2“Trulyאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551thenכִּ֣יkiH3588you are the peopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971,And with you wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451will dieתָּמ֥וּתta.MutH4191!
3ButI have intelligenceלֵבָ֨ב׀le.VavH3824as wellגַּם־gam-H1571as you;I am not inferiorנֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307to you. Andwhoמִי־mi-H4310does not knowוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854suchH3644things as theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428?
4I amאֶֽהְיֶ֗ה'eh.YehH1961ajokeשְׂחֹ֤קse.ChokH7814tomy friendsלְרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀le.re.'E.huH7453,The one who calledקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121on Godלֶ֭אֱלוֹהַּLe.'e.lo.ahH433and He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him;The justצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662andblamelessתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549manis a jokeשְׂ֝ח֗וֹקSe.ChokH7814.
5He who is at easeשַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.NanH7600holdsלְעַשְׁתּ֣וּתle.'ash.TutH6248calamityלַפִּ֣ידla.PidH6365in contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937,As preparedנָ֝כ֗וֹןna.KhonH3559for those whose feetרָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelH7272slipלְמ֣וֹעֲדֵיle.Mo.'a.deiH4571.
6Thetentsאֹֽהָלִ֨ים׀'o.ha.LimH168of the destroyersלְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗יםle.Sho.de.DimH7703prosperיִשְׁלָ֤יוּyish.La.yuH7951,And those who provokeלְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵיle.mar.Gi.zeiH7264Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410are secureוּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹתU.va.tu.chotH987,Whomלַאֲשֶׁ֤רla.'a.SherH834Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433bringsהֵבִ֖יאhe.Vi'H935into their powerבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
7“But nowנָ֣אna'H4994askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592the beastsבְהֵמ֣וֹתve.he.MotH929,and let them teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384you;And the birdsוְע֥וֹףve.'ofH5775of the heavensהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and let them tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046you.
8Orא֤וֹ'oH176speakשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7878to the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and let it teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384you;And let the fishדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220declareוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608to you.
9Whoמִ֭יmiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428does not knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045Thatthe handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068has doneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213thisH2088,
10In whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834handבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027is the lifeנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of everyכָּל־kol-H3605livingH2416thingחָ֑יChaiH2416, Andthe breathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of allכָּל־kol-H3605mankindבְּשַׂר־ אִֽישׁ׃be.sar- 'IshH376H1320?
11Does notthe earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241testתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405,As the palateוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tastesיִטְעַם־yit.'am-H2938its foodאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400?
13“With Him arewisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451andmightוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369;To Him belong counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.
14Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, HetearsH2040downיַ֭הֲרוֹסYa.ha.rosH2040,and it cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be rebuiltיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129; Heimprisonsיִסְגֹּ֥רyis.GorH5462a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376, andthere can be noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808releaseיִפָּתֵֽחַ׃yi.pa.Te.achH6605.
15Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, Herestrainsיַעְצֹ֣רya'.TzorH6113the watersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and they dryוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001up; And Hesendsוִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗םvi.sha.le.ChemH7971them out, and theyinundateוְיַ֖הַפְכוּve.Ya.haf.khuH2015the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16With Him are strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797and soundוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454, Themisledשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the misleaderוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686belong to Him.
18Heloosensפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605thebondH4147of kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428And bindsוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975with a girdleאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232.
19He makes priestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548walkמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758And overthrowsיְסַלֵּֽף׃ye.sa.LefH5557the secureH386onesH386.
20He deprivesמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the trustedלְנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםle.ne.'e.ma.NimH539ones of speechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193Andtakesיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947away the discernmentוְטַ֖עַםve.Ta.'amH2940of the eldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.
21Hepoursשׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937on noblesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081Andloosensרִפָּֽה׃ri.PahH7503the beltוּמְזִ֖יחַu.me.Zi.achH4206of the strongאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.
22Herevealsמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540mysteriesעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013from the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822And bringsוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the deepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757into lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216.
24Hedeprivesמֵסִ֗ירme.SirH5493of intelligenceלֵ֭בlevH3820the chiefsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the earth’sהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776peopleעַם־'am-H5971And makes them wanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in a pathlessלֹא־ דָֽרֶךְ׃lo'- Da.rekhH3808H1870wasteבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414.
25Theygropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959in darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822with noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightא֑וֹר'orH216, And He makes themstaggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582like a drunkenH7910manH7910.
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