵי־ אִ֑ישׁbe.nei- 'IshH376 H1121,richעָשִׁ֥יר'a.ShirH6223and poorוְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ve.'ev.YonH34,togetherיַ֝֗חַדYa.chadH3162.

3My mouthפִּ֭יpiH6310shall speakיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696of wisdomH2454;and the meditationוְהָג֖וּתve.ha.GutH1900of my heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820shall beof understandingתְבוּנֽוֹת׃te.vu.NotH8394.

4I will inclineאַטֶּ֣ה'a.TehH5186mine earאָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.NiH241to a parableלְמָשָׁ֣לle.ma.ShalH4912:I will openאֶפְתַּ֥ח'ef.TachH6605my dark sayingחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420upon the harpבְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹרbe.khi.NorH3658.

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