4Do you knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thisH2088fromof oldעַ֑ד'AdH5703,From the establishmentשִׂ֖יםsimH7760of manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120on earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
5That thetriumphingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is shortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138, Andthe joyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of the godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611momentaryעֲדֵי־ רָֽגַע׃'a.dei- Ra.ga'H5704H7281?
6Thoughאִם־'im-H518his loftinessשִׂיא֑וֹsi.'OH7863reachesיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And his headוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218touchesיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060the cloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645,
7Heperishesיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331like his refuseכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561;Those who have seenרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200himwill sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335is he?’
8He fliesיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774awayH5774like adreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,and they cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672him;Even like a visionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384of the nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915he ischasedH5074awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074.
9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869which sawשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805him sees him noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808longer, Andhis placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֝֗וֹדodH5750beholdsתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789him.
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