20The wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH7563writhesH2342in painמִתְחוֹלֵ֑לmit.cho.LelH2342allכָּל־kol-H3605hisdaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117, Andnumberedוּמִסְפַּ֥רu.mis.ParH4557are the yearsשָׁ֝נִ֗יםSha.NimH8141storedנִצְפְּנ֥וּnitz.pe.NuH6845up for the ruthlessלֶעָרִֽיץ׃le.'a.RitzH6184.
21Soundsקוֹל־kol-H6963ofterrorפְּחָדִ֥יםpe.cha.DimH6343are in his earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יוbe.'a.ze.NavH241;While at peaceבַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹםba.sha.LomH7965the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֥דsho.DedH7703comesיְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
22He does not believeיַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.MinH539that he willreturnשׁ֭וּבSuvH7725from darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,And he is destinedוְצָפ֖וּיve.tza.fuH6822forthe swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23He wandersנֹ֘דֵ֤דno.DedH5074about for foodלַלֶּ֣חֶםla.Le.chemH3899,saying, ‘Whereאַיֵּ֑ה'ai.YehH346is it?’He knowsיָדַ֓ע׀ya.Da'H3045that a dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822isat handבְּיָד֣וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.
24Distressצַ֣רtzarH6862and anguishוּמְצוּקָ֑הu.me.tzu.KahH4691terrifyיְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּYe.va.'a.tu.huH1204him,They overpowerתִּ֝תְקְפֵ֗הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630him like a kingכְּמֶ֤לֶךְ׀ke.Me.lekhH4428readyעָתִ֬יד'a.TidH6264for the attackלַכִּידֽוֹר׃la.ki.DorH3593,
25Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has stretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186out his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413Godאֵ֣ל'elH410And conductsH1396himselfarrogantlyH1396againstוְאֶל־ve.'e.lo.Sha-H413the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
26He rushesיָר֣וּץya.RutzH7323headlongבְּצַוָּ֑ארbe.tza.VarH6677at Him Withhis massiveבַּ֝עֲבִ֗י גַּבֵּ֥יba.'a.Vi ga.BeiH5672H1354shieldמָֽגִנָּֽיו׃Ma.gi.NavH4043.
27For he hascoveredכִסָּ֣הkhi.SahH3680his faceפָנָ֣יוfa.NavH6440with his fatבְּחֶלְבּ֑וֹbe.chel.BoH2459And madeוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213his thighsכָֽסֶל׃Kha.selH3689heavyH6371with fleshH6371.
28He haslivedוַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀vai.yish.KonH7931in desolateנִכְחָד֗וֹתnikh.cha.DotH3582citiesעָ֘רִ֤ים'a.RimH5892,In housesבָּ֭תִּיםBa.timH1004noלֹא־lo'-H3808one would inhabitיֵ֣שְׁבוּYe.she.vuH3427,Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are destinedהִתְעַתְּד֣וּhit.'a.te.DuH6257to becomeruinsלְגַלִּֽים׃le.ga.LimH1530.
29Hewill not becomeH6238richיֶ֭עְשַׁרYe'.sharH6238,norH3808will his wealthחֵיל֑וֹchei.LoH2428endureיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965;And his grainמִנְלָֽם׃min.LamH4512will not bendH5186downH5186to the groundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
30He will notescapeH5493from darknessחֹ֗שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; Theflameשַׁלְהָ֑בֶתshal.Ha.vetH7957will witherתְּיַבֵּ֣שׁte.ya.BeshH3001his shootsיֹֽ֭נַקְתּוֹyo.nak.toH3127, And bythe breathבְּר֣וּחַbe.Ru.achH7307of His mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310he will goH5493awayH5493.
31Let him nottrustיַאֲמֵ֣ןya.'a.MenH539in emptinessבַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shovH7723,deceivingנִתְעָ֑הnit.'AhH8582himself;For emptinessשָׁ֝֗וְאShav'H7723will be hisrewardתְמוּרָתֽוֹ׃te.mu.ra.ToH8545.
32It will be accomplishedתִּמָּלֵ֑אti.ma.Le'H4390beforeH3808his timeי֭וֹמוֹyo.moH3117,And his palmוְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹve.khi.pa.ToH3712branchH3712will not be greenH7487.
34For the companyעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofthe godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611is barrenגַּלְמ֑וּדgal.MudH1565,And fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁve.'EshH784consumesאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398the tentsאָֽהֳלֵי־'o.ho.lei-H168ofthe corruptשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.
35Theyconceiveהָרֹ֣הha.RohH2029mischiefעָ֭מָל'A.molH5999and bringH3205forthH3205iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205, And theirmindוּ֝בִטְנָ֗םu.vit.NamH990preparesתָּכִ֥יןta.KhinH3559deceptionמִרְמָֽה׃ סmir.MahH4820.”
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